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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Catcher in the Rye
In 1950, J.D. Salinger was hired by the New York City Tourist Bureau to write a jazzy and young novel about the city that never sleeps, in hopes of increasing general awareness about the city, and why it was such … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Classics of Travel Literature — The Odyssey & The Hobbit
The Odyssey The Odyssey is a story about a homicidal maniac (Odysseus) who refuses to ask for directions. This tragic flaw, shared by many men, leads his crew to disaster. Some are eaten by monsters, some are eaten by their … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ad hominem rules for writing
drooling pinheads open their stories with the weather, or a prologue fatuous knobs use the passive voice corpulent prose-pederasts use a verb other than “said” to carry dialog (and only a complete asshole would use an adverb to modify “said”) … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Skwib: Trooper Jinglo at home
Every time he thought about the Death Star, and how he was supposed to be on duty that day, Trooper Jinglo just needed to cuddle with his dog. More pics and cutlines like this at Monkeyjoys (my Tumblr blog). Alltop was supposed to be cleaning out the garbage containers, but
Continue readingArt Threat: Pepper spray cop serenaded by Shearer – Monday Music: Ballad of the Pepper Spray Cop
Pepper Spray Cop infiltrates Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Harry Shearer — yes, that Harry Shearer of Simpsons and Spinal Tap fame — has immortalized UC Davis’ infamous police officer in song. Entitled Ballad of the Pepper Spray Cop, the ditty debuted on Shearer’s
Continue readingThe Skwib: The Future Is Frenzied
Professor Albedo-9000 Frink (the Third) was justifiably proud of his invention. It had taken him nearly 300 years of his genetically enhanced life to construct the Frink Dojigger 12. (Experimental models 1-11 proved un-viable.) Using only the finest Moussorgsky rodent filaments and all the heavy element Poutinium available in the Liquid Fermentation Galaxy, he had […]
Continue readingThe Skwib: Zach Galifianakis interview Charlize Theron
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Charlize Theron from Between Two Ferns
Alltop has sweaty thighs too.
Continue readingThe Skwib: Zach Galifianakis interviews Bruce Willis
The 80s: the underrated decade.
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Bruce Willis from Bruce Willis
Alltop preferred the 70s.
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