Jerome Bessemer was not by any stretch of the imagination a major participant in his own life. Chosen to be valedictorian of his high school class, he gave a terrific speech at graduation. It’s a pity he wasn’t there to hear it. At college he was a rogue bacteriology student, but never found the time […]
The Loch Ness Monster: a. can be lured ashore if you play your cards right. b. eats only the finest eels shipped directly from the Sargasso Sea. c. cannot dream in technicolor. d. is really a mutated butterfly.
In this photo, the robot doctor has just informed the patient: a. that the first thing to do was rip that stupid mustache off his face. b. that dinner was about to be served, and he was it. c. that the invasive thoracic surgery would be done without anesthesia. d. that a teeming mass of […]
It’s like the rat said. The abandoned storage building is a concrete cube with a zigzag fire escape running up one side. You know from your firm interview with the sweating rat that a hatch located up there on the cube’s roof opens onto a secret stairwell winding down to the subterranean hideout. You flick […]
Around the time this photo was taken, young Mae: a. was tending bar in Medicine Hat. b. was playing trombone in a house band at some dive on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco. c. was a typewriting instructor in Boston. d. was on her way to South America to study tarantulas with a man […]
1. Fancy Tablecloth Woman (pictured above) 2. Pencil Sharpener Man 3. After Dinner Mint Girl 4. Cheap Lotion Man
Elizabeth Montgomery posed in this manner every Christmas morning because: a. she was proud of the polar bear she personally dispatched with her bare hands to save a seal. b. she lost a bet. c. it fulfilled a clause in her contract without which she would not be paid. d. unless the polar bear head […]
The Kudu Woman has chosen me to make the Solstice Trek to meet with the Wizard of Gauze. Therefore, bearing the ritual offering of oats in a small hamper, I am heading into the wilderness. Be back Monday.
What horrors did good old Dave Heffelfinger have to endure to procure for his beloved granddaughter her dream gift of a pony? Don’t ask.
You peg the guy for a creep right off, but when he tosses 500 green on the table, you figure he’s not so bad after all. ‘It’s my wife Brigitte, Mr. Barlow. I want her followed. I got to know where she goes,’ says the not so bad creep. ‘She’s going to be at this […]
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5 of 5 stars to The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton goodreads.com/review/show/55…
