THE WALTER CATLETT KWIZ

August 30, 2012

San Francisco native Walter Catlett, during the filming of ‘Bringing Up Baby’, spent:

a. much of his down time river swimming.

b. like it was going out of style.

c. one night hiding in the woods.

d. himself comatose trying to keep pace with Kate Hepburn on her daily 10 mile run.

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GATES OF HELL

August 29, 2012
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Eucalyptus Ghosts Approaching the Gates of Hell

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THE BIG LIE

August 28, 2012

Asked for whale blubber sandwich. Couldn’t get it.

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CHARACTER LIST – RIDICULOUS NOVEL

August 27, 2012
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Ridiculous Novel is a murder mystery set in an abandoned canyon. The main characters are:

Perkins Lell Stiefwasser – the Frankenstein monster’s tax consultant.

Robespierre Jones – frockless cleric with a penchant for larceny.

The Brooding Caftan – chieftainess of the Amazon Armada.

Wilma Klortch – movie star in search of a new name.

Pelvis LaRue – handsome debutante impersonator sporting ringlets of burnished gold.

Detective Brain Charmer – not the detective, but wishes he was.

Souffle – French movie star and detective.

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GENERIC POLITICAL SPEECH BLUEPRINT

August 26, 2012
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INSINCERE LOCAL REFERENCE

MEANINGLESS PLATITUDES

LIES ABOUT FOE

MORE MEANINGLESS PLATITUDES

MORE LIES ABOUT FOE

MEANINGLESS CATCHPHRASE

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A SENTENCE BY NEIL GAIMAN

August 25, 2012
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Richard had noticed that events were cowards: they didn’t occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.

Now see what he did there. He came up with something original.

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THE STELLA MARIS KWIZ ANSWER

August 24, 2012

Yes, that’s Mary on the left as well as on the right. One could, however, assert that both ladies are Gladys and also be correct. Yes, America’s Sweetheart was born Gladys Smith in Canada and by the age of 7 was the sole breadwinner supporting her mother, brother and sister. I bow to you and your grit and your business acumen from another century, little Mary.

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THE STELLA MARIS KWIZ

August 23, 2012

The actress on the left, gazing at Mary Pickford as Stella Maris on the right, is:

a. an accomplished practitioner of the silent movie gesture-and-pose pantomime style of acting most flamboyantly perpetrated by Lon Chaney Sr.

b. not all there.

c. afraid of moths.

d. Mary Pickford.

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DON’T RUSH

August 22, 2012
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Come on, tree. It’s still August.

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MOVIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

August 21, 2012

For the general populace, Total Recall. For the senior citizen:

PARTIAL RECALL

For the general populace, Apocalypse Now. For the senior citizen:

APOCALYPSE TOMORROW MAYBE

For the general populace, Dinner at 8. For the senior citizen:

DINNER AT 5:30

For the general populace, D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance. For the senior citizen:

D.W. GRIFFITH’S INCONTINENCE

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