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| All through it I wondered if Ray Milland somehow knew that a little less than two decades later he'd co-star with Rosie ... |
| November 29, 2008 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Y'know that part at the beginning where that girl cradling the dog absent-mindedly lets it escape her clutches and it ru... |
| August 31, 2008 |
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| May 31, 2008 |
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| May 14, 2008 |
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by Dave Riley
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| "Haw haw haw" is always funnier than "ha ha ha," believe you me.... |
| April 30, 2008 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Ever notice how, when you say or write o' rather than of, hilarity ensues? Well, it does. ... |
| March 31, 2008 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Recently I transferred my website to a different host. I wasted the better part of a day performing tedious secretarial ... |
| October 14, 2007 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Takin' that Silverbird
to the great big city
With nothing but my dreams
and my favorite pair of jeans
But I won't le... |
| July 15, 2007 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Ah, hail sweet relief!
Warm amber tension flows free
Knees buckle, breathe sigh... |
| April 02, 2007 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Every now and then an uncooperative computer application forces me to visit a support forum, which bolsters my misanthro... |
| January 13, 2007 |
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by Dave Riley
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| You know that old Kraft TV commercial* with the white-haired grandpa who eats a piece of cheese, then gets all misty-eye... |
| December 02, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Reformism is for simple-minded wussies. I used to espouse the notion of changing the system from within—there were copio... |
| November 05, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Little brother asks,
"Oh mommy, is there a god?"
She will lie to him.... |
| October 01, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| This really sucked so you didn't want to read it anyway. Trust me on this.
—Dave Riley... |
| September 20, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Married? That's too bad.
Children? Oh my, what a shame.
Well, see ya later!... |
| September 05, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| The jangling of the bells on the ice cream truck proved one of the precious few things in life on which you could depend... |
| August 22, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Roy skipped out of the family room clutching his package. He whined, “It’s the comohshul an’ I gotta pee-pee.”
For th... |
| July 06, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Mrs. Bailey demonstrated awkward nonchalance and continued: “Fr. O’Bannion and I think you should try to act more like J... |
| June 14, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| It's been said that artists wallow in their own feces. Then hardcore technocrats wallow in the feces of others. A well-d... |
| May 11, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Sister Mary Esther turned, faced the children, and raised her hands, poised to conduct the children, above her head. She... |
| May 09, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| “Lemmee tell you something Kitty.”
Kitty giggled and leaned forward.
Mr. Bailey also giggled as he indicated Mrs. ... |
| April 24, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| The hazy rays of the intense sun targeted the lawn chair into which Tony Poda had wedged his fat ass. It parboiled his e... |
| April 20, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| He fumbled with the adult-sized handset as he used his five-year-old hand to lift it from the cradle. Then he reached wi... |
| April 09, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| “He’s always embarrassing me! He’s so immature! He’s just jealous ‘cause I’m practically a grown-up, that’s all.”... |
| March 22, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| In urban art-damaged neighborhoods/communities, barely talented dimwits devoid of basic social skills who don't bother t... |
| March 02, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| The spot advertising the Ploughboys on the Shorty Harris Show must have been in last-minute heavy rotation. Roy h... |
| February 16, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Mrs. Bailey continued, “Well it was so obvious. Can you just imagine? That—God bless me—harlot winked at you!”
This p... |
| January 28, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Mrs. Bailey sounded detached after the excitement. “Oh him. He stumbled out front and is getting sick on the lawn... |
| January 05, 2006 |
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by Dave Riley
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| “Oh a group of them just passed on their way from the bar out to the parking lot. They were playing ‘Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah’ o... |
| December 17, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Roy still giggled as he bent over and pressed STOP. He examined Janie’s face hoping to find approval. Instead he found t... |
| December 02, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| "What does this Shame-O guy do anyway?"
She displayed the awe of a child describing a magic trick as she explained, "... |
| November 19, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Jim Bailey turned up in the family room futzing with his tie knot and grumbling something about being under-appreciated ... |
| November 02, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Roy said and did nothing to annoy Emily while Patty's scheme almost succeeded but fizzled out when a nosy classmate got ... |
| October 12, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Fran Bailey used both hands to fasten her right earring while she hurriedly descended the carpeted stairs of the Bailey'... |
| October 01, 2005 |
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by Dave Riley
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| Grandpa Bowser grasped Tiny Little Rosie's hand as they strolled down the street. He towered over the small girl and had... |
| September 18, 2005 |
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