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Postcards from The Pug Bus

Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Bagels or toast?

Denise Haversack, 46, municipal ribbon untangler

Allegedly residing at 83 Buttered Cul-de-Sac, Harrisburg, PA

Toast. A bagel makes breakfast feel like a jaw-strengthening exercise sponsored by cream cheese.

Percival Lunt, 62, retired supermarket misting-system consultant

Allegedly found at 211 Pumpernickel Annex, Toledo, OH

Bagels. Toast is just bread that has been frightened into becoming brittle.

Claudia Fennel, 35, freelance waiting-room magazine curator

Allegedly located at 9 Crumbly Outlook Terrace, Madison, WI

Toast. Bagels require slicing, spreading, and commitment. I am trying to keep breakfast emotionally casual.

President threatens England illustration: standing behind a massive leather-bound dictionary in the Oval Office while pointing at the word MAGASTAR in gold leaf; shocked British scholars in wigs surround him as money and "Lexical Embargo" papers fly through the air next to a "Crumb Tariffs" jar.

"If you do not print the word, I will tax the tea until it tastes like the harbor."

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St. Giles, Patron Saint of Breastfeeding, Hermits & Edinburgh, Scotland

philmaggitti religion 13 years

WEST CHESTER, Pa.–If you are a breastfeeding hermit living in cave near Edinburgh, Scotland, have we got a saint for you. His name is Giles,… Read More

Metal sign reading "D.A.M.M. — Drunks Against Mad Mothers

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Joseph of Cupertino, Patron Saint of Air Travel, Dummies Books

philmaggitti religion 13 years

On October 4, 1630, the village of Cupertino, Italy, held a procession on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. During the procession a… Read More

Person in lingerie kneeling beside pickup truck

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St. Agatha of Palermo, Patron Saint of Breast Implants and Barbecue

philmaggitti religion 13 years

WEST CHESTER, Pa.–Next to the Blessed Virgin Mary’s breasts—which no one but the Holy Ghost and the infant Jesus has ever seen—the hooters of St.… Read More

Illustration of a saint holding a cross and bishop's staff.

No matter your problem, there’s a saint for that — even if it involves picnic-ruining ants.

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There’s a Saint for That: The Village Atheist’s Guide to Heaven’s Most Questionable Healers

philmaggitti religion 13 years

There is a reason the village atheist’s new app is called “There’s a Saint for That.” The Catholic church is nothing if not fanciful, some… Read More

image of pug dogs looking out the back of the van

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Sex Scandal Rocks Christian Mingle: Breaking News

Chip Hilton religion 13 years

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The massively popular dating site Christian Mingle has been rocked by a sex scandal. “Threesomes, foursomes, pedophilia, bestiality, anal sex, cock… Read More

"What does an alligator cook in? A crock-pot.

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St. Benedict the Patron Saint of Hemorrhoids, Europe, and Other Stuff

philmaggitti religion 13 years

St. Benedict is the patron saint of Europe, kidney disease, food poisoning, hemorrhoids, and school children. He is recognized as the greatest influence on after… Read More

St. Augustine Zhao Rong

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St. Augustine Zhao Rong et al. Are Today’s Patron Saints

philmaggitti religion 13 years

The First Universal Brotherhood of the Aggressive Atheist is pleased to join our Catholic brethren everywhere in ecumenical fellowship to salute the memory of St.… Read More

Image of a stern-looking man with his arms folded and the word irregardless printed across the top of the image

"You get a problem with irregardless?"

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God Blasts Rick Perry over Intelligent Design and Celebrity Photo Books

Biff Scuzzy religion 15 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement faxed to the editor of THEM Weekly magazine, God the Father Almighty chided presidential candidate Rick Perry for using the theory… Read More