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: walleye
The crawfish pie guy
In the old days, a tough question at a job interview might be “How many murders have you committed?” Or “If we hire you, will you murder any of us? Specifically, um, me?” But today’s employers have gotten creative in … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, everclear, humor, lima bean, penguin, satire, uffda, walleye, WTP, zany
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Apostles playing shuffleboard
Persuaded by several factors, I decided to sell my Nobel Prize (NOZE). Factor One: I’d gotten all the glory I was ever going to get from it. My wife was proud, but she wasn’t going to get up every day … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged funny, Haiku, Last Supper, NOZE, satire, stink bug, walleye, zany
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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
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Fish story No. 2
The truth about fishing is this: no matter how much a fisher dude raves about the spiritual rejuvenation of being one with nature, in your typical 8-hour day of fishing on the lake that fisher dude doesn’t actually see that … Continue reading
a hint of light 