Monthly Archives: September 2005

From letters page of Austin Chronicle : Dear Editor. I see in the movie listings that Oliver Twist will be advance-screening in Austin this week. I?d just like to remind moviegoers that it was directed by a child rapist. Is … Continue reading →

They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning, No one you see, is smarter than he, And we know Flipper, lives in a world full of wonder, Flying there under, under the sea! Everyone loves the king of the sea, … Continue reading →

- A Game of Strategy for the Painfully Self-Aware – You?re with a group of people at a bar. For the sake of this game, lets call the people ?comics? and the bar, a comedy club on a Thursday night. … Continue reading →

Postscript to my last piece. A reliable source just informed me that if you call pretty much any government office nowadays, they know your name, number and location before they answer. Say something you shouldn’t, thinking you have anonimity, and … Continue reading →

*it’s a longish read, make a cup of tea It?s often the small things about living in the US that take me by surprise. And make me feel like a right idiot. I got an email from the Humane Society … Continue reading →