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Ask General Kang: How did you deal with climate change on your planet?

An interesting question. Because my planet is so far advanced of yours, we experienced our major climate changes about a millennia ago. Like you are currently experiencing, on Neecknaw we discovered that our oil and coal-based economy increased the carbon … Continue reading →

The Chair That Sat Back

Mephistopheles relaxed after a good (evil) day’s work, buying souls. He’d chalked up three witches, a magus, a brick-maker who’d had too much to drink, and Michael Bay. (Boob, explosions and flash-cuts could only get you so far.) The day’s … Continue reading →

The inspiration for The Fridgularity (discussion post)

A bit of a departure for today’s Skwib. I’m currently engaging in a lively discussion of The Fridgularity over on Goodreads with The Next Best Book Club (TNBBC), and I thought I’d pull out some of my answers and repost … Continue reading →

Ask General Kang: I’ve heard that one of the first things women check out is your footwear. What if I wear sandals?

Wow, this is a tough one. First of all, I don’t put anything on my feet, so I’m not really sure what this “footwear” concept is all about. (Don’t be fooled by my picture, those boots were added with Photoshop.) … Continue reading →

Ancient Egyptian Pepperpot Ladies

[Mrs. Beset is washing her cat in the Nile, when Mrs. Knouphis enters, carrying a papyrus-reed basket, filled with jars of human organs.] Mrs. Knouphis: “‘Allo Mrs. Beset.” Mrs. Beset: “‘Allo Mrs. Knouphis.” K: “‘Av you ‘eard about that Mrs. … Continue reading →

Rappin’ with Atwood and Moore

My Twitter feed has been fun the last few days, including an exchange with one of my favorite authors, and a literary legend. I was also surprised to discover that Margaret Atwood hasn’t seen the movie 300: And Christopher Moore … Continue reading →

Bingo and Floggie

Of all the singing clown acts to grace the stages of Europe and Asia in the first half of the 20th century, none have had the impact that Bingo and Floggie did on the collective unconscious. It’s a well-known fact … Continue reading →

How to outrage four kinds of nerds with one image

I think we may have discovered a new sport. (via Humor Train.) Alltop cannot be offended by humor, unless you make fun of Power Rangers. Then it’s gloves off!

Ask General Kang: Do you celebrate April Fool’s Day on your planet?

I invite you to consider the staggering odds that you and I speak the same language. I, a superior species from a far-distant galaxy, and you, a glabrous hominid of no real worth, somehow share the glorious language of my … Continue reading →

Man Watches The Hunt for Red October 168 Times, Decides It’s Not that Good

LONDON, ONTARIO (The Skwib) — After a courageous 12 weeks, Terry Bakker has abandoned his New Year’s Resolution to watch The Hunt for Red October every time it comes on TV. “I had no idea how often TBS, Spike and … Continue reading →