Humorous Intent

Jul 23

Jul 23 Let It Be on Your Head

This wasn't a salesperson with an eye for the perfect hat for the stylish man. This was a salesperson with a hat inventory problem.

Jul 19

Jul 19 I Want Carruthers' Job

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Medley

It’s a lot more pleasant to be the fellow pouring the splash of whiskey afterwards than to be the fellow pursued by the ring of assassins on the blasted heath. Where does one apply?

Jul 15

Jul 15 Say, Does the Noon Bus to Montreal Continue on to Munich?

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Medley

Airports can be confusing places and one tour guide looks much like another. So what if you’re on a different continent than you thought?

Jul 12

Jul 12 Hold On a Second, Would You? My Other Life is On The Line

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Medley

Do these fellows having whole other secret lives get volume discounts on engagement rings, wedding tuxes, reception hall rentals, and justices of the peace?

Jul 9

Jul 9 The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling Me

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Suburban fiascoes

There are some very strange noises coming from the basement, either something expensive going on the fritz or ghosts. I’m rooting for the ghosts.

Jul 5

Jul 5 Let Me Transfer You To Our People On Jupiter. They Ought To Be Able to Help You

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Modern man adrift

When long distance was pricey, talk was distilled to its essence: “Remember the hallway? I re-tiled it. Remember my appendix? They took it out. Remember the kids? They graduated. Remember the dog? May he rest in peace.”

Jun 30

Jun 30 The Older I Get the Poorer I Was as a Child

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Medley

In which old friends get together and revel in falsehoods regarding their youth.