Book of Daze: Just Because Day
Today is National Just Because Day, an opportunity “to do something without rhyme or reason,” according to the folks at National Day Calendar, who suggest… Read More
Postcards from The Pug Bus
Lifting a satirical leg on pop culture since 2004
Author: philmaggitti
Don’t Call Me a White Person Anymore
Recently I was informed by the entrail readers at 23&Me that I am 1/500 sub-Saharan African or any other non-white subgroup. I was delighted by… Read More
The Man Whose Merde Doesn’t Stink: A Modern Parable of Odorless Isolation
A twenty-five-year-old local man—whom we’ll call “Helado,” the Spanish word for “ice cream”—claims his life has been upended by a rare condition that renders his… Read More
Discordian Convention Coming to West Chester, PA
WEST CHESTER,PA–Once known as The Athens of the East, this leafy college borough is bidding fair to become San Francisco East. Step one was the… Read More
OMG There’s a Patron Saint of Shorthand ISYN
If you’re STD (sick to death) of people who splatter their “writing” with SFS (stupid flipping shorthand), you can thank Saint Cassian of Imola, the… Read More
The Kids Are All Right, Satirical Commentary
I have nothing against children. Indeed, I think qualified persons should own a few. Children are often cute, sometimes amusing, and if we’re lucky, they… Read More
The Rolling Stones Should Shrivel Up and Die
Dear Mick, Keith, Charlie, and the Other Guy,I have learned recently that you stinking geezers will be touring next year. Please don’t. In the name… Read More
God Drops Carson Wentz from Fantasy Team
WILMINGTON, De.–The Lord God Almighty is more than a little miffed by Carson Wentz’ three-pick performance in the Eagles 48-7 loss to the New Orleans… Read More