Category Archives: Strangeness

It’s Funny 25 Time, kids!

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Solonor

The best part about the holidays is the annual Dr. Demento Funny 25! This is my annual obsessive-compulsive update to the Top 100 (or so) Demented Hits (from Funny 25’s) using the countdown. With its 13th place finish, “Dead Puppies” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Five cents please

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Solonor

This is my new favorite blog for some reason. I think it’s the bunnies. [ via Busy Mom ] Continue reading →

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The return of the long, rambling post, neatly fastened to the long, rambling title

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Solonor

Here’s a startling revelation… Scientists have proven that if you don’t write in your blog every day (except to post links to your bad ass pop hits), people will stop bothering to read the damn thing! Well, 9-out-of-10 scientists. That … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Norman Roswell

Posted on November 22, 2004 by Solonor

Yes, I said Norman Roswell. Just quit groaning and click it… Here’s a link to that other fella, in case you need a frame of reference. Heh. Frame. Get it? [ via Tom McMahon ] Continue reading →

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Where’s that Colonel from Python when you need him?

Posted on November 15, 2004 by Solonor

Since I’m going out of town tomorrow, I thought, “Ah-ha! I can leave my music post up at the top all week, so when a record producer gets unwittingly brought to the blog by mystical forces beyond all ken, she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Strangeness | 2 Comments

A rubber chicken in every pot!

Posted on November 4, 2004 by Solonor

From a comment left by jcwinnie on the previous post: “Perhaps the most elegant solution is to join a country that exists only in one Continue reading →

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We now resume our regular programming…

Posted on November 4, 2004 by Solonor

You know, you really should write something different today… dork. Like what? And stop calling me names! Maybe something other than baseball or politics? Idiot. I don’t know if I remember how! And quit it with the insults, jerk. Well, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ready? OK! Owwww….

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Solonor

Somehow, I missed seeing this story until Friday at lunch when Grump said, “Hey, did you see where a Cleveland player got shot?” Thinking that this was one of those “so a Cleveland player gets shot…” jokes, I replied: “What? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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All your bass are belong to us

Posted on September 15, 2004 by Solonor

In last week’s post about Dear Aunt Nettie, I mentioned the Museum of Depressionist Art. However, I didn’t give it or its sister site – The Gladys Dwindlebimmers Ralston Gallery of the Unidentifiable – the space they deserve. Well, knowing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t worry. Be grumpy.

Posted on September 9, 2004 by Solonor

Turns out Sgt. Grump is going to outlive us all… [ via jozjozjoz ] Continue reading →

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