Prose Silly

Nothing Solid

Filcher Widdle, proprietor and 51% owner of back yard niche construction company . . .

Retention Issue

Local thespian, Della Splen, who recently received solid reviews for her portrayal of Ella Freddle . . .

Short Story

She told me she was a plant person

I said plants are just life support for roots

Ticking Away

Joshua Twitlow, eldest son of Dremble Twitlow, founder of Twitlow Farm Supply . . .

An Atom Can’t Think

An atom can’t think.

But, incredibly, over time spanning billions of years, collections of atoms reacted to form molecules

Plans

Grendel Windcraft (pronounced Jane Johnson), spokesperson for the Copley Hike and Bike Rent-a-Bike Shop . . .

Universal Correspondence

Dear Universe:

How are you? I’ve been meaning to write to you for a long time (for me, not you!), but I’ve been very busy (my boss) . . .

Catch-22

Gus “Elbow” Cunningham of Smoking Forest, ID expressed frustration at being caught in his third Catch-22 . . .

Dig It

Carberd Grelmik, CEO and President of “We Dig It” digging company . . .

How to Make Babies

Little Jimmy in school today
Learned how to make babies
“First you take the ‘y’ off”
“And then replace it with ‘ies’”

Peckers

Saskatchewan chicken entrepreneur, Sven Meltrap, runner-up last week in Canada’s Duck Calling With the Stars competition in Random Foot, Manitoba . . .

Choices

Local white guy, Randy Carbonhogger, found himself recently on the horns of a personal dilemma . . .

Why We Should Tip

Setting - Busy Restaurant. Seated inside - man and woman, arguing. Two males walk in, one tall, one short, and get seated.

Weather or Not

Aspiring meteorologist Bethany Mildow indicated on Wednesday she is moving full force forward with her career plans.

Inconsiderate Neighbors

Drummer for local heavy metal rock band, Poison Needle, Eldon Dremel, who recently moved to the Century 21 Apartment complex . . .

Weird Twist

I tried to tell you how I felt
and you went off rambling
in some weird-ass direction,

Have It In Spades

Peter Windinhole, master gardener and sole proprietor of north Skukum County’s Plant Parenthood Nursery and Gardening Center,

Look Alike

Stedly Glumlow, funeral director for the Heavenly Haven funeral home in Moving Lips, AL

On Guard

Expressing optimism upon locating a job after half a year of unemployment, Preston Overshorts . . .

White Noise

Elberta Windchime, sole heir to the massive Windchime fortune who recently moved to Jumping Roach, OH . . .

David Copperfield

David Copperfield was happy
To finally get out of his novel
Adjusting to life in the 2020s
Without too much difficulty

Bad Spelling

Jason Outcast of Gut Feeling, MS, who recently placed last in the Wrenching County spelling bee . . .

In the Limelight

Local hairdresser and spinster, Miss Beatrice Fellmont, who has never previously been in the limelight . . .

Clothing Budget Struggles

Citing her state’s new 10% surcharge on intimate apparel, local woman Sandy Shoreleaves complained to reporters Wednesday about budget struggles.

New Theory of Universe Origin

Scientists studying back- ground radio signals formed during creation of matter in the universe recently refined the signal and fed it through an amplifier.

Mrs. Lucocci

Mrs. Lucocci has lived
in her house for 40 years
and every day, Mrs. Lucocci
gets out her broom

Obituary

Officials in charge of Oregon’s Death Without Dignity Act announced today that the OSU Women’s Basketball team had succumbed to a lack of press coverage and was declared dead

AMTRAK

Today we went to Portland on the train and learned a couple of things. First, there’s the Albany train station. You get a bit of history stepping into it - like being in a world of 100 years ago.

Our Trip to India

We arrived safely in India yesterday after approximately 48 hours of flying. Actually, most of that time was spent in airports, but I digress.

Safety First

According to the National Highway Safety Council, pedestrians lack many important safety features

More Local News

Near-identical twins, Leroy and Elroy Driddle, of Colon Fire, CO, were named joint winners this past Tuesday of the annual Kiwanis Club Halloween costume contest . . .

Today’s Unwritten Rules

Modern pedestrians must carry a cell phone and be engaged solely with it to the exclusion of input from the rest of the world whenever they are crossing a busy intersection

Potting Failure

Expressing frustration with her most recent efforts using a potter’s wheel at the community craft center . . .

Local Nincompoop Confused by February

Local Nincompoop
Confused by February

Expressing relief when the confusing month of February was finally over, local nincompoop Todd Wardlow let out a giant sigh in front of reporters. Wardlow, who experienced numerous difficulties related to the month explained that February is a stressful time for him.

Our House is on Fire

OMG, our house is on fire. 

I know this is one of those times most people get stressed out WAAY beyond belief with panic . .

Missing Dice Truck Found

Scio, OR, May 7
A truckload of Las Vegas-bound dice missing since April 20 has been found, according to a spokesman for Republic Gaming.

Bad Moves in Marketing

“You Are Here”

Great idea for a themed restaurant with strong name recognition.  Unfortunately, mall map makers balked

Silent Night

After an argument last night with her husband, Sten, Mrs. Clarida Seasoning of Point Blank, NY . . .

Men With Balls II

Meanwhile, at a large bowl-shaped venue out of doors, another group of men, different from the one yesterday, engaged in a different activity with a somewhat different inflatable object.

Elephant in the Room

Howie Oglemore, husband of Stella (Actite) Oglemore of Three Finks, FL, briefed reporters about a recent argument at home.

Before the Storm

Greetings from the South Pacific!  Hope all is well in Iowa.  Got here yesterday afternoon and I’m just getting settled in.

Updates

Where there’s smoke, there’s a fryer
A miss is as good as a smile
You can’t teach an old dog new treks

Men With Balls

At the City Civic Arena today, a group of very tall men bounced a large inflatable ball and hoisted it towards a hoop situated about 10 feet off of the floor

A Conversation with John

This year marks over four decades since the assassination of John Lennon and I thought it would be timely to have a conversation with him.

Garden Partly

We went to a garden shop/nursery today and had a great time. In fact, if you were to sum up the pleasure of my wife and I had at the garden store and divided it by two, you’d see an extraordinary amount of pleasure . . .

Losing Your Head

When aspiring dieter, Joel Doitsomeday of Pucker Off, DE said he planned to lose “ten pounds . . . "

No Comet

Semi-professional astronomer, Dingle Wicklow, at the university observatory . . .

Wet Side Story

Cast of Characters

Gloria Pillwock - Small town girl seeking to make it anonymously in the big city

The Batman Letters #5

Dear Batman:

How was your day? I just wanted to write and let you know I appreciate you stopping crime at night, but then I got to wondering about all the crime that goes on in the day.

Plans

Grendel Windcraft (pronounced Jane Johnson), spokesperson for the Copley Hike and Bike Rent-a-Bike Shop . . .

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In the Limelight

Local hairdresser and spinster, Miss Beatrice Fellmont, who has never previously been in the limelight . . .

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On Guard

Expressing optimism upon locating a job after half a year of unemployment, Preston Overshorts . . .

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Catch-22

Gus “Elbow” Cunningham of Smoking Forest, ID expressed frustration at being caught in his third Catch-22 . . .

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Silent Night

After an argument last night with her husband, Sten, Mrs. Clarida Seasoning of Point Blank, NY . . .

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Inconsiderate Neighbors

Drummer for local heavy metal rock band, Poison Needle, Eldon Dremel, who recently moved to the Century 21 Apartment complex . . .

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Choices

Local white guy, Randy Carbonhogger, found himself recently on the horns of a personal dilemma . . .

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