A TREE ACCESSORIZES

May 21, 2013

Before heading off to work, this tree accessorized rather successfully, I think.

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BANAL INTERVIEWS WITH CELEBRITY GHOSTS – LON CHANEY SR

May 19, 2013

Loon: I’m excited to welcome the ghost of the one and only wolfman to the 3 question interview. First question. Sir, is it harder to brush your teeth when you change into a wolfman? Ghost of Lon Chaney Sr: A wolfman is one of the few creatures I haven’t been, friend. That was my son […]

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THE JENNY LIND KWIZ ANSWER

May 17, 2013
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‘Hey, why not’ is the correct answer, as those were the exact words spoken by team leader Grady Bafflemint after a grueling 5 hour session with the publicity gang during which no consensus whatsoever could be reached on finding a catchy nickname for the foreign tunestress.

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THE JENNY LIND KWIZ

May 16, 2013
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Jenny was called The Swedish Nightingale because: a. she was both Swedish and a nightingale. b. the only other suggestion was Bingles, the Opera Girl. c. she once taught a nightingale to speak Swedish. d. because people kept getting her mixed up with Florence Nightingale, and she grew tired of being asked to look at […]

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NERVOUS, THEY WAIT

May 14, 2013
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nervous, they wait poised motionless hearts thrumming like windblown caterpillars riding the dawn soon soon but not yet

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WAITING FOR THE CONCERT TO START

May 13, 2013
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Tulips milled about outside the Hall waiting for the doors to open. They had long anticipated attending this particular concert. Featured on the same bill were Cactus Jack Frond, The Roots, and Daffy and the Dills. Scalpers were earning green lettuce leaf over stem. Dealers in illegal pollen had no dearth of clients. In short, […]

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THE J. M. BARRIE KWIZ ANSWER

May 10, 2013
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He maintained a strict haggis diet for several years, including those during which he penned Peter Pan.

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THE J. M. BARRIE KWIZ

May 9, 2013
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When writing Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie would often: a. fly out the window. b. shout ‘Zoot alors!’ in his sleep. c. eat nothing at all save haggis. d. hop about on one foot while tapping himself on the head with a spoon. e. laugh maniacally.

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THE SASQUATCH AND THE TRIFFID

May 8, 2013

The sasquatch and the triffid sat in the marsh  not only to wile away the hours discussing and eating their favorite vertebrates, but indeed to touch base on certain aspects of the overall invasion plan. TRIFFID: I’m led to understand you’ll be in charge of the lake division. Pass me a rib. SASQUATCH: Here you […]

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TIPTOE

May 7, 2013

It’s a tulip theme around here this year. Plenty of opportunities for tiptoeing.

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