Venemous George

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Friday, June 19, 2020

Of mice and men...

Being of good heart I decided to use one of those more humane mouse traps last night. The ones which instead of snapping their necks in the usual guillotine like manner, merely encloses them in a little tin mouse-like hotel, complete with breathing holes on the side, with which you can later release... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

And you thought your day sucked...

If you think YOU have problems, consider the case of Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. These fellows were born in Siam in 1811, and were permanantly attached at the chest by a band of skin. They were later discovered by master showman, P.T. Barnum, and became world-famous as the Siamese... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Blessed sibling rivalry

I'm not quite sure what sibling rivalry was like two thousand years ago, but I'm guessing it's pretty similiar to what it's like today. Human nature is human nature and some things never change. That being said I remember hearing that Jesus supposedly had a brother very close to his own age. Talk... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 15, 2020

Muppets meet Woodstock...

While in a nostalgic mood the other night I broke out my WOODSTOCK DVD and gave it a three and a half hour look and listen. To call it a musical nirvana would be an understatement. That and THE LAST WALTZ remain the two greatest concerts ever put on film. However even among the gems are a slight... Sign in to see full entry.

Monarch madness...

There must be some little known universal law that dictates all kings, queens, czars, emperors, monarchs, etc, have to be either paranoid, demented, or just all around fucking out of their minds. Case in point....Czar Paul l of Russia. Psychotically suspicious of democracy and of anything Western... Sign in to see full entry.

Barbecue madness...

Here's a little something to "whet your appetite" the next time you have a barbecue. The feast day of St. Lawrence is August 10th. He was sentenced to death by roasting, and while he was being roasted alive on a spit gallantly told his torturers, "Turn me over, I'm cooked on that side." St. Lawrence... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Zappa "zaps" talk show host

Years ago Frank Zappa was a guest on the Joe Pyne Show. Pyne was one of the founding fathers of "shock interviewing," a method where he would spend more time insulting, demeaning, and antagonizing his unlucky guests than actually interviewing them. He was about as welcoming as a dentist with a... Sign in to see full entry.

polar bear club mystery

There are a lot of truly befuddling things in life, but few more strange than "The Polar Bear Club." This is where seemingly normal people engage in the cultish like event of gathering on a beach in the middle of Winter, and then stripping down to their Speedos and jumping into a semi frozen ocean... Sign in to see full entry.

"civil unrest??"

Today our resident Albany baboon actually referred to the looting, killing, arson, and rioting currently going on as "civil unrest" during his daily briefing. WTF?? That's like calling the Hindenburg explosion just a "slight mechanical malfunction," but then then Il Douchebag loves using euphamisms,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 12, 2020

HGTV...

I'm guessing that some of the couples on HGTV definitely rode the "short bus" while in school. How else to explain this query: An especially annoying mid-30's couple were being shown a magnificent looking log cabin home (much better than they deserved) deep in the mountains of some off the grid... Sign in to see full entry.

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