What Starlings Could Teach Trump’s Mean Government
A member of the bird species “superb starlings” would make a much better leader than our current bird-brained president. There is a species of birds named “superb starlings,” … Read more
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Oxymoron Harmony
By Dr. Neil Weiner Her mother named Harmony after a dream. The name turned out to be quite an oxymoron. Deafening silence filled the hospital room at the … Read more
Minnesota Nice Interviews The Bird Watcher
Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews an avid bird watcher from Minnesota. ANNOUNCER From beautiful downtown Slenderville, Minnesota, it’s the Minnesota Nice Radio Show. And here’s … Read more
How a Tyrannosaurus-Rex on a Transatlantic Flight Went So Wrong
By Peter Merkl I was asked to assist in dealing with an inflight emergency on my transatlantic flight. Just after midnight on a recent transatlantic flight, I was … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/26/25
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the directorial debut of ScarJo at Cannes, doesn’t need to be complicated … Read more
Rebirth of Alcatraz Home for Americans Who Need a Timeout
A blog of my special, badly needed timeout, kindly provided by the rebirth of Alcatraz. By Charles Burress Day 1. First day in my new digs, provided by … Read more
The Rule of Four (not Three)
The Rule of Four (not three): What if four men walk into a bar? Here we use the Rule of Four, as applied to the old “What if … Read more
Moral Rights for AI Bots? What About Human Bots?
AI bots are not an ethnic group, but the rapidly evolving species of advanced “artificial intelligence beings.” You might be alarmed to learn that a little-known group in … Read more
Ripping the Headlines Today, 5/19/25
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Moody’s downgrading US credit, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing; that’s … Read more
Party Line: Old School Evesdropping!
Gone are the days of ‘High Entertainment’ listening-in to private lives via the party line. Here’s a dusty old transcript to slow us all down one Ringy Dingy … Read more
