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The Idiot Jury, Act Three |
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| September 25, 2025 |
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Eleven, potentially twelve human beings with upright judgement are tasked with
rendering a decision to ensure the stability of our legal system. Last installment.
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The Idiot Jury, Act Two |
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| September 18, 2025 |
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Eleven, potentially twelve human beings with upright judgement are tasked with
rendering a decision to ensure the stability of our legal system. Continue here.
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The Idiot Jury, First Act |
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| September 11, 2025 |
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Eleven, potentially twelve human beings with upright judgement are tasked with
rendering a decision to ensure the stability of our legal system. Start here.
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More weird Want Ads |
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| September 4, 2025 |
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Newspapers that once existed helped pay the bills by selling Want Ads for public
perusal. Here are some strange Want Ads we collected over the years.
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Strange laws around the world update |
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| August 28, 2025 |
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Every civilized country has weird laws. Most laws have origins no one recalls but the
laws remain enforceable. Here are some laws not reported previously.
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If Dadaists wrote the news, part 4 |
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| August 21, 2025 |
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How would news reports read if written by the art and literature movement based on
deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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Obituary of Florentina Mastogaci |
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| August 14, 2025 |
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When I met Florentina Mastogaci people argued about the spelling of her last name.
"There are two Cs," one cried. Another said, "It's Florantina not Forentina."
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Plenty more most accurate horoscopes |
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| August 7, 2025 |
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Most public Astrology forecasts are so general it is impossible to take them seriously.
But once in a while predictions hit every note correctly.
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Movie reboots crave audiences |
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| July 31, 2025 |
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Movie makers want more money they feel is guaranteed so millions go into remaking movies
that already made money. Here are some reboots under consideration...
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Stressed? Hesistant? Ask squirrels. |
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| July 24, 2025 |
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Who would think that human stress and confidence could be reduced by studying the
rambunctious lives of squirrels? New studies reveal this is true.
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Cheap film imitations pursued |
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| July 17, 2025 |
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Whenever Hollywood produces a film extremely popular to the public and critics and its
studio's pocketbook cheap imitations are produced to cash in on the themes.
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Hydrate-man meets Mombo Krayzo |
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| July 10, 2025 |
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Shemp Silo went to great lengths to disguise the parts of him that were Hydrate-man. Like
most villains there was evil in Mombo Krayzo and he came out of nowhere.
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Latest reports on Cryptozoology |
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| July 3, 2025 |
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Cryptozoology is the study of mythical creatures - called cryptids - that people believe
were real and become extinct or are real but elude humankind.
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More great opening lines that ruined little-known novels |
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| June 26, 2025 |
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Many teachers of literature tell writers that the first line of a novel is so important
it decides whether or not a reader finishes the book.
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If Dadaists wrote historic news, part three |
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| June 19, 2025 |
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How would important historic news reports read if written in newspapers by the
movement based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional values?
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Questionnaires: Skip Mozart, comedian |
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| June 12, 2025 |
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Each year we send out a Questionnaire to semi-celebrated people. We ask them to answer
the same questions. Our third for 2025 was completed by Skip Mozart, ballerina.
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More most accurate horoscope readings |
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| June 5, 2025 |
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Most public Astrology forecasts are so general that it is impossible to take them
seriously. But once in a while a day's prediction hits every note correctly.
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The origin of Hydrate-man |
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| May 29, 2025 |
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Mild-manners Shemp Silo was at the beach tanning his scrawny body. He was alone as
usual because he had no romantic partner and no friends.
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Obit: Morry Cantangle, comedian |
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| May 22, 2025 |
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I am honored to give an obituary for Morry Cantangle. I can think of others who would
not feel this way. Take Sketchy Dollbrook.
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Sir Redundancy speaks again |
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| May 15, 2025 |
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It is a waste of time to read editorials. By definition they are not subjective pieces;
they "take place within the mind and are modified by individual bias."
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More failed movie sequels |
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| May 8, 2025 |
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Hollywood often tries to milk money from the public after a huge hit movie by producing
a sequel. Many times it works and sometimes the sequel is better than the original.
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Space oddities confound scientists |
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| May 1, 2025 |
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There are more and more scientists studying the cosmos and the universe and they are
finding mysterious objects and getting strange radio signals that confuse them.
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Great openers ruining little-known novels |
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| April 24, 2025 |
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Many teachers of literature tell writers that the first line of a novel is so important
it decides whether or not a reader finishes the book.
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Another new bunch of brain scramblers |
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| April 17, 2025 |
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Who does not love a good riddle? Now and again we host some fun but perplexing tests
of the readers' mental abilities with new brain scramblers.
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If Dadaists wrote historic news, part two |
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| April 10, 2025 |
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How would important reports read if written by the art and literature movement based
on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional artistic values?
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Cryptozoology rising |
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| April 3, 2025 |
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An expanding interest in Cryptozoology arrived in 2025. Cryptozoology is the study of
mythical creatures - called cryptids - that people believe were real...
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: Cleanliness, godliness, murder, pt 2 |
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| March 27, 2025 |
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Nick Cretin, P.I.E. (Private Investigator Extraordinaire) told Wanda that the man
arrested for being The Clean God said she had hygene problems.
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Nick Cretin P.I.E.: Cleanliness, godliness, murder, pt 1 |
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| March 20, 2025 |
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Nick Cretin, P.I.E. (Private Investigator Extraordinaire). was approached by a client
to investigate a murder - one already solved.
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Strange laws throughout the world revealed |
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| March 13, 2025 |
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Every civilized country has weird laws. Most laws have origins no one recalls but the
laws remain enforceable. Here are some laws not reported previously.
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Questionnaires: PeePee Pitronaya |
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| March 6, 2025 |
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Each year we send out a Questionnaire to semi-celebrated people. Our second for 2025
was completed by PeePee Pitronaya, ballerina.
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Larry King-like columns 2025 |
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| February 27, 2025 |
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With the demise of major newspapers and the death of journalist Larry King, his unique
styled columns are gone. Again this year we continue attempts...
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A new bunch of brain scramblers |
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| February 20, 2025 |
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Who does not love a good riddle? Now and again we host some fun but perplexing tests of
the readers' mental abilities with new brain scramblers. We warn you: these are tough.
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Obituary of Cisco Montenegrow |
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| February 13, 2025 |
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Cisco Montenegro was born with two mothers. Neither of these ladies lived to be at
Cisco's funeral but one of them would surely be happy I am giving the obituary.
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If Dadaists wrote historic news reports |
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| February 6, 2025 |
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How would important historic news reports read if written by the art and literature
movement based on deliberate irrationality and the negation of traditional values?
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Mr. Snappy Peppy tries to wash dishes |
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| January 30, 2025 |
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Everyone knew him as Mr. Snappy Peppy because everything he did was done with one
intent - to get done as fast as he could get it done.
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Weird Want Ads |
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| January 23, 2025 |
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There was rarely a rule as to what could be advertised for sale and even when there
were rules people got away with breaking them.
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Questionnaires: Derek Drake |
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| January 16, 2025 |
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Each year we send out a Questionnaire to semi-celebrated people. We ask them to answer
the same questions. Our first for 2025 was completed by Derek Drake, author.
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The Amazing Raymond Copperhead, part two |
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| January 9, 2025 |
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"Raymond Copperhead became more popular after his arrest for making a parked car
disappear," said Bix Baxter, author of a Copperhead biography.
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The Amazing Raymond Copperhead, part one |
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| January 2, 2025 |
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His name was Raymond Copperhead and his ability to amaze the public with magic began at
seven years old when he made his little brother disappear.
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