What's So Funny?
Russell Gayer, author speaker
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Disco Golf Luau
I’d like to start this week’s intro by saying I have the utmost respect for Mr. Fred Rogers. He brought a gentle, comforting presence into the lives of millions of children and the world is a better and happier place for him having lived… Continue Reading “Disco Golf Luau”
Houston, We Have a Problem
This week’s photo prompt inspired me to take a brief respite from the laborious task of writing humor and take on one of the most serious challenges facing our society today—addiction. Not a single family on the face of our planet has escaped the… Continue Reading “Houston, We Have a Problem”
Shamash; the Final Candle
Very few people know (except Rochelle, of course) that six hours before Ian Fleming finished the first draft of Casino Royale (released in 1953), a little known Ozark novelist, Hershel “Jim Bob” Frugalstein, submitted an original spy-thriller manuscript to New York publisher Shyster &… Continue Reading “Shamash; the Final Candle”
Not the Strongest Battery in the Bottle
After reading one of my short stories, non-writer family members and friends often ask, “Where did that idea come from?” Thanks to this week’s photo by Sean Fallon, I will not only explain where they come from, but also why some are better… Continue Reading “Not the Strongest Battery in the Bottle”
Frosty the Fireball
I’ve always wanted to use the name Madge in a story. Thanks to Rochelle, and her intriguing photo, I finally get my chance. Some of you may remember Madge as the beautician who soaked her client’s fingers in Palmolive dishwashing detergent to make them… Continue Reading “Frosty the Fireball”
Does this decanter make me look fat?
If restaurant table condiments could talk, what tales they would tell. Secrets of illicit lovers, confessions of criminals on the lam, and horror stories of pranksters who leave the salt lid unscrewed for the next diner. This week’s episode features a 100 word rant… Continue Reading “Does this decanter make me look fat?”
Walmartian Tour, 2012
When I was in high school, my buddy’s father ran the bus station in Fayetteville. I would intentionally refer to it as Jefferson Lanes just to piss him off. “Lines, damn it! It’s Lines, not Lanes,” he would scream. Sometimes his dad would pay us… Continue Reading “Walmartian Tour, 2012”
Running of the Spiders
I struggled to find anything funny in this week’s photo, so I went with my first impression. It’s a mix of Alfred Hitchcock and Mel Brooks. It won’t make you spew coffee through your nose, but you might look over your shoulder. I’ll be… Continue Reading “Running of the Spiders”
2pm in the Garden of Dumb & Dumber
If you stopped by this blog expecting to have your intellect stimulated—you came to the wrong place. That would be Douglas MacIlroy at http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/ or any other of the gifted writers that participate in Friday Flash Fiction. Mine is low-brow humor. Stop now while… Continue Reading “2pm in the Garden of Dumb & Dumber”
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