So, tonight was our second read-through/meeting about A Candid World, a Revolutionary War-era play by Dawn Brodey for the Lights Up! series at the Illusion Theatre. My character is Davy, a Scottish soldier in the British army, and I am supposed to have a “thick Scottish accent.”  Now, I like to think that I’m pretty [...]

There’s a nerd blog I read called Topless Robot, and they recently gave birth to a new internet meme.  If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably already seen this stuff. They do a weekly feature called “Fan Fiction Friday,” wherein they pluck the most horrific fan fiction from the internet and post it with [...]

Donny & Marie do Star Wars. Red Foxx is Obi-wan and makes Sanford & Son jokes.  Kris Kristofferson plays Han Solo.  Paul Lynde is a bad guy.  Stormtroopers sing and dance.  As I watched this, I looked like Joaquin Phoenix when he sees the home video in Signs. You’re welcome.

Recently, my friend Nick (pictured here) received a few flirtatious texts from a Louisiana number that were clearly not intended for him.  It was still going on when he, Carin, and I were at Green Mill this Tuesday night, so we decided that it was high time he replied.  Nick has detailed the entire sordid tale on his own [...]

…because I don’t want to shatter their belief in crunchberries. California woman Janine Sugawara lost an historic case today when a judge ruled that a reasonable consumer would know that crunchberries are not real.  The following is ripped from legal humor blog “Lowering the Bar.” On May 21, a judge of the U.S. District Court for [...]

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines. Thanks to Zach Curtis for today’s spam subject heading.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

This is my own attempt at Spamusement, poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines.

Yet another fun topic on Twitter today, this time started by Joe Bozic. It’s #RidiculousHistory. Here are mine: In 1936, “Action” Jackson Pollack discovered his trademark style when he shot a fellow spy, spraying blood on a canvas. Davy Crockett & his faithful partner Ricardo Tubbs successfully defended the Alamo from a force of Indians [...]

Today’s “trending topic” hashtag game on Twitter is #crapnamesforpubs, and holy crap, there are a lot of them. Here are mine: The Stranger Hug The Breathalyzed Senator The Ol’ 9-11 The Bathroom Rape Inn The Sailor and Semen The Hard Stool The Marinating Fetus Bangers ‘n’ Sashimi The Keg and Flukeworm Rolling Rock Tavern Daddy [...]