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: zany
A common geezer mistake
Ladies and gentlemen, today we are launching an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate incident. As you know, it has ruined the lives of several innocent and, frankly, very attractive sheep. It has also prompted some of our … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, F.A.Q., News You Can Use (Sort of), Uncategorized
Tagged absurd, boobulah, catapulting, funny, satire, sheep dip, zany
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F.A.Q. Adventures in feasing
Q. What is malfeasance? A. Technically, it’s the act of feasing someone named Mal. Not to be confused with Melfeasance. Q. Why not? A. Mel doesn’t like to interact with anybody else’s fease. Q. Wouldn’t that fall under the category … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, F.A.Q., News You Can Use (Sort of)
Tagged absurd, F.E.A.S.E., funny, GIT-foo, humor, satire, zany
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Baseball pomes
Catcher in the rye Pitcher in the succotash Action in the pen Grounder to shortstop: “Here I come a-bounding, dude. Catch me if you can.” Shortstop shakes his head, Gloves it on the hop and thinks “Some balls talk too … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision
Tagged absurd, baseball, nihil obstat, satire, zany
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Waiting, as usual, for Godot
Vladimir: How’s everything? Estragon: How should I know? Vladimir: I thought you knew everything. Estragon: I do. Vladimir: Then let me repeat my question. How’s everything? Estragon: Let me repeat my answer: How should I know? I may know everything—hey, … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision
Tagged absurd, Godot, Guffman, Guildenstern, humor, Rosencrantz, satire, zany
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Another man’s or
Our most frequently asked question of the universe-at-large (remembering to use our inside voice) is a simple one: Is there or isn’t there? Put more simply, in the universal language of the chainsaw-wielding prophet of the street — he of … Continue reading
Posted in Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of), The human comedy
Tagged absurd, doo doo, gravity, humor, satire, wisdom, zany
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The banger and the bun
My brother-in-law lives in one of those exclusive grated communities. Every other week huge trucks with tires as tall as a Donald Trump tale unload a small mountain of grated romano or parmesan cheese in the parking lot next to … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd and/or zany, Mockery and derision, News You Can Use (Sort of), The human comedy, Uncategorized
Tagged absurd, banger, buns, funny, satire, sausage, walrus, zany
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a hint of light 