Here’s a montage of an American president — and a Republican — making jokes at the expense of the Soviet Union. The one about the three dogs is my favorite.
The Republican Party was a different organization in the 1980’s, ladies and gentlemen. It was a different time.
Archie Comics.
… for all of the kind messages, gags and goodies sent my way for my 41st birthday. You guys are the best. You made me laugh like hell, and you made the day far more enjoyable.
Edit: 46th. It was my 46th birthday.
If you prefer darker poetry, art and photography, then please stay current with The Bees Are Dead, the transatlantic indie lit magazine devoted to dystopian visions.
The most recent publication there is an absolutely stunning poem by Paul Brookes.
There is also some wonderful work by poets Matthew Borczon and David Spicer, the list of B.A.D.’s nominations of Sundress Publications’ “Best of the Net” 2018, and some truly awe-inducing photography of “dereliction and decay” by urban explorer Carl Bennett.
Do stop in.
Photo credit: By Falcon® Photography from France (Old Bathroom) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons.
“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.”
— Lord Acton
Photo credit: By Ein Dahmer [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons.
It’s someone who lashes out at me whenever I correct their spelling, grammar, punctuation or usage during a political discussion.
You heard it here first, people.
I’m pretty sure I should be a highly paid analyst at a think tank somewhere. You guys get on that.
So I raised a few eyebrows a while back when I praised the 2004 colorized version of the late George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). A couple of horror fans gave me flack for it — I hope people realize that I was talking about the last (and best) colorization, adapted by Legend Films. (There were several prior color versions, and the 1986 attempt by Hal Roach Studios was broadly and justifiably condemned.)
I also hope that people realize that my preferred version will always be Romero’s black-and-white original. And it just so happens that I found an unusually good copy of it online, over at the Timeless Classic Movie Youtube channel. (There are actually some really clean copies of a few great classics there, including 1964’s “The Last Man on Earth”).
DC Comics.
So I got a couple of early birthday presents in the mail from you writery types …
Thank you!!
I totally dig my “Grendel” comics (Vivat Grendel!), and my wicked cool crystal skulls (I’m pretty sure they make me Indiana Nolan). I must say that I’m still a bit befuddled, however, by the “Horny Goat Weed.”
Exactly how is Horny Goat Weed employed? Is it meant to repel horny goats? (I can’t imagine their arrival is welcomed by most of us.) Or to attract horny goats? (If you want to breed them on your farm, then it would be helpful.) Is it meant to placate horny goats by making them more chill? Is this the kind of weed that Jeff Session wouldn’t approve of?
I’ll update you all as information develops.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 