Category: Just for Fun

Byron’s Week Off TV Listings

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Merry Christmas, boys and girls! Byron the Quokka here–without any fabulous TV shows broadcast by the Pick-up Sticks team at Quokka University. Everybody’s got the weekend off.

But in the meantime, you can help me out by letting me know of any amazing TV shows you’d like us to rescue from obscurity. Why, just the other day, a reader from Flamflamfield, Kentucky, asked us if we could find the lost episodes of Suburban Ape-Girl, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and those kids who were in Jurassic Park. It’s all about fittimg into suburban life when you were raised by apes and still act like one.

Did we have that show in our vaults? You bet we did! You’d be amazed at the stuff we have. New York Schmendricks’ basketball! Ouija Board News! Celebrities You Never Heard Of! The Valley of Mixed Metaphors!

Whatever it is you’re looking for, just ask us! We’ll keep this page open for letters and comments all week. We’d love to hear from you!

By Request, ‘How Many Kings’

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Here’s one I haven’t heard before, requested by Maxine and entered into our Christmas Carol Contest–How Many Kings, by Downhere.

Folks, “Someone” aka “Anonymous” still leads the pack with 22 views. How am I supposed to award a prize  to “Anonymous”?

Creative Sleeping

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Do you ever fall asleep in a funny position? It’s said that Christopher Marlowe used to sleep hanging upside-down from monkey bars. That beats anything these cats can do, although I had to resort to fiction to get it.

No Chrismus Aloud Heer!!!!

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Tooday we has maid Hisstry!!! We has set “up” a Stoodints Peeples Revulsionary Triburinal to proteckt Relijjis freeedim fromb Chrismiss!!!!! Itll “be like” the Red Gards in Chyner!!!!!

We has awlreddy did our Furst Caise!!!! “We” caut this heer guy “saying” “Mary Chrissmus” wen awl yore aloud “to” say is “Hapy Whinter Festerful!”!” Gess waht!! We fynded himb 150 Millyin $$$!!!!!!!

Then we fowned sumb Other Hater w”h”o diddnt cellerbrate Kwanzaaa!!! We “were” gunna put himb To “death” butt but “one of” The Deens she sayed the Collidge it cood get sood for “that” so awl we cood doo was maik himb ware “a” Dunts Cap and pay Dubble Tuission!!!

Man O man, evryboddy thay jist “beter whatch” thare Steppe fromb naow On!!!! The ownly ture Relijjious Freadim Is “to Obay” the Triburinal!!!!!! We lurnt that fromb Chyner!!

This heer it “is wye” evry boddy thay has got “to Go” to Collidge and it shood awt to “be” aginst “the Law” to not go!!!!

‘Away in a Manger’ (British Melody)

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Well, no hymn requests, no Christmas carols, this morning–not yet. Let me treat you to Away in a Manger, played by our dear friends and colleagues, Joshua and Jeremy.

And so “Anonymous,” aka “Someone,” is still leading in our annual Christmas Carol Contest. How the heck can I award a prize to “Someone”?

Sure we can do more than 22 views…

Cats in Dog-Beds

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Domestication gave cats the opportunity to persecute dogs. The best way to do this is to occupy the bed and then make like you can’t see or hear the dog’s frustrated objections. It drives them crazy.

Oh, Christmas Tree!

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Today we started our annual project of the Christmas tree. Last year I tried to do everything on the same day, Dec. 24, and just plum ran out of gas before I could add the lights. So this year the job is going to be done in three stages, and today was Day One. (I’m sure this used to be a lot easier, 20 years ago.)

From where I’m sitting now, the tree looks slightly crooked. But Robbie’s already cuddled under it, and that has to count for something.

Day Two, put on the lights. We still use a string of lights from my grandpa’s general store, circa 1930. They still work.

Day Three, add decorations. That was the part that wiped me out last year.

I think this means that I can rest on Christmas Eve.

Maybe we can have a cyber-Christmas party. You’ll all be welcome.

 

Laundry Can Be Fun

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Here’s a puppy who knows what laundry’s for–chewing on it and trying to yank it out of the basket. I’m not quite sure what kind of garment he’s gotten hold of. What would you chew on, if you were a dog?

The Bunny Room

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What beautiful interiors! And nobody there but these two bunnies. Only at the end of the video do we find a human servant putting down a bowl of food on the spotless, immaculate rug. I had no idea that bunnies lived like this.

Carol Contest Update

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Yesterday saw a new leader in our annual Christmas Carol Contest, with 22 views.

Only problem is, WordPress decided to identify that contestant as “Somone.” That is, Anonymous. That’s how things have been going around here lately. Crikey, what if “Someone” wins the contest?

The only solution is for a reader to request a carol and it gets 23 views, or more, the day it’s posted.

(Phoebe, please come back!)