Column Chronicles: 2023 Archive
 
For auld lang syne, 2022
 
November 30, 2023
 
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
If we sing auld lang syne?
Tips from unknowns for finding peace
 
November 23, 2023
 
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.
Orin Monstrosity obituary
 
November 16, 2023
 
I accepted to give this public obituary for Orin Monstrosity because he deserves better than what anyone else would have said about him.
Sir Redundancy speaks
 
November 9, 2023
 
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...
Great movies simply reviewed
 
November 2, 2023
 
GONE WITH THE WIND -- The Civil War depresses everyone in the South and one girl can't figure out what's going on.
Riff Shattersmith quits the Polo team
 
October 26, 2023
 
Anywhere I go on Earth, I, Riff Shattersmith, have become part of unexpected adventures. These are testimonies to such events.
If Dadaists wrote American history, chapter 3
 
October 19, 2023
 
How would American history read if written by the art and literature movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
The Debunker: a small step
 
October 12, 2023
 
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.
Amazing new laws recently passed
 
October 5, 2023
 
Legal standards change regularly in countries, provinces, cities, towns and hamlets. Here are some of the newest and strangest entries.
The Klempth Effect
 
September 28, 2023
 
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.
The Worst Businessman of the Year
 
September 21, 2023
 
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."
The dull descendants of Confucius
 
September 14, 2023
 
Confucius's bloodline produced many philosophers. As the generations passed, the work his descendants carried little to no inheritance of his wisdom or style.
Ask Dr. Wizard more
 
September 7, 2023
 
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.
Who said what?
 
August 31, 2023
 
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.
Ghost Hunter: haunted delicatessen
 
August 24, 2023
 
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.
If Dadaists wrote US history, chapter 26
 
August 17, 2023
 
How would American history read if written by the art and literature movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
A history of the Black Hole, part 2
 
August 10, 2023
 
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.
A history of the Black Hole, part 1
 
August 3, 2023
 
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."
Rid yourself of money stress
 
July 27, 2023
 
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.
Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The notebook, part 2
 
July 20, 2023
 
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."
Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The notebook, part 1
 
July 13, 2023
 
The myserious notebook was given to Nick Cretin, P.I.E., (private investigator extraordinaire) by Itchy Scales, an unscrupulous character of the underground.
Movie-story pitches
 
July 6, 2023
 
I have so many ideas for movies. I write them down in notebooks, each one a brief explanation of the story. Here are some...
Speech to Spaghetti Lovers of the World
 
June 29, 2023
 
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...
Ask Mr. Relationship, No. 2
 
June 22, 2023
 
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.
Riddles for the riddle-challenged
 
June 15, 2023
 
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...
Know your body
 
June 8, 2023
 
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...
Riff Shattersmith and the long-lost jewel
 
June 1, 2023
 
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?
Film sequels that were never made
 
May 25, 2023
 
Most movies that become classics milk their success with sequels. However, others that become classics fail to release sequels even when they try.
If Dadaists wrote US history, pt. 164
 
May 18, 2023
 
Now, as we did in 2022, thanks to manipulative reporting, we are able to publish parts of the most personalwritings of historic figures.
Ask Dr. Wizard
 
May 11, 2023
 
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.
More rejected fortunes in cookies
 
May 4, 2023
 
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...
More diary notes of the rich and famous
 
April 27, 2023
 
Now, as we did in 2022, thanks to manipulative reporting, we are able to publish parts of the most personalwritings of historic figures.
Cecil The Weasel's obituary
 
April 20, 2023
 
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.
Riff Shattersmith, the song of Toowoomba
 
April 13, 2023
 
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.
GEN X ponders their future
 
April 6, 2023
 
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...
Nick Cretin P.I.E.: The muggy evening
 
March 30, 2023
 
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...
Immunity through vitamins and more
 
March 23, 2023
 
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."
If Dadaists wrote celeb bios, chapter 46
 
March 16, 2023
 
How would a biography read if written by the art and literature movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
Brain Scrambler challenges
 
March 9, 2023
 
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.
R. Shattersmith finds peril on the high seas
 
March 2, 2023
 
Anywhere I go on Earth, I, Riff Shattersmith, have become part of unexpected adventures. These are testimonies to such events.
Grandson of Confucius
 
February 23, 2023
 
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.
Amazing new laws
 
February 16, 2023
 
Legal standards change regularly in countries, provinces, cities, towns and hamlets. Here are some of the newest and strangest entries.
Speech for the Pizza Lovers Convention
 
February 9, 2023
 
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.
Stop drinking and live longer
 
February 2, 2023
 
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.
Ghost Hunter: packed house
 
January 26, 2023
 
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.
Ask Mr. Relationship, #1
 
January 19, 2023
 
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.
If Dadaists wrote celeb bios, chapter 345
 
January 12, 2023
 
How would a biography read if written by the art and literature movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
Nick Cretin P.I.E.: A heavy lust for gold
 
January 5, 2023
 
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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