The narrator speaks, “The scene is a concert hall in lower Manhattan; but all the seats are empty. The stage is crowded with animals of every shape and kind. They seem to be excited, nervous, and growing impatient. While...
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Ask the Commanders in Chief The latest concept in entertainment airs tonight! This is a new broadcast innovation that will allow the listening public to ask pertinent questions of U.S. presidents past and present. Never...
The judge called for quiet in the courtroom. My attorney cautioned me not to say anything (I’m the plaintiff). He further instructed the defendant (that’s also me) to remain mute. Confusing? Not at all; let me explain. I am...
On 25 April, the N.I.H. (National Institute of Health), awarded a grant of $80,000 for a study to determine if mice (rats) stuttered! This brief announcement, without details, allowed my imagination to run amok! Imagine, 50...
Overheard in a conversation, “I just lost my husband.”(How could you lose someone that big and ugly?). How about this one? “My wife passed.”(Passed what? An 18 wheeler on Interstate 20?). Here’s one more: “My husband...
The concept of creating an Ireland in Oregon was hatched during a recent tour of the Emerald Isle. I was so enchanted with the people, the zillion shades of green, the music, the pubs, and of course, the Guinness. The land of...
Caution! You are about to enter THE no-spin zone. The factor begins right now. This is Bill O’Reilly inviting you to a special broadcast from Fox news here on the 27th floor of the Fox news building in New York City. Here is...
Eyewitness News at Six [or Seven or…. by Don Ware TV news programs, like any other TV program, are competing for viewership. Armed with this knowledge, TV news producers have devised a formula to grab its viewers by the...
Let’s do a musical leap frog from the aforementioned gentlemen in the title of this treatise to Cole Porter and George Gershwin. It’s only a short hop from Rogers and Hammerstein to Simon and Garfunkel, until we reach...
It’s been established that cavemen drew on the walls of their domiciles. The subject of these etchings would be a major mastodon kill; using spears and slingshots, to establish bragging rights, about who brought home the...