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Sneak Peek of the Week: June 23rd, 2015

23 Jun

June 23, 2015

Believe it or not (and if I were you I wouldn’t believe it either, but it’s true), I’m a little ahead on things and the following blogs are written and ready to go! The first will be going up tomorrow and the next ones after that. It’s the Summer of George! Sit back on your sofa, eat a block of cheese, and get ready to enjoy these posts.

My Review of Saturday Night Fever: The Musical, at Sea

disco duck

I saw this on my recent cruise, and it wasn’t the waves that were making me queasy. This continued my trend of not being able to escape Brooklyn, even over a thousand miles away from New York.

John Newly Has A Crush (Lying Awake with John Newly #10)

THE DATING GAMEJohn Newly, late night coast to coast paranormal radio show host (Am I being too subtle? It’s a George Noory parody.), welcomes his favorite guest and does some not very subtle flirting with a numerology expert. Also on display is his stunning lack of basic math skills.

Before I Hit Delete And Empty The Trash

spam1I took a look in my spam folder and nestled among the prescription meds scams and phishing trolls I found some even weirder stuff. This post highlights 5 of my favorite recent spam comments.

Enjoy!

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NEWSFLASH! Volcano Erupts, Sinks Gilligan’s Island

26 May

May 26, 2015

Here’s a news story you may have missed:

Howell fortune

Here’s the text:

VOLCANO ERUPTS, SINKS GILLIGAN’S ISLAND
 Thurston Howell III Fortune Feared Lost

AP News Service May 5th, 1981

A volcanic eruption which sunk a small South Pacific island may also have sunk the fortunes of one of America’s most celebrated millionaires.

After weeks of oceanic tremors, scientists confirm that a volcano erupted on the island of Palu Makalu, popularly known as “Gilligan’s Island” since the discovery and rescue of the survivors of the S.S. Minnow shipwreck in 1978. The island is now submerged in the depths off the continental shelf.

Among the survivors was eccentric millionaire Thurston Howell III, who made his fortune in the stock market in the post-war era. He later founded Howell Industries, which produced everything from ticker-tape to typewriter ribbons. Although profits had been declining in later years, due to the changing of technology, he recently doubled his assets after winning a bet on the Harlem Globetrotters to beat their robotic duplicates, in a match played at his resort on the island.

A spokesman for Mr. Howell released the following statement:

“The rumors of the loss of the Howell fortune are greatly exaggerated. When the island sank, it took with it 55 trunks of cash and bonds, which Thurston Howell III buried on the island to keep it safely away from the constant misadventures of Gilligan. However, Mr. Howell has invested heavily in new technologies, and we are confident that his acquisition of controlling interest in Betamax tape and 8-track cartridge corporations will position Howell Industries for future success in the 80’s and beyond.”

The other castaways, reacting to the loss of their island home of 14 years, universally blamed Gilligan for causing the eruption with one of his silly blunders.

In a related story, scientists say the Palu Makalu tribe of native headhunters may now be extinct.

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