Tex & Turbo, hide your women
Well, let me tell you about the rootin tootin-est outlaws this side of the Mississippi. Tex and Turbo: those names send a shiver up the spine of every gambler, bank manager, and catnip wrangler in ...
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Lupine of Lexington
Somewhere in Lexington, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lives, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf. Toby was quick to climb ...
A Bulldog Named Fireball
When I finally caught up Bamboo, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball in a ramshackle joint just outside of Sonoma, California, drinking the heart right out of a fine morning. Not ...
From Marrakech with Love
Once, I ran in to Rowdy and Piper in an airport bar in Marrakech. Time doesn’t have much meaning in airports – I was having evening drinks, but they were having breakfast, Piper squinting at ...
Toby, got glad
I caught Toby staring at himself in the mirror one day. I didn’t interrupt, just watched and listened as he paced back and forth, practicing his big speech: (This is a spoof of the famous ...
Blakely, Snifferella
Once upon a time, there was a sleeping beauty who, when woken by a local weirdo, transformed into the beautiful, magnificent, and curious Snifferella. With a dainty yawn, and a deep stretch, she came awake ...
Gipsy, story to tell
Gather round, all. My name is Gipsy, and I’ve got a story to tell. Comfortable? Take your time. I’ll wait. Do you need a cushion? A snack? Alright, looks like everyone’s got a seat. What ...
Celebrity Doppelgangers, part Two
More celebrity lookalikes! “Bear Bridges” (celebrity photo via GQ.com) Nellie & Murphy, the Blues Siblings (Ellie & mentalFloss.com) Henry Wilson (rottenTomatoes.com)
Barbaro, Cooper, Layla, Rudy, & Savannah, smile strike team
💥 If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire… The A-Team! 💥 I don’t know who was paying the bill, but their ...
Lucy, icon
My doctor wrote Lucy’s name on a prescription pad, the cure for hopelessness, loss, frowny days, morning fog, and scurvy It’s a citywide campaign: Lucy’s smile and tongue emblazoned on trucks driving by, billboards, blimps, ...