To my jumping wooohooo elation, the panel of experts in the genre of intestinal blockage literature selected my entry “Constipated With Love,” as the winner.
Tag Archive for Humor
Your Chance to Vote In the Great Bearded Giveaway
by LukeSpartacus •
Chicharones Explained
by LukeSpartacus •
First, what aren’t they? They aren’t something that is very nice for pigs, who forfeit their lives so that you can chow down of their succulent fried deliciousness (vegans, just stop reading right now, it gets worse) that becomes their skin when cut into little bits and thrown into hot oil, and is fried and…
Why At 28 I Finally Became An NFL Fan
by LukeSpartacus •
Like plenty people who hold state speech championships, love the smell of old books, have read the works of Hemingway, and find reading and writing poetry by candle light with Iron and Wine blazing in the background a fabulous way to spend a Friday night; I have never been gung-ho about the NFL. Actually, I…
Ned’s Promised Land
by LukeSpartacus •
There’s a promised land we are all searching for. All of our inclinations and addiction, remoteness, disagreement and whatnot have been put aside as we align every impulse, action and affection towards it. We picture the land flowing with remorseless hills fluent in all dialects of pasture and privy to the whispers of late summer…
The Ballad of The Mosquito and the House Fly
by LukeSpartacus •
Fifth Graders On Gatsby Redos
by LukeSpartacus •
Fifth graders, I have decided, from a marginal sample size in an unscientific setting, have trouble with understanding cause and effect. Take this conversation: “Did you hit him?” “No.” “I saw you hit him.” “Because he hit me first.” “Why did you hit him first?” “Because it was a redo and he said it wasn’t.” No,…
Mega Stuck on the Megabus
by LukeSpartacus •
If this weekend were an animal, it would be an eight legged dragon bear wearing a sombrero, gyrating to the rhythm of a rain dance, imploring the gods to shower the earth with the laughing tears of El Señor Cuervo. If this weekend were a school bus, it would be the Magic School bus and…