Gripesgiving
Harley asks, “Why do we have a special day for giving thanks, but not a special day for complaining?” This is actually not a bad idea…
Fate of the Apostrophe
“Somewhere in Kansas” asks: What’s the deal with apostrophe’s? The apostrophe has become a point of contention between those who believe that punctuation marks should have some meaning and dammit I’m going to make you…
Humanist Solstice Songs
Dear Tyler (writes Kendra Monkton of Vinings, GA), I’ve been asked to perform music for a Humanist Solstice celebration. Do you know of any suitable songs? Anything that just talks about the weather any sleigh-bells…
Why are some things not visible…
Ralphie, of Topeka KS, asks, Why are some objects not visible to your naked eyes? There are many possible reasons. The object is too small – for instance, a virus, or Snooki’s brain. The object…
Star of Vengeance – listen free
In a previous life, under another name, I scripted a series of radio programs. Star of Vengeance, ten episodes of about ten minutes each….
A shot against bad joke telling
Deb Pepe asks: Is there a shot for bad joke telling? Deb, I assume you mean a shot to prevent this scourge. Chloral hydrate will shut them up (or, if you take it, will prevent…
Walnuts As Housing
Following up to my previous post, which discusses what kinds of fruit might be suitable for people to live in, I will now address Rebecca’s comment about the possibility of using giant walnut shells, which…
Fruitatious Abode
Nicholas Kim, age 13, asks: Is living inside of pineapples true? Spongebob, a typical childrens show. Well, why cant humans do the same! Its much simpler than building a house, you only need to find…
An announcement of publication
A story by me, Tyler Tork, appears in the recent anthology Sky-Tinted Waters, available from SamsDot. It’s the entertaining tale of a young stage magician and the danger of not reading to the end of…
The versatility of W
Gordon B asks (unintentionally): Why don’t the Welsh use any vowels? …