archives for Saturday 15 July 2006
“tiny times goofed”—a true story
Saturday 15 July 2006 | I like a cookie
To the Editor: U mad a mistake in the Tiny Tims (last Saturday). U didit poot the 28 in. Insted u poot the 29. The Brujo 1st Grader Bethlehem, PA (Ed. Note: B., you are right. Many others also called our attention to the December calendar puzzle. The 28 did belong where 29 had been [...]
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megaphasma dentricus, aka giant blog entry
Saturday 15 July 2006 | I like a cookie
Darlings, Maman would have said musingly, there are some things out here that are awfully strange. And one such outlander I did encounter while in South Texas about two years ago. Calpurnia the scrawny kitten was pawing at the sliding glass door with her mouth full of a wriggling lizard or toad or some poor [...]
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can fred’s obituary be for real?
Saturday 15 July 2006 | I like a cookie
I believe Frederic Arthur (Fred) Clark, while not perhaps anyone I would have particularly enjoyed in life, just may be my new favorite dead person. Frederic Arthur (Fred) Clark, who had tired of reading obituaries noting other’s courageous battles with this or that disease, wanted it known that he lost his battle as a result [...]
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daniel tosh ≠ allen konigsberg; and yet
Saturday 15 July 2006 | I like a cookie
“Life is what you make it; make it good. I have a good life. My friends think it’s so much better than it really is. Why? Because I make it better. Wanna know where I’m working next week? Hmm? Hawaii. How’s that feel, Irvine? Enjoy your mall. “I’m not in Hawaii next week; I’m in [...]
