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For auld lang syne, 2022 |
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November 30, 2023 |
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind? If we sing auld lang syne?
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Tips from unknowns for finding peace |
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November 23, 2023 |
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Discovered buried in places around the world are the following tips for humanity to
find peace, which is more important than finding who wrote them.
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Orin Monstrosity obituary |
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November 16, 2023 |
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I accepted to give this public obituary for Orin Monstrosity because he deserves better
than what anyone else would have said about him.
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Sir Redundancy speaks |
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November 9, 2023 |
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Reginald Mork was knighted Sir Redundancy for his brilliant essays on many topics. We
are honored to have settled a lawsuit allowing us to publish his writing...
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Great movies simply reviewed |
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November 2, 2023 |
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GONE WITH THE WIND -- The Civil War depresses everyone in the South and one girl
can't figure out what's going on.
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Riff Shattersmith quits the Polo team |
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October 26, 2023 |
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Anywhere I go on Earth, I, Riff Shattersmith, have become part of unexpected adventures.
These are testimonies to such events.
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If Dadaists wrote American history, chapter 3 |
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October 19, 2023 |
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How would American history read if written by the art and literature movement based
on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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The Debunker: a small step |
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October 12, 2023 |
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I am The Debunker. You come to me and tell me the moon is made of cheese and I tell
you that ain't so. Because I know what is rumor, heresay, buzz and myth.
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Amazing new laws recently passed |
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October 5, 2023 |
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Legal standards change regularly in countries, provinces, cities, towns and hamlets.
Here are some of the newest and strangest entries.
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The Klempth Effect |
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September 28, 2023 |
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It was another tough year for disease detectives. For the second straight year they
have been studying a human malady known as The Klempth Effect.
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The Worst Businessman of the Year |
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September 21, 2023 |
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Once again it's that time of 2023 to announce the winner of the degrading award,
Worst Businessman of the Year. "They seemed like great investments."
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The dull descendants of Confucius |
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September 14, 2023 |
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Confucius's bloodline produced many philosophers. As the generations passed,
the work his descendants carried little to no inheritance of his wisdom or style.
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Ask Dr. Wizard more |
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September 7, 2023 |
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When a person is hesitant to trust the science of medicine and the skills of a
medical doctor, that person is left with only one alternative.
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Who said what? |
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August 31, 2023 |
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Think you know a lot? Anything? Try answering the following questions. We've made the
answers multiple choice in case that's easier or you just want to guess.
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Ghost Hunter: haunted delicatessen |
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August 24, 2023 |
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When many ghost sightings were claimed to have taken place in a boarded-up store
downtown, we contacted Zach Lupard, Ghost Hunter, to check it out.
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If Dadaists wrote US history, chapter 26 |
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August 17, 2023 |
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How would American history read if written by the art and literature movement based on
deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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A history of the Black Hole, part 2 |
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August 10, 2023 |
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Ricky "The Toad" Eckermen, a scientist and part-time Blackjack card-counter, has a
theory. "More than one Black Hole in a galaxy means competition.
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A history of the Black Hole, part 1 |
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August 3, 2023 |
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These days, conversations about outer space are filled with two words, one of them
"black" and the other "hole". Put it in that order and you have "Black Hole."
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Rid yourself of money stress |
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July 27, 2023 |
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It does not matter how much money you have because any amount causes stress in some
ways. We asked economist and part-time fowl surgeon Rip Cashflow for tips.
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The notebook, part 2 |
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July 20, 2023 |
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Minnie showed Nick ten pages of Walkjab's references to gold coins in the notebook.
Nick said, "Those pages weren't there when I read through it."
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The notebook, part 1 |
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July 13, 2023 |
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The myserious notebook was given to Nick Cretin, P.I.E., (private investigator
extraordinaire) by Itchy Scales, an unscrupulous character of the underground.
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Movie-story pitches |
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July 6, 2023 |
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I have so many ideas for movies. I write them down in notebooks, each one a brief
explanation of the story. Here are some...
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Speech to Spaghetti Lovers of the World |
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June 29, 2023 |
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One of the most popular speeches I gave this year was to the North American Spaghetti
Lovers of the World (NASLW). Here is a transcript...
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Ask Mr. Relationship, No. 2 |
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June 22, 2023 |
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He is an expert at what is best for relationships and that's why he's called Mr.
Relationship and answers questions about the intimacy of relationships.
