Column Chronicles: 2020 Archive
 
Predictions for 2021
 
December 24, 2020
 
I am not always correct but I have a very good average for predicting major events in the year following the year we are ending soon.
Writing life for a down-and-out, part two
 
December 17, 2020
 
As introduced in part one, here is the transcript of the K.P. Swell interview conducted by Lee Justinbutter in Hollywood, California.
Writing life for a down-and-out, part one
 
December 10, 2020
 
The attention span of the masses is flimsy, so few will remember the flash-fame of K.P. Swell. Swell was the talk of many towns when his first novel was released.
More movie sequels you'll never see
 
December 3, 2020
 
My sources in Hollywood continue to tell me that there are many movie sequels that have been already made but will never be released.
Tips on training for strength
 
November 26, 2020
 
Men like to have big muscles. Women like men to have big muscles. Do you know what? It is never too late for a man to build up his strength and develop big muscles.
Pitches for new TV game shows
 
November 19, 2020
 
There is an cable station dedicated to game shows new and old and there will always be a spot for a show. My friend the TV producer let me in on some pitches...
Obituary of Ben Knott
 
November 12, 2020
 
Ben Knott was born with two physical abnormalities. I knew Ben for twent years, however, and never witnessed one of them. I knew his mother.
Yes and no but never both
 
November 5, 2020
 
Often, you will hear guests and other so-called experts answer a yes-or-no question with two answers. The person says, "Yes and no".
Many more rejected fortune cookies
 
October 29, 2020
 
Not every fortune cookie you open reveals a message that could have been in it. Fortune cookie manufacturers have editors and many messages are rejected.
Even more questionable quotes
 
October 22, 2020
 
It is not easy to say something wise and brief. All of the best-quoted lines are credited to people who knew what they said imparted inspiration.
Bonds, James Bonds of all types
 
October 15, 2020
 
The franchise has survived more bad turns than a mountainside highway. Still, it has rebooted more than once so that a few generations could support it.
Alien abductions, part four
 
October 8, 2020
 
The aliens that abducted me, Zop, Dex and Jerk, were visibly shaken and nervous. I stayed in my seat and prepared to speak loudly.
Alien abductions, part three
 
October 1, 2020
 
The aliens that abducted me warned that if I were not examined before the spacecraft reached the Vex Galaxy System, all of our lives would be in danger.
Alien abductions, part two
 
September 24, 2020
 
Aliens abducted me. They came into my bedroom and they took me away. I had no option but to go with them because I was afraid to put up a fight with aliens.
Alien abductions, part one
 
September 17, 2020
 
It is not just I. No, it is the case with hundreds of people all over the world, people who never believed in alien visitations, who claimed they saw spaceships...
My speech to Nerds United
 
September 10, 2020
 
Recently, I was hired to give a speech to Nerds United, which met in Blueballs, Pennsylvania. I never knew nerds had united, no less convened.
More advanced brain scramblers
 
September 3, 2020
 
Who does not love a good riddle? Now and again we will host some fun but perplexing tests of our readers' mental abilities with old-fashioned brain scramblers.
Strange laws in America
 
August 28, 2020
 
Once again, we have discovered laws many people don't know exist. We continue to reveal some of those laws that are not just awkward but unfortunately official.
Accurate horoscope predictions
 
August 21, 2020
 
I feel most public Astrology forecasts are so general it is impossible to take them seriously. Over the years I have collected my accurate horoscope predictions.
Ask Dr. Shrink once more
 
August 14, 2020
 
His name is still Wendell Pencilmark and he claims to be one of the best psychiatrists in the field today - and some think tomorrow. Wendell is known to as Dr. Shrink.
More of my favourite cities
 
August 7, 2020
 
I have travelled the Seven Seas, only to discover I cannot memorize their names. My memories of cities where I have visited revolve in my memory at random.
Cable TV channels merge, spin off
 
July 30, 2020
 
There is so much content on cable TV these days. Now, some channels are merging as a single channel, while others are presenting spin offs.
More questionable quotes
 
July 23, 2020
 
It is not easy to say something wise and brief but a lot of people try. All of the best quoted lines are credited to people who knew what they said imparted inspiration.
Francodamus is back
 
July 16, 2020
 
When a strange feeling goes through me I spurt predictions and, in a hypnotic state of super-semi-consciousness, they are predictions of things to come.
My fresh and new film ideas
 
July 9, 2020
 
Having an active personal history in the world of filmmaking, I have written volumes of pages to pitch ideas for movies. Here are some of my fresh and new film ideas.
More notes from the rich and famous
 
July 2, 2020
 
Notable figures in all walks of life have kept diaries over the history of mankind. We are able to publish more parts of the personal writings of historic figures.
The greatest bank robber, part four
 
