Category Archives: animals

SICK BUFFALO FOR EVERYONE

April 18, 2012 – 11:18 am

Several years ago my future ex-wife’s brother-in-law received a phone call from his brother. Bok and his son were in the hospital. They had had a motorsai accident. My future ex-wife hung up the phone. “Neither of them are dead?” I asked in Thai “No.” This was good news. Bok and his son Beer were […]

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Clyde’s Back

March 9, 2012 – 9:40 pm

Even when no one is home at AP’s brownstone, there are two cats. AP’s wife picked up two strays from the shelter; one for each of her children. Neither of them think of one of the cars as theirs. It might have to do with their dispositions. Clyde is the male. His fur is orange […]

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God Is Dog

February 21, 2012 – 12:02 pm

Back in the last century condensation formed on a window at my hometown’s hospital. A devout Christian spotted the face of Jesus in the opaque dew and the faithful gathered to pray beneath the mirage. The miracle vanished with the sun breaking through the clouds and a local fundamentalist preacher claimed the Son of God […]

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Man’s Best Friend

November 3, 2011 – 10:46 am

Why Some Men Have Dogs And Not Wives: 1. The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you. 2. Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name. 3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor. 4. A dog’s parents never visit. 5. […]

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Two Horses Asses

October 10, 2011 – 11:05 am

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. This gauge was used because that’s how they built them in England and English expatriates designed the US railroads. They English build them like that, because the first rail lines were built by the same people […]

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