We had a question about mustached U.S. presidents in our trivia game last night, which we got right, but got wrong on a technicality. We were supposed… Read more “U.S. Presidents – Sorted by Hairstyles (UPDATED MAY 28, 2025)”
Category: satire
So how cold is it, anyway?
We’ve had kind of a “cold snap” in the Midwest for the past couple of weeks. Single-digit temperatures, heavy snows, yeah, it’s winter, we all know the… Read more “So how cold is it, anyway?”
Merry J.R.R. Tolkien Christmas!
While my husband and I stood in line to see The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring back in 2001, I passed the time… Read more “Merry J.R.R. Tolkien Christmas!”
“The Silmarillion” – Condensed
Editor’s note: This was written by my husband, Mike R., whom is irrefutably an expert in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and has read “The Silmarillion”… Read more ““The Silmarillion” – Condensed”
How To Write a Trivia Game Re-Cap (Redux)
Editor’s note: This is a repeat of a post from 2015, with some minor revisions/additions! Also, this is a lame attempt at satire, so do not take… Read more “How To Write a Trivia Game Re-Cap (Redux)”
Pub trivia is not that much different from a “Dungeons and Dragons” or “Lord of the Rings” adventure!
Navigating the competitive world of pub trivia is not that much different from the adventures of Frodo and the “Fellowship” in “The Lord of the Rings.” First… Read more “Pub trivia is not that much different from a “Dungeons and Dragons” or “Lord of the Rings” adventure!”
So you’re being ghosted…maybe it’s time to BE a ghost! Some handy tips!
Ahhh, “ghosting.” A high-tech term for someone blowing you off by not responding to – and maybe not even reading – your communications – text messages, social… Read more “So you’re being ghosted…maybe it’s time to BE a ghost! Some handy tips!”
Gashlycrumb Tinies – Re-written…
r Who doesn’t love Edward Gorey’s “Gashlycrumb Tinies?” Alphabetized deaths of unfortunate children…well, here’s a rewrite using some more “modern” names of children (a couple of names… Read more “Gashlycrumb Tinies – Re-written…”
The Falkland Islands Wolf – So friendly, they killed ’em all
Is it possible to be too friendly to live? Well, in the case of the Falkland Islands Wolf – aka its “SCIENCE!” name Dusicyon australis, or “Friendly… Read more “The Falkland Islands Wolf – So friendly, they killed ’em all”
Psychopathic Teens plan proms, class reunions “to die for”
NOTE TO COURTROOM JOCKEYS: ALL ID MATERIAL IS INTENDED TO BE SATIRICAL. ANY SIMILARITIES TO PEOPLE, PLACES OR THINGS; LIVING, DEAD OR UNDEAD; IS STRICTLY COINCIDENTAL. Originally published… Read more “Psychopathic Teens plan proms, class reunions “to die for””
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