REJECTED MYSTERY TITLES
1. The Chamberpot Affair 2. The Case of the Laughing Snail 3. Death Wore Slippers
1. The Chamberpot Affair 2. The Case of the Laughing Snail 3. Death Wore Slippers
Dear ugly, We defy you. Signed, Back Lit Fig Leaves
The trial balloon floated over the rooftops of London. The judge asked the jury if they had reached a verdict. The jury foreman replied, ‘Yes, Your Honor, we find the defendant guilty.’ ‘Right,’ said the judge. ‘Bailiff, do your duty.’ The bailiff grabbed the defendant by scruff of neck and seat of pants and flung […]
Loon: For today’s 3 question interview I’m told we are honored to have a very famous painter here, Solomon Dolly. Question 1: Mr. Dolly, when painting a room, is it best to do the trim first, then the walls, or the reverse of whatever I just said? Salvador Dali’s ghost: Fish. Loon: Fish? Salvador Dali’s […]
Silent movie star Francis X Bushman: a. was a lion tamer before he broke into pictures. b. lived outdoors with a free ranging pride of lions in the San Fernando Valley. c. never met a lion he didn’t like. d. once led several lions in an assault on Pismo Beach. e. got the Ben Hur […]
The bride who was once a turtle moved slowly down the hall and into the kitchen. Opening the refrigerator door, she paused and thought, blinking her eyes twice during the three minutes of subsequent silence. She sighed and reached for a lettuce leaf. She brought it to her mouth and consumed it, moving her jaw […]
EAT YOUR HEART OUT, CLAUDE MONET or I’M THINKING ABOUT YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT or THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, A REMNANT or THE DOWAGER WITCH’S FAVORITE POND
The power was out around here for 12 hours earlier today. I’m sure this evil scrawny witch triffid had a lot to do with it.
Loon: We are invigorated today to welcome the one and only Charlie Chaplin to the 3 question interview. Tell us, Mr. Chaplin, why were you famous? Chaplin’s ghost: I was a genius. Loon: Some geniuses aren’t so famous. There must have been something else. What was it? Chaplin’s ghost: My prodigious talent. Loon: What do […]
Washington Irving wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: a. to pay off a gambling debt. b. after hearing a joke about a horseless headman in a tavern. c. to get out of doing an honest day’s work. d. while taking a much needed break from dancing jigs. e. with a pen fashioned from wren bones.