Category Archives: Absurd and/or zany

Slightly unhinged commentary and narration from the viewpoint of a mind in traction.

For the One Hundredth Time…

Posted on June 26, 2014 by PMcG

Dear Hint of Light Guy: I see it’s been a hundred years since you started writing this humor blog. When will the humor kick in? –Humorless Dear Humorless: Not 100 years, 100 posts over one year. Just as a fine … Continue reading →

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Being Perfict

Posted on June 24, 2014 by PMcG

Friends, we must stop our mad obsession with perfection. Because, let’s face it: we all have moments when we’re neither the whitest shorts in the basket nor the sharpest knife at the crime scene. A tiny example: let’s say that … Continue reading →

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Redskins name change solution (win-win)

Posted on June 19, 2014 by PMcG

One year ago, with great humbility, this blog proposed a sober and rational answer to the heated question: should the Washington Redskins change their name? It seems apt to restate that plan before someone else steals the idea and wins … Continue reading →

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Monetize this

Posted on June 10, 2014 by PMcG

In the old days, the really old days when men were men and Tyrannosaurus Rex ate them like jelly beans, they had no credit cards. They had no money at all, not even pocket change. They didn’t even have pockets. … Continue reading →

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F.A.Q. How to sell your personal papers

Posted on June 5, 2014 by PMcG

Q. I see where Tom Wolfe sold his papers to the New York Public Library. I have a stack of old papers for lining the bottom of the bird cage. I haven’t needed them since my parrot ran off with … Continue reading →

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Haiku, haiku very much

Posted on September 24, 2013 by PMcG

Just thinking. What if poets wrote technical instruction manuals? Take your basic lawn mower foruhzample: Operating instructions for your Haiku 575® Lawn Mowing Machine How to assemble And use with minimal pain Your happy doodad Honored grass cutter, Open manual … Continue reading →

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F.A.Q. The N.S.A.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by PMcG

Q. What does N.A.S.A stand for? A.  It’s N.S.A. You’re thinking of astronauts. Q. How do you know what I’m thinking? A. Well, ironically, that’s what the NSA is all about. Q. So what is the NSA? Why is it … Continue reading →

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