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.
Tag Archives: absurd
Drinking Manhattans
People – usually men people — often ask me “When am I too old to float my boats in the tub?” Some will tell me their mother or their wife, or both of them together will say that any age … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, funny, Manhattans, North Dakota, orange, satire, zany
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Hating that
I would like to address all of the “that” haters in our land. Does that mean you? That depends. Take this little test: when you read the that in that first sentence above, did your head spin around on your … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, fut, humor, MAOIs, satire, Timbuktu, umbrage, zany
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The rats are dead
So. I went down to the Social Media Blackmarket to procure some followers. As a blogger, I want lots of followers for the simple reason that if you have, say, just two followers and one of them is make-believe, it … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, followers, funny, peeps, rats, satire, zany, Zunar
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The penguin incident
I sat in the Washington office of Dr. Holler B. Snowbody, the Third Junior Deputy Deputy Undersecretary in the Department of Homeland Frisking, Risk Assessment Division, Penguins. I was on assignment for Big Beak (the magazine of birds with big beaks) … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, funny, Lutefisk, penguin, satire, Tiki, zany
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Just some guy in the stands
Q. I’m hearing a lot of talk about duality and dualism. I get that dualism is when you have a sword fight at dawn. But what is duality? A. You’re getting the term, duel confused with the term, dual. They … Continue reading
Posted in F.A.Q., Mockery and derision
Tagged absurd, Cherry Garcia, duality, satire, Yoda, zany
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FAQ: Worried Man Blues
Q. Should I be worried? A. Yes. Q. Wow, I thought you’d say no. A. No. Q. Yes, I did. And then you said no. Just now. A. Yes. Q. So wait…you’re not saying there’s nothing to worry about? A. … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, doughnut, Munchinhouse, pants on fire, satire, worried, zany
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Jiggling my grandmother
Sometimes, I get anxious. Ironically, the condition is called anxiety. I got it one day when I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in. I was pretty wired so they took me right away and later … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, bouncy, Daffy, Earl Scruggs, funny, Pete Seeger, satire, zany
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a hint of light 