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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.
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Tag Archives: absurd
Playing the sincerity card (jouer le joker)
•To my tens of thousands of fans I would like to say I am so sorry. This will never happen again. •I want to thank my huge fan base for their prayers and tweets. I was stupid and my actions … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, farouk, funny, idiot, jerk, satire, sorry, zany
4 Comments
Apologies for Numbnuts
Do your friends, your relatives, the nephew you pay six figures to for keeping your enormous butt unbitten think you should apologize to an individual, a community, a nation or an entire planet for your stupid social and/or criminal transgression? … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, apology, football, funny, humor, numbnuts, satire, zany
4 Comments
Ten years in a fruit salad
Football players who get their bell rung have to pass a concussion test before they are allowed to play again. It’s a difficult test with both a verbal and math component. They also must write an essay on ‘Why in … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, banjo, commas, funny, IBS, igalixpoo, satire, writing, zany
7 Comments
Let’s say this is funny
I hate it when a writer starts to explain something and says “Unless you’ve been living on Mars and don’t know that the Boer War is over…” Or “Unless you’ve been living on Mars and don’t know that Vincent Black … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, Bieber, Canada, funny, humor, idiot, Mars, Prince Edward Island, satire, Vincent Black Lightning, zany
4 Comments
That’s a pretty big IF
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then you can keep your hat too. If you really love me, you’ll address me as your highness. If I was a baseball announcer and someone hit … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, The human comedy
Tagged absurd, baseball, funny, Gettysburg, humor, life, parody, satire, Shakespeare, walleye, zany
2 Comments
Balenciaga’s pizza
I have a question. Two actually. I’m allowed two because, in self-actualizing my full potential as master of my organism’s motive, I am saying what the hell, I get to ask two questions and you don’t. My first question, quite … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, Balenciaga, farouk, fox trot, humor, self-actualization, wisdom
3 Comments
FAQ: Mental Health
Q. I have a friend who has been diagnosed with mental health. Is it contagious? A. You tell me. Recently, scientists put laboratory mice with mental health into a cage with mice who were crazy about bluegrass. After an hour, … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, F.A.Q., News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, F.A.Q., funny, knucklehead, mental health, parody, satire, zany
10 Comments