Patrick A. McGuire, Bloggonian
For years I told jokes on street corners for tips, dreaming of one day owning a granite counter top. No luck, so I entered a monastery. I now do stand-up at daily prayer services. The monks' vow of silence means they can't laugh. I can't even laugh, although sometimes I sob quietly in the can. This blog is a cry for help. Send money or granite. I accept Pay Pal.
Category Archives: Absurd and/or zany
Random acts of eat-my-shorts
DO YOU SUPPOSE the Greeks might have done better in their bailout negotiations if they had been wearing ties? They just looked so informal and rascally in their suit jackets, their white business shirts and those open collars. Like Nicolas … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, The human comedy
Tagged absurd, baseball, funny, K-Mac, nudnicking, satire, toad, toenails
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Designate this
Psychiatrists have finally recognized Baseball Player Personality Disorder–sometimes known as On the Schneid Syndrome. In “The Sabermetrics of Stinking Up The Stadium,” Dr. Ferris Wheeler states that, next to striking out while being intentionally walked, the most painful moment in … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, News You Can Use (Sort of), The human comedy
Tagged absurd, baseball, Blue Wahoos, funny, gnome, humor, satire, therapist, waivers
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The naked astronomer
Have you noticed how time seems to be going faster and faster? I went to bed last week as a promising 32-year-old and when I woke up I was missing my hair, I had an appointment for a colonoscopy and … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, Beano, flatulent, funny, gluten, humor, lip plumpers, satire, Utica Club
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Don’t do that, you idiot
Just as those with whooping cough tend to whoop it up a lot, and those with erectile dysfunction cannot whoop it up one little bit, those who suffer from the angst of anxiety are often very anxious. But while the … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, anxiety, dreams, funny, humor, pooping, satire, whooping
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F.A.Q. The epiglottis
Q. What is an epiglottis? A. Excuse me, but did you not see the signs? Q. You mean the signs that say the end of the world is at hand and/or foot? A. No, the signs that say this line … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, epiglottis, Fu Manchu, funny, hairless, satire, zany
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Boom, boom, boom
Fell asleep last night with my iPod on and my earbuds in. Three thousand songs from the past thirty years crowded my brain and trampled all the grass on the hippocampus. When I woke up I began to speak in … Continue reading
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Tagged 50-amp fuse, absurd, dreams, funny, humor, medulla oblongata, rock and roll, satire, Victrola
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Blowing Uncle Bob
A loud crashing noise from the kitchen. Something on the level of a rusted VW microbus hurled against the side of the house by a Visigoth catapult. I rush to the bottom of the stairway and holler “Anyone hurt up … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, E.D.Begone, funny, reality, satire, womb room, zany
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a hint of light 