June 25, 2020
 
In 1936 Deadly Don decided to retire once he withdrew all the money from all the fake accounts he opened. However, he wanted no witnesses to the crimes.
The greatest bank robber, part three
 
June 18, 2020
 
Deadly Don Billingsly's creative method of bank robbery became so easy that by 1934 the DD gang had bank accounts in banks they did not rob...
The greatest bank robber, part two
 
June 11, 2020
 
Deadly Don Billingsly was never caught, charged or convicted for robbery, murder or any other criminal charge because DD came up with a foolproof plan.
The greatest bank robber, part one
 
June 4, 2020
 
The story of Deadly Don Billingsly, whose story never ended. In a few parts, we exclusively present the tale of the greatest bank robber in history.
More King-sized thoughts
 
May 28, 2020
 
I have been trying to convince publications that a King-like column, filled only with King's unique gems, could still be a winner. Here are more King-sized thoughts.
Mr. Matchmaker
 
May 21, 2020
 
They call me Mr. Matchmaker because I can find a mate. Just write to me and I will guide you to happiness. Here are some exchanges with successful matches.
Celebrities I warmly recall
 
May 14, 2020
 
I have had the honour in the length of my lifetime to meet many celebrated people from many areas of life. Some of my remembrances are written below.
Obituary of Luke Stiffano
 
May 7, 2020
 
I did not know Luke until I met him. A guy named Vito, who I owed a few bucks for a loan on my recent adopted kid from North Korea, introduced Luke to me.
Movie sequels you'll never see
 
April 30, 2020
 
My sources in Hollywood have told me that there are a bunch of movie sequels that have been already made but will never be released. Here is that list...
Francodamus on the future yet again
 
April 23, 2020
 
There are some times when a feeling goes through me and suddenly I spurt predictions and, in a hypnotic state, they are predictions of things to come.
Ask Dr. Shrink, again
 
April 16, 2020
 
His name is still Wendell Pencilmark and he claims to be one of the best psychiatrists in the field today - and some think tomorrow. Wendell is known to as Dr. Shrink.
Speech to the Soup Association
 
April 9, 2020
 
One of my many sideline jobs is public speaking. Recently, I was hired to give a speech to the National Soup Association (NSA), which met in Lancaster, PA.
Rejected fortune cookie forecasts
 
April 2, 2020
 
Not every fortune cookie you open reveals a message that could have been in it. Manufacturers have editors and many messages are rejected for many reasons.
Global superstitions
 
March 26, 2020
 
In every corner of civilization there are beliefs that good or bad luck will surface under certain circumstances. Here are some superstitions on Earth.
My favourite cities of the world
 
March 19, 2020
 
I have travelled the Seven Seas, only to discover I cannot memorize their names, and I have been around the world twice from each side of the Equator.
Obituary of Robert Tension
 
March 12, 2020
 
I didn't know Robert Tension until I met him. We were introduced when he moved nearby my home, also a house. The houses we lived in made us neighbours.
Diary notes of the rich and famous
 
March 5, 2020
 
Notable figures have kept diaries through history. Now, thanks to manipulative reporting, we're to publish passages of writings of historic figures.
Questionable quotes
 
February 27, 2020
 
It is not easy to say something wise and brief but a lot of people try. All of the best quoted lines are credited to people who knew what they said imparted inspiration.
Advanced brain scramblers
 
February 20, 2020
 
Who does not love a good riddle? Now and again we will host some fun but perplexing tests of our readers' mental abilities with good, old-fashioned brain scramblers.
New strange laws passed in the world
 
February 13, 2020
 
Every civilized country, even the US, passes laws that are so weird they are rarely enforced but not always ignored. Over the decades I have collected many laws...
World's worst comedian, part two
 
February 6, 2020
 
The phenomena of Emile Strep, voted three years in a row as the Worst Stand-Up Comedian Of Modern Times, is the hottest performance ticket in the U.S. right now.
World's worst comedian, part one
 
January 30, 2020
 
Amazing and preposterous, Emile Strep, voted three years in a row as the Worst Stand-Up Comedian Of Modern Times, is drawing the biggest crowds of the season.
Strange lights from deep in outer space
 
January 23, 2020
 
To the alarm some star-watchers, more photos of strange blue lights that have been moving through the cosmos have become the subject of interpretations.
My latest remarkable film ideas
 
January 16, 2020
 
Having an active personal history in the world of filmmaking, I have written volumes of pages to pitch ideas for movies. Here are some of my latest film ideas.
Ask Dr. Shrink
 
January 9, 2020
 
His name is still Wendell Pencilmark and he claims to be one of the best psychiatrists in the field today - and some think tomorrow. Wendell is known to as Dr. Shrink.
Emotional Intelligence in new study
 
January 2, 2020
 
Recently, a study was devoted to a specific form of human intelligence, which is represented by emotional behavior. By no coincidence, then, it is called EI.
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