THE ERICH VON STROHEIM KWIZ

September 20, 2012

Erich is glancing to the left because: a. there’s a hippopotamus over there. b. he’s annoyed at Gloria Swanson’s failure to light his cigarette promptly. c. he thinks the pose makes him look more presidential. d. he’s watching the guy who ran by and knocked his hat all out of kilter exit the building. e. […]

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THE PLEASANT LOAN OFFICER

September 19, 2012
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The pleasant loan officer, after a full and satisfying day of denying loans, glided effortlessly through the water, completing his usual 20 laps in what must have been record time. He climbed from the pool, admiring his own torso with a discreet smile. Displaying a twinkle in his eye and a broad, friendly grin, he […]

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AUTUMN WEIGHS IN

September 18, 2012
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ART INSTRUCTION FROM MOTHER NATURE

September 17, 2012

Mother Nature demonstrates a pleasant arrangement of light and shadow.

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BANAL INTERVIEWS WITH CELEBRITY GHOSTS – DE GAULLE

September 16, 2012
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Loon: They brought me another Frenchman for this week’s 3 question interview. What’s up with that? Anyway, here goes. So, Mister … Charles of France, is it? Ha, I kid. But, so, anyway, I’ve heard you were some sort of general or something. Did you ever actually use a typewriter yourself? De Gaulle’s Ghost: No. […]

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A SENTENCE BY WILLIAM FAULKNER

September 15, 2012

Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting. No, not baseball. Golf. Golf, I tell you.

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THE JAMES FINLAYSON KWIZ ANSWER

September 14, 2012

Jimmy held Stan and Ollie and crowds of extras and technicians spellbound as he read aloud and acted out the antics of Scraps, The Patchwork Girl, and the Gnome King and all everybody else in the Oz book, The Gnome King of Oz. So taken was the mob that Jimmy eventually read the entire series […]

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THE JAMES FINLAYSON KWIZ

September 13, 2012

James would often entertain Stan and Ollie by: a. ingesting haggis through his nose. b. reading Oz books aloud to them. c. rollerskating on one leg with his owl perched on top of his head. d. spinning like a top while shrieking. e. osmosis.

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CUB SCOUT KNIFE

September 12, 2012

The question put to the loon was: “Are you prepared to create your little 4 inch by 5 inch painting of an orange?” The answer from the loon was: “My Cub Scout knife what I got in 1952 says I should do it, so I’d best have at it if I know what’s good for […]

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LEMONS

September 11, 2012
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Lemons are good Lemons are fine These ones aren’t yours These ones are mine

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