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Riddles for the riddle-challenged |
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June 15, 2023 |
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If you're the kind of person who for one reason or another cannot solve riddles,
we have developed special riddles for you, riddles you can always solve...
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Know your body |
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June 8, 2023 |
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I asked renowned Dr. Klepp Heiniman about his new book that reveals odd things
the human body is capable of doing. You studied the human body most of your life...
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Riff Shattersmith and the long-lost jewel |
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June 1, 2023 |
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How was I to know the diamond I found lodged in a fast food burger was The Hopeless
Diamond, the world's most expensive jewel ever found?
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Film sequels that were never made |
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May 25, 2023 |
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Most movies that become classics milk their success with sequels.
However, others that become classics fail to release sequels even when they try.
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If Dadaists wrote US history, pt. 164 |
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May 18, 2023 |
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Now, as we did in 2022, thanks to manipulative reporting, we are able to publish parts
of the most personalwritings of historic figures.
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Ask Dr. Wizard |
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May 11, 2023 |
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When a person is hesitant to trust the science of medicine and the skills of a medical
doctor, that person is left with only one alternative.
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More rejected fortunes in cookies |
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May 4, 2023 |
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Fortune cookie manufacturers have editors and many of the fortunes written are rejected
for many reasons. We have swept the floor of the fortune cookie writers room...
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More diary notes of the rich and famous |
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April 27, 2023 |
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Now, as we did in 2022, thanks to manipulative reporting, we are able to publish parts
of the most personalwritings of historic figures.
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Cecil The Weasel's obituary |
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April 20, 2023 |
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It is with deep repugnancy that I accepted to read a public obituary for Cecil The
Weasel. I knew him and, like all of you in attendance, I hated him.
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Riff Shattersmith, the song of Toowoomba |
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April 13, 2023 |
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I was in Australia one summer, at least it was summer on that part of the world, and a
strange woman invited me to a picnic in Brisbane.
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GEN X ponders their future |
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April 6, 2023 |
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They are members of the "middle child generation", born from 1965 to 1980. We asked
some of them how they see a positive future. No more Beatles...
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The muggy evening |
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March 30, 2023 |
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It came as no surprise to Nick Cretin, P.I.E. (private investigator extraordinaire) that
the evening would be muggy. It was always that way...
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Immunity through vitamins and more |
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March 23, 2023 |
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No one is stronger than the person with the best immune system. It is often said
by nutritionists, "To beat a disease is one thing but to never get it at all is another."
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If Dadaists wrote celeb bios, chapter 46 |
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March 16, 2023 |
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How would a biography read if written by the art and literature movement based on
deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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Brain Scrambler challenges |
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March 9, 2023 |
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Everyone loves a good riddle, so this year we continue to host perplexing tests of our
readers' mental abilities with old-fashioned brain scramblers. These are tough.
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R. Shattersmith finds peril on the high seas |
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March 2, 2023 |
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Anywhere I go on Earth, I, Riff Shattersmith, have become part of unexpected adventures.
These are testimonies to such events.
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Grandson of Confucius |
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February 23, 2023 |
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Though not always as successful as his grandfather, the son of the son of Confucius wrote
a lot and recently some of his sayings were collected for a book.
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Amazing new laws |
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February 16, 2023 |
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Legal standards change regularly in countries, provinces, cities, towns and hamlets. Here
are some of the newest and strangest entries.
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Speech for the Pizza Lovers Convention |
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February 9, 2023 |
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I see a diverse audience and that is good because long ago pizza was only available
to the poorest people in Italy. The origins of pizza are found in its definition.
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Stop drinking and live longer |
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February 2, 2023 |
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We all know getting drunk can be fun under the right circumstances but even when
drinking safely it is proven that over the long run the practice is not perfect.
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Ghost Hunter: packed house |
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January 26, 2023 |
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Recently, if not sooner, a report surfaced about a particular house in Europe, if not
elsewhere, which has accumulated hundreds of ghost sightings in the past few months.
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Ask Mr. Relationship, #1 |
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January 19, 2023 |
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He is an expert at what is best for relationships and that's why he's called Mr.
Relationship and answers questions about the intimacy of relationships.
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If Dadaists wrote celeb bios, chapter 345 |
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January 12, 2023 |
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How would a biography read if written by the art and literature movement based on
deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: A heavy lust for gold |
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January 5, 2023 |
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It has been written, "All that glitters is not gold," and yet it is the glittering gold
that lures the criminal mind because that mind lusts for wealth without earning it.
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