Friday, August 7, 2009

Six Sentences I'd Like to Hear Again

1. "Attention, K-Mart shoppers!"

2. "Fill 'er up?"

3. "Fuller Brush!"

4. "You're welcome."

5. "Now a word from our alternate sponsor."

6. "I'll just take a little off the top."

Sunday, June 14, 2009

The Pause That Refreshes

Every now and then I like to stop and look at a goose. I'd stop and smell the roses but I don't have any roses.


Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Old Game Show Panelists I Really Miss

Steve Allen, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle, Peggy Cass, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Jane Meadows, Henry Morgan, Bess Myerson, Betsy Palmer, Tom Poston, Bennett Cerf

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Couch Potato

An inedible, biped vegetable with a tiny brain containing all the knowledge in the universe. Its habitats are dark interiors where television is readily available.

Friday, May 8, 2009

People Are Funny, Part II

If the year 1909 was called "nineteen-oh-nine" then why isn't the year 2009 called "twenty-oh-nine" instead of "two thousand nine"?

Monday, April 20, 2009

Cartoon Characters I'd Like to See Again

Clutch Cargo, Clyde Crashcup, Deputy Dawg, Dudley Do-Right, Huckleberry Hound, King Leonardo, Mr. Jinx, Mr. Magoo, Quick Draw McGraw, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Snagglepuss, Tom Terrific, Underdog

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Microsoft Corporation. For crimes against humanity. Including, but not limited to, arming worldwide crime syndicates and using zeroes and ones to enslave an entire planet.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Tailgater

A stupid, hostile, lead-footed driver in a hurry who has no respect for others and no regard for the safety of others, including anyone's passengers.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Two Lame Riddles for the Price of One

Q. What's a blue-collar worker's favorite time of day?

A. Miller Time

Q. What's a blue-collar worker's least favorite time of day?

A. Last Call

Friday, February 6, 2009

Top Five Symphony Orchestras

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. In my humble opinion, that is.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Revelation

"The world is not black-and-white. It's in living color."
— science fiction author Michael Casher, 1/13/09

Post updated 7-13-13 for text link.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Lamest Excuse for Bad Behavior

"What's the matter, can't you take a joke?"

Monday, December 1, 2008

A Traditional Holiday Greeting

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

How Obama Won the Presidency

Barack Obama could not possibly have won the 2008 Presidential Election without the votes cast by millions of white women who simply hate white men.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The Day After

On the day after Election Day, just like the day after Halloween, all the false faces go back in the closet for another year.

Monday, November 3, 2008

McCain vs. Obama = No Contest

It's hard to choose between an apple and an orange when you really want a banana.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

What Dreams Are Made Of

Whatever you ate last night.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Old Documentary TV Shows I'd Like to See Again

Biography, CBS Reports, Industry On Parade, On the Road with Charles Kuralt, The Big Picture, The 20th Century, The World At War, You Were There.

Monday, September 1, 2008

People Are Funny

Why is it considered perfectly all right to say you heard something on the radio but dumb to say you saw something on the TV?

Friday, August 15, 2008

Blogging Blues

Sometimes I think writing a blog (or eight of them) is like putting important messages in a bottle and then tossing it into a sewer.

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Biggest Lie You'll Ever Hear

I love you.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Old TV Crime Dramas I’d Like to See Again

Hawaiian Eye, Highway Patrol, Hong Kong, Mannix, Naked City, Route 66, Peter Gunn, 77 Sunset Strip, Sky King, Surfside 6, The Name of the Game

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Old TV Westerns I’d Like to See Again

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Broken Arrow, Bronco Lane, Cheyenne, Death Valley Days, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, Rawhide, Sugarfoot, Wagon Train

Thursday, May 15, 2008