Showing posts with label Stuff by pals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stuff by pals. Show all posts

Monday, December 14, 2009

Sherlock Holmes and the Underpants of Death


My esteemed colleague in parody Chris Wood has cobbled together six short stories featuring a fascinating new character completely of his own invention named "Sherlock Holmes." Apparently this Sherlock goes around solving crimes, aided by his pal, a Doctor Watson...along the way encountering many difficulties of a digestive and execratory-type nature.

If bathroom humor's your thing--and let's be honest, would you be reading this blog if it wasn't?--you should check it out. I think Chris has really got something with this Sherlock character. He'd better be careful though--we all know how my series about a boy who goes to wizard school turned out.

UPDATE: Incredible--literally five minutes after I finished this post, I saw an ad for a movie called "Sherlock Holmes" starring Robert Downey Jr. I can understand if the character's name was "Bob Smith" or something, but really: I have a hard time believing that they came up with it independently of Chris...It's really disgusting, the lengths some people will go to make a quick buck.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Chittyland


My friend Andrew Chittenden has just launched a webcomic, Chittyland. Definitely worth a look.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sarah Palin's Secret Diary


My very funny friend Joey Green has a new book out: Sarah Palin's Secret Diary. He says that he loves it, and it's the funniest book he's ever written. That should make you take notice, because Joey's written 45 (I may be underestimating), and most of the time when a writer finishes a project, he the-opposite-of-loves it. So I'm thinking this book must be pretty excellent.

In addition to founding Cornell's humor magazine back in 1978, Joey's a great guy and a great writer, and this book is super stocking-stuffer material for all the Palin opposite-of-lovers on your list. Click here to buy Joey's Palin spoof at Amazon.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Jack Silbert strikes againhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Read this, you'll be glad you did.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Southern Charm by Jack Silbert

Here's a really funny, really short piece by my friend Jack Silbert.
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Monday, June 29, 2009

"Please God Make Me Not Queer"

David Lancaster, a St. Louis artist whose work I admire, is having a show.

Quoting the gallery: "'Give me chastity... but not yet.' St. Augustine (354-430), Bishop of Hippo and one of the major figures of early Christianity, uttered this famous prayer in his struggle to gain mastery over his earthly desires. In the spirit of brazen honesty with which Augustine addressed his deity, David Lancaster proposes a collection of modern prayers, painted in oil on aluminum, designed to explore and question the nature of communication with the divine. Sad, bold, frank and funny, the prayers challenge our collective notions of supplication and gratitude--what we should ask of an omnipotent God and for what we should give thanks--and the very idea that prayer is a catalyst for divine action. Ten of Lancaster's studded aluminum paintings and sculpture will be on view in PHD's Portfolio Gallery June 27 through August 15, 2009 with an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, June 27 at 7:00 pm."

David happens to be my uncle, but that should not in any way sway your opinion of my judgment in this matter. His stuff is great.
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Monday, June 15, 2009

New Dirk!

Funny new vid from Dirk Voetberg and friends. So many great touches...

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