Tag Archives: Roger McManus

Absent

Posted on October 23, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   The witches who had survived the Salem trials felt like celebrating, but it was quite evident that Bob the wizard had been out of the country during the whole ordeal when he suggested for the celebration a picnic barbecue. … Continue reading →

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Servants

Posted on October 21, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

  An aristocrat and his wife had just left a regal ball and were riding in their carriage home when one of the wheels broke loose and they tumbled into a ravine.   When next they woke, they found themselves in a low … Continue reading →

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Slanted Definitions

Posted on October 18, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Peruse – For each joke Migraine – A series of crops such as wheat, quinoa, and Barley, found growing on one’s own land Filibuster – A very long and muddy racetrack for horses Paradox – Two piers to tie boats … Continue reading →

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Surrounded By Cashmere

Posted on October 16, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“We’ll leave you some little Vienna sausages to stick the capsules in,” they had told me. The grey of the autumn morning … early morning sky … lingered over the muffled yellows and oranges of the near-Vermont foliage. I was … Continue reading →

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“Oh That Book”

Posted on October 16, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

The sports enthusiast thought that “The Catcher in the Rye” was a book about an alcoholic ballplayer. The construction worker thought “The Lord of the Flies” was a biography on the man who started Porta-Johns. Roger McManus

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Chalked: Part 6

Posted on October 15, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

The next day was an avid morning at the house. Johnny bundled his dad out the door and into the car, leaving behind an unattended mug of coffee to fill the void between his mom and younger sister at the … Continue reading →

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Learn to Like

Posted on October 14, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   As a woman with a lit cigarette drooping from the side of her mouth tried to shovel down, without gagging, a vodka martini, rye and bourbon with tomato juice, which her friend had just handed to her, she shouted, … Continue reading →

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Sing

Posted on October 13, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Saint Augustine said that singing praise to the Lord is like praying twice. Note from God: Only if you can carry a tune. Roger McManus

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Boom, Boom

Posted on October 11, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

  Brutal honesty should be delivered with a boomerang. Roger McManus

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Doubly Noted

Posted on October 9, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   The famous cartoonist was honored by his hometown when they placed a plaque bearing his name on the newly constructed drawbridge.Roger McManus

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