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Trains, Planes, and Pachyderms
Frankly, I did not know there were enough elephants remaining in the Northeast of Anywhere to merit an Artificial Intelligence system that alerts oncoming trains to the presence of a pachyderm crossing a railroad track. Is this a good sign…
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Dark Moments in Fundie History
by Jonathan Kieran AUGUST 19th, 1972 After failing miserably as the harmonizing ‘Bible Brothers’ of the mid-1960s, no one could have foreseen just how far Rob, Darryl, and Buddy Jenkins would “go” to sneak into the competitive world of Pentecostal performing.…
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Wildlife Waging War on Old Ladies?
Between grannies getting grabbed by gators in South Carolina and THIS POOR OLD LADY being nibbled by a shark with “dirty green teeth” (whuh?), I have a sneaking suspicion that Nature has a bone to pick with elderly females. (No…
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And This, My Friends, Is Why …
… Great White Sharks grow so big, Bad, and BOSSY! Eat that whale blubber, Mama! [Look for Jonathan Kieran’s fabulous new—as yet untitled—book of hundreds of witty, cynical, zeitgeist-rocking, and knee-slappingly clever cartoons of Pure Smartassery in 2024! Stay tuned…
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Fiction? It’s ALL Fiction, Honey
Yes indeed. Hopes for the publication of quality American fiction are in fine hands. Indisputably. [Look for Jonathan Kieran’s fabulous new—as yet untitled—book of hundreds of witty, cynical, zeitgeist-rocking, and knee-slappingly clever cartoons of Pure Smartassery in 2024! Stay tuned…
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Family Updates Status of Aussie Great White Shark Victim Toby Begg
I follow ALL shark attacks and significant shark “encounters” because I’ve been a shark FREAK since age six, when my grandparents took me to an aquarium in Niagara falls and one of the exhibits happened to have a couple of…
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I Can Vouch For All Twenty of These St. Augustine Thrills and More, Baby!
It has admittedly been quite awhile since I visited my hometown of St. Augustine, Florida, but my transformed California heart has never been terribly far from those coquina-shell beaches, the beguiling side-streets that lead to unexpected delights, and the stunning…
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Port Macquarie Shark Victim a Fighter And Then Some
New details are emerging about the stunning fight Australian surfer Toby Begg put up against a 15-ft. Great White Shark that took one of his legs in the waters off Port Macquarie. Not only did 44 year-old Begg battle against…
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Another One Dusts the Bite
Wrenching news out of Port Macquarie waters in Australia: 44 year-old surfer, Toby Begg, was attacked by a 15-ft. great white shark while in the midst of his circle of friends, floating about to catch some waves, and in the…
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Books Are Great …
… but you can’t eat ‘em. Even in Venezuela. [Look for Jonathan Kieran’s fabulous new—as yet untitled—book of hundreds of witty, cynical, zeitgeist-rocking, and knee-slappingly clever cartoons of Pure Smartassery in 2024! Stay tuned for developing news and previews.] ———…
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