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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.

"This man, who speaks broken English and says his name is Brian, is about to be made redundant."

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Johnny Depp Set for Hunter S. Thompson Sendoff

philmaggitti Paris Hilton 21 years

ASPEN, Colo. – Johnny Depp will interrupt filming of the second through fifth sequels of Pirates of the Caribbean to read selected passages from Hunter S. Thompson’s… Read More

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Lil’ Kim Gets Advice from Martha Stewart

Biff Scuzzy 21 years

Ex-con Martha Stewart sent rapper and future con Lil’ Kim an e-mail “just to let my home girl know that gettin’ banged up ain’t the… Read More

Colorful pop-art portrait of a bespectacled man

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Bono Reunited with His Hat

Chip Hilton 21 years

(UPDATE) – A joyous Bono declared that “justice had prevailed” when he learned that a circuit civil court judge in Dublin had ruled that Bono’s… Read More

Adrian Dunbar singing at an old age home

"That bastard can't sing a lick, Emma."

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U2 Wins Lawsuit Over Bono Hat

philmaggitti 21 years

DUBLIN – Bono won a landmark legal decision yesterday when a circuit civil court judge in Dublin ruled that Bono’s one-time personal fashion consultant had… Read More

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Live 8 Artists Profit from Surge in Downloading

Chip Hilton 21 years

LONDON – The Live 8 concert held on Saturday to raise awareness of the poverty problem in Africa has spurred an outbreak of activity on… Read More

Solitaire card, the ace of spades, standing atop a globe.

"You talkin' to me?"

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Starbucks to Release Rare Dylan Flavor

philmaggitti 21 years

SEATTLE – Starbucks announced yesterday that it will release a new coffee flavor, Gaslight, on August 30. Named after the cafe where Bob Dylan was… Read More

Gifted child grows up to become an ordinary middle-aged adult wearing a large academic medal on a ribbon, proudly honoring unrealized potential with deadpan dignity.

At last, a ribbon for peaking before puberty.

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XXX Domains Sent to Digital Time-Out

philmaggitti 21 years

CORNISH FLATS, N.H. — The Internet Police approved a bold new scheme yesterday that would carve out a digital “red-light district” in cyberspace. Known by… Read More

Groundhog crossing guard leads several infant groundhogs across a deserted highway as part of a fictional roadkill management program promoting wildlife safety.

The next generation learns an important roadside lesson: bureaucracy arrives before danger does.

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Michael Jackson Defense Rests at Neverland

philmaggitti 21 years

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — Members of Michael Jackson’s legal team have declared a brief strategic pause and are spending the long weekend at Neverland Ranch,… Read More