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Postcards from The Pug Bus

Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Texting or calling?

Marlene Bishop, 67, retired church potluck seating consultant

Allegedly deciding at 104 Courtesy Court, Paducah, KY

Calling. If someone cares enough to hear my voice, I can spare five minutes. Besides, half the arguments I have witnessed began because somebody interpreted a period at the end of a text as emotional warfare.

Gordon Tully, 43, professional instruction manual translator

Allegedly replying from 8 Read Receipt Lane, Missoula, MT

Texting. Telephones assume I am prepared for conversation at any random moment. I object to that level of optimism.

Rita Hollis, 52, neighborhood rumor verification officer

Allegedly confirming details at 55 Busy Signal Drive, Wilmington, NC

Calling. You can learn more from six seconds of hesitation than six paragraphs of carefully edited texting. Human beings leak the truth through awkward silences.

Culture

Texas Says Death Row Inmates Deserve Healthier Last Meals

philmaggitti 15 years

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The execution of Lawrence Brewer has reignited the controversy about the last meals traditionally served to inmates on death row. Mr. Brewer,… Read More

Misheard lyrics illustration, featuring a retro karaoke crowd singing with heroic confidence and utter inaccuracy, microphone glowing under disco lights.

"Hold me close, Tony Danza."

Culture

An Open Letter to the Rolling Stones

philmaggitti 15 years

Dear Mick, Keith, Charlie, and the New Guy,I have learned recently that you geezers might be touring next year. Please don’t. In the name of… Read More

"Never send a woman to do a man's job."

Culture Music

Paul McCartney CD Rocks the Home Shopping Network

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 16 years

Spoiler alert: if you’re a Paul McCartney fan with a weak heart, a receding hairline, or a “cool” kid on the debate team at high… Read More

A casually dressed man sits in a recliner wearing a paper crown, holding a remote control like a scepter and balancing a pizza box on his lap, illustrating the theme of stay quietly in your room.

Proof that you can stay quietly in your room and still rule your kingdom with pizza and a remote.

Culture

Lil’ Wayne Sentencing Postponed for Hemorrhoid Surgery

Biff Scuzzy 16 years

NEW YORK – Once again an attorney for Lil’ Wayne has requested a postponement of the rapscallion’s jail sentencing for attempted gun possession. The sentencing… Read More

In this dynamic horoscopes illustration, a man's shadow is filing its own tax returns.

The shadow knows.

Culture

RIAA Sues Fetus as Accessory to Illegal Downloading

philmaggitti 16 years

The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has lowered the bar in its war against music piracy. In a surprising legal maneuver the RIAA slapped… Read More

"Trigger Warning"

Culture Music

Musicians Admit to Only Pretending to Like Pete Seeger

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 16 years

Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, and a host of musicians who have appeared with folk singer Pete Seeger during the last few years have admitted they… Read More

Culture Music

Klaus Harmony Tribute Band Will Rock 2011 Super Bowl

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 16 years

A German Klaus Harmony tribute band calling themselves the Wondercrotchens is scheduled to rock the 2011 Super Bowl, according to a National Football League spokesperson.… Read More

Young basketball player in red No. 24 jersey

Culture

Michelle Obama Taps Barbie Doll for Anti-Obesity Campaign

philmaggitti 17 years

The Barbie doll turns fifty-one today, and First Lady Michelle Obama noted the occasion by announcing that Barbie would serve as the official spokesperson for… Read More