by Dan Geddes Arthur was chatting with his old friend, Professor David Denkins, who was visiting him in Amsterdam. They sat at the Grand Café…
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By Martin H. Levinson With apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein (Sing to the tune of “June is Bustin’ Out All Over” from then musical Carousel)…
By E. A. Bourland A long time ago there were an unhappy people who lived in a desolate land. They eked a living by farming…
by Dan Geddes Hollings’ Works Soldier’s Way (1920) Elmer and Louise (1922) A Green Sled and Other Poems (1923) Son of the South (1928) Share…
Written by: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys,…
by Fred Russell How are new words popularized? Mostly in the media, but journalists are only the middlemen of language, picking up on words and…
by Timothy Braatz 1. Red Wave Tuesday night. What a fiesta! Sharon’s famous guacamole. Country music on Mike’s stereo. White string lights on their back…
By Martin H. Levinson The U.S. military has had great success setting up no-fly zones over the lands of foreign enemies. So maybe we should…
Written by: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys,…
By Martin H. Levinson George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and FDR did some pretty amazing things when they led the country. But their achievements don’t hold…
Oh, there’s no going Home for the Holidays, ‘Cause no matter how much you wash your hands, When you travel way over To your…
by Helga Hewston “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful—that’s what…
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