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1. about 4 hours ago on Savage Chickens

   I open the door wide to each new day, and there’s a bucket of water atop the door.

2. about 4 hours ago on Frog Applause

   [By Don Marquis]

   archy is shocked

   speaking of shocking things

   as so many people are these days

   i noted an incident

   in a subway train recently

   that made my blood run cold

   a dignified looking

   gentleman with a long

   brown beard

   in an absent minded manner

   suddenly reached up and

   pulled his own left eye

   from the socket and ate it

   …

   [Spoiler: It was a picked onion]

3. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Out To Larch

4. about 15 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Several of Kilmer’s poems, including “Trees”, were set to music and published in England by Kilmer’s mother, Annie Kilburn Kilmer, who was a writer and amateur composer. The more popular musical setting of Kilmer’s poem was composed in 1922 by American pianist and composer Oscar Rasbach.

   “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer — Original musical setting by Oscar Rasbach. Sung by Mario Lanza with full orchestration.

   Https://m.Youtube.Com/watch?v=DpRURK8d_cE

5. about 22 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Olivia Keebler had a taste for cookies

   And contrary to the poem by Tennyson

   The Talking Oak spoke from within

   Due to the elves who were therein denizen

   .

   The old oak tree on her father’s estate

   Was hollow and housed an elfin bakery

   All else was mere fantastic imagery

   Or fancy Victorian poetic fakery

   .

   The elves until then had kept to themselves

   Their baked goods for local consumption

   That their products could be sold outside their wold

   Seemed the height of false presumption

   .

   Olivia’s onetime lover Walter had carved

   Her name in the bark to unknowingly deface

   The tree that the elves had long called home

   And considered such mark a disgrace

   .

   Unfortunate for them the lease for the oak

   In which they had lived ‘til now rent-free

   Was included in the Keebler estate

   Along with any ordinary tree

   .

   A deal was therefore made by which the elves

   Would begin a commercial enterprise

   To offer baked goods internationally

   And share the profits in lieu of rent seemed wise

   .

   Tennyson in turn agreed to give the project gloss

   His poet laureate status suffered no great averse

   By his tastefully accepting small royalties

   From each cookie box containing samples of his verse

6. 1 day ago on Strange Brew

   “And they have teenage boys. Well, there go the new traffic signs. And maybe we should take our name off the mailbox.”

7. 1 day ago on Savage Chickens

   ‘PBS Frontline’ documentaries are already in production. Watch them while you can, before the Project 2025 laws ban them.

8. 1 day ago on Randolph Itch, 2 a.m.

   Project 2025: A modern Winston Smith in front of his household Telescreen.

9. 1 day ago on Pluggers

   At least most Pluggers are no limber enough to do their own toenails.

10. 1 day ago on Non Sequitur

    The initial taste satisfaction is why people “come for it”. And then they “go from it”.