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Postcards from The Pug Bus

Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Salad dressing on the side or on the top?

Marlowe Brint, artisnal jewelry designer

Reportedly outside Santa Fe, NM

On the side, obviously. A salad should retain the illusion of free will until the very last moment. Once dressed, it has chosen a direction and can never go back.

Evelyn Voss, lobster fisher person

May once have lived in Bangor, ME

I prefer it on top, but only in a thin ceremonial line, as priests once applied oils to objects they feared and respected. A salad without dressing is just yard work in a bowl.

Clyde Ketter, attack dog trainer

Unverified, but emphatically from Akron, OH

Neither. The correct approach is to keep the dressing nearby in a separate vessel and let the salad absorb its presence psychologically. That is how my father did it, and his lettuce feared him.

Black and white editorial illustration depicting the ghostly aftermath of the Delta-8 THC ban. An abandoned hemp shop shelf holds scattered, dusty products labeled “Delta-8,” surrounded by signs reading “UNSAFE.” A shadowy vapor figure rises above the shelf, evoking the outlaw spirit of the compound. The scene blends bureaucratic decay with spectral imagery, symbolizing the demise of a controversial hemp loophole.

"It was never any good anyway.

Weed

Obituary: R.I.P. Delta‑8 THC (2018–2025)

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Delta”‘8 THC, the notorious loophole scam of the hemp world, died a bureaucratic death at the hands of Congress in November 2025. Born of the… Read More

a peter pan-ish fellow and some pot leaves

"Is your weed sentient?"

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Five Weed Strains That Might Be Sentient

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In the world of cannabis, some strains are just a little … too aware. Whether they’re plotting world domination or simply trying to synch with… Read More

"Bongs 'r' us."

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Breaking Up With Your Bong

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(A Cautionary Love Story) You swore it was just a casual thing. A little late-night toke here, a lazy afternoon session there. Now it’s whispering… Read More

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The Stoniest Spot in Every State

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(Because not every high point is marked on a map.) Some places just feel stony. Maybe it’s the drum circle that’s been going since 1997.… Read More

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"An invisibility cloak."

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Micro-dosing to Survive Family Gatherings

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(Because sometimes “elevated consciousness” means not throat-punching your cousin.) Family gatherings, a cherished tradition where you eat beige food, answer the same three questions about… Read More

"I'll keep an eye out for you."

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The Third Eye’s Bonus Side Effects

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The third eye–let’s call it E3, because enlightenment sounds cooler if it sounds like a software update–has long been revered as the gateway to divine… Read More

an image of a man sitting in a hollowed out large boulder

"Crater Dave, one of the world's last lichen speakers."

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Capping THC Levels Is a Cosmic Buzzkill

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In states where marijuana is legal, some lawmakers are flirting with the idea of capping THC levels, claiming this is necessary for “public health” or… Read More

"Colorful THC lettering with 'Tetrahydrocannabinol' text on a green background."

:This isn't your grandfather's weed, Skippy.+

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It’s the THC, Stupid

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WEST CHESTER, PA–The average American pick-up truck has gained 1,142 pounds since 1990. The average American, about the same. The average Phish tune, in concert, added nearly… Read More

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The Pug Bus Breaking News

The Pug Bus Breaking News requires no email address, no mother's maiden name, no first pet's nickname, and no DNA sample. You simply mash the link below and read.

Deliver It

⚡ The FDA has approved the first prescription-strength silence, available in 30-day supplies for patients whose doctors have determined they are talking too much. Side effects include clarity, improved listening, and a brief period of being liked.

⚡ A bipartisan congressional caucus has formed to study the feasibility of doing nothing faster. Early results suggest the group is ahead of schedule.

⚡ Netflix has announced a new content category called Shows You Will Start But Not Finish, to be featured prominently alongside Things You Have Already Seen Twice and Movies You Forgot You Watched. Subscribers describe the experience as having a lot of options.

Adverse Effects

The following lines of prose cleverly arranged as poetry may induce brief clarity, misplaced certainty, and the sense that something has already been decided without your approval ...

There is a moment, just before sleep,
when the mind loosens its tie
and admits what it spent all day denying.

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There is a moment, just before sleep,
when the mind loosens its tie
and admits what it spent all day denying.

You remember the thing you said—
not the words,
but the angle of them,
how they leaned slightly wrong
and stayed there.

A life is not ruined in grand gestures.
It goes soft at the edges first.
Corners round off. Standards blur.
You start calling things “fine”
that would have once kept you awake.

Which is the problem.

Because now you do sleep.

Beautifully. Efficiently.
Like someone who has made a series of
very small, very reasonable surrenders
and arranged them into a pillow.