Submitted for your approval: On the Saturday following the Crucifixion of Jesus, a group of Jewish rabble-rousers who had witnessed Christ’s trial returned to Pontius Pilate and said, “That ‘crucify him’ thing? We were angry. We’re embarrassed. We’re sorry.”And thus they moved ...
My mother read the Bible daily, attended church twice a week and taught me that “the N word” was never to be used, no matter how many times I heard it thrown at the five or six African-American kids I attended school with in our small town.But Mom had her ungodly foibles. For example, upon ...
Despite the experiences of most of the main characters in “Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” you can have a lot of fun in the woods. Here’s how.But first, some words of advice. While in the woods:• Don’t eat any fruit offered by a wizened old peddler woman.• No matter how hungry or lost you ...
It was a slow day in hell, so Hitler and the guy who invented Roquefort dressing decided to accompany Satan while he inspected the new wing.Hitler turned to his companion as they walked and asked, “What was your name again?”“Jean-Luc Coq au Vin, but you may as well call me ‘Cheesy’ ...
I was thinking of changing the mug shot that accompanies this column to something a little more interesting. My first instinct was to go with the picture I originally wanted when I started writing here in 1989. That is, a high-angle view of me passed out over a typewriter, an empty bottle of ...
It’s probably no accident that PETA rhymes with PITA.For more than 50 years, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has staged a series of questionable stunts designed to raise awareness of mistreatment of animals. I’m all for animal rights. But sometimes the stunts beg the ...
