Don’t forget Stonehenge. They would make some nice landscaping rocks. Alltop is in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: "Taking the Waters"
I love the sales features: no diet, no bath, no exercise! –Wait, no bath? I’m sure they mean the notion of “Taking the Waters” for weight loss and the curing of other ailments. This quaint European custom is still practiced … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Cartoons have problems too
I found these amusing, if not particularly sensitive. I DO wonder why Wylie Coyote’s OCD is not mentioned. Here are a few other issues I think worth mentioning. (Note, I have no psychological training, so these are purely a layman’s … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Warning: you don’t have Spidey-reflexes
This sign would also be useful if posted liberally on the 401, especially in the Toronto region. Alltop is a member of the slow humor movement.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Plato was a riot!
Now I don’t feel badly for having the same reaction to The Apology of Socrates! Alltop likes Sophocles for the phat beats.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: What is the right amount of blogging?
Frankly, none. But never bite the hand that feeds you I say, particularly when it feeds you ripe fruit and vegemite sandwiches. This rule applies doubly for evil galactic overlords between gigs. (And yes, the first continent to be occupied … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Time Travel Sucks
If you asked him, Bertie could never really tell you what he disliked most about time travel. Obviously, having to arrive in each new era stark naked was not the most pleasant experience. It usually meant having at least a … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Improving Old Movies: Roman Holiday
I think Roman Holiday would have been better if stormtroopers were chasing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck the whole time. And just to be fair, Peck should have some kind of lightsaber, and Hepburn should get some kind of blaster. … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Don’t blink or you’ll miss the best part
First Look: Ultimate Teaser Trailer for Comedy Bang Bang, the TV show! Comedy Bang Bang is one of my favorite podcasts, so it’s kind of cool to see it turn into a TV show on the IFC network. The series … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The captain was a worry
They had been looking forward to their honeymoon, but after meeting the captain, the newlyweds wondered if they shouldn’t just have gone to Brighton. Alltop went to Niagara Falls. The Ambassador, a photo by seriykotik1970 on Flickr.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Trustworthiness of Beards
Finally, a new advance in the Beard Sciences! Here at the Institute of the Hirsute, we applaud this initiative. This exhaustive study of trustworthiness, vis-a-vis a gentlemen’s hair foliage, will help generations better understand who they’re dealing with. (Click the … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: An unwavering band of light
One of my favourite quotes from Breakfast of Champions: His situation, insofar as he was a machine, was complex, tragic and laughable. But the sacred part of him, his awareness, remained an unwavering band of light. And this book is … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: And now a word from John Cleese, the devil
This explains a great deal. Alltop is fond of burning things too.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Rocket wearing a fez
You see, Marc Johns just GETS it. Alltop has a tiny fez fetish.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Death of a humanist
It’s hard to process the idea that Kurt Vonnegut died last night. He wasn’t immortal — at least in the “not dying” sense — but it felt like the world was a better place knowing he was still in it. … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Woody Allen’s Hemingway Is Hilarious
If you haven’t seen Midnight in Paris yet (and if so, shame on you), then these quotes from the movie may be mild spoilers. Hemingway: No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Beekeeping
Another clip, this featuring John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson: Is it me, or do a inordinate number of John Cleese sketches end with him killing everyone? Alltop would like to end a sketch with gunfire too.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Hitler Sings! And the First Irish Moon-shot
More from Spike Milligan. And if that wasn’t enough, Spike can make fun of his homeland too. (Though I think he’s actually making fun of the stereotypes.) Alltop doesn’t like the sound of these boncentration bamps.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ampersand wearing a fez
I think Marc Johns has nailed it. This is exactly the kind of whimsical hat an ampersand would wear. Here are some other suggestions punctuation/headgear combos: colon wearing a bowler hat semi-colon wearing a flat cap question mark wearing a … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Goon Show: Tales of Men’s Shirts
Before Monty Python, there was The Goon Show. I love the way that when Spike Milligan does anything, he breaks the rest of the Goons up. This is their penultimate radio performance, which also happened to be televised, and is, … Continue reading →
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