Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Nov 5, 2009, 7:29 am
Yes, of course. There’s nothing I enjoy more than having to reset my body’s circadian rhythms because of your human delusion that you control things. Most of you can barely operate your ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Nov 4, 2009, 5:21 am
An interesting update on the controversial Milgram experiment, but instead of an authority figure, we have one million dollars. And instead of an actor pretending to be shocked, we have nameless, dis...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Nov 3, 2009, 8:26 am
On the off-chance you didn’t catch this on my author’s page, you should check out the video Webmonkees created for Marvellous Hairy: Practical Applications of the Infinite Monkey Theorem:...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Nov 2, 2009, 5:09 am
Ubiquity Twelve was having a bad trip. His phrenologist had told him not to drop acid, but the consummate rebel wouldn’t listen. “Mr. Twelve, with your malformed cranium and its occlusio...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 30, 2009, 8:30 am
Thomas Cadwell watched as the children danced around the bonfire, singing: A penny loaf to feed the Pope. A farthing o’ cheese to choke him. A pint of beer to rinse it down. A fagot of stick...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 29, 2009, 6:47 am
2000 BC Here, eat this root. 1000 AD That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 AD That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 AD That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow t...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 27, 2009, 3:41 pm
There’s only a few days left to enter this contest, which includes a draw for: a chance to appear in a walk-on role in my next book a chance to win one of ten copies of Marvellous Hairy, a nove...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 27, 2009, 6:11 am
Tuesdays is cheap movie night again. (I’m not sure how long it has been so, but I was surprised this summer to discover this quaint tradition has returned.) Now, in case you plan on wading thr...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 26, 2009, 6:15 am
I sincerely hope that ImprovEverywhere isn’t hitting Dr. Tundra’s mini-mart any time soon. This is the kind of thing that could seriously unhinge him for the entire day, and depending on ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 23, 2009, 9:23 am
You may not have had a chance to read any of Chevalier’s works, and if you have I am sorry for you. It’s brilliant stuff, particularly his Cyborg Harpies books. (I believe there are thre...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 22, 2009, 6:12 am
Dr. Maximilian Tundra had never felt so paranoid. Earlier that day he’d lost his medical license; luckily, he also had a PhD in biochemistry, so he would still get everyone call him “doctor”. B...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 21, 2009, 6:12 am
Name: Jillian Venusilla Stats: 36-24-36 Death Date: Oct. 20, 2009 (fresh!) Turn-Ons: Astrology, Intelligent Design and guys with big (juicy) brains! Turn-Offs: Evolution and anything requiring coo...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 20, 2009, 8:05 am
Oh, you silly humans and your fascination with robots! And I don’t mean the kind of useful robots that actually exist, like the ones in factories. I assume that by “robot”, youR...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 19, 2009, 6:11 am
TORONTO (The Skwib) — They may wear toques instead of berets and scarf down high-octane Tim Horton’s coffee instead of smoking Turkish cigarettes, but a new poll shows 79 percent of Canadi...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 16, 2009, 7:56 am
I think there may be a few holes in the plot, but overall, this story works really well: Click here to view the embedded video. Try YouTube here if the embedded thingy doesn’t work.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 15, 2009, 6:32 am
None. Next question. No, seriously, what is the right amount? It depends. Do you have other things to do? Like, I don’t know, a job? Let’s assume yes, and let’s assume itR...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 14, 2009, 6:05 am
So what is it about science fiction that causes “literary” types to look down upon it? Like any genre, SF has its bad and good. No scratch that, like any writing, there is both bad and g...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 13, 2009, 8:06 am
So how often do you leave comments, or are you just one of those friendly lurkers? (As opposed to the kind who go through your garbage and watch you at night….)
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 12, 2009, 6:33 am
I have to say, it does occasionally strike me as deeply wrong that Kurt Vonnegut is no longer in this world, even if he still has a palpable presence. Vonnegut is one of the reasons why I became a w...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 9, 2009, 8:04 am
From the Book of Ruth In the far-off heathen in the Land of Sinim, there shall be a Great Rumour. And it shall cause a Perturbation and Excitement amongst the man-children of Sinim. Lo! They shal...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 8, 2009, 7:29 am
Most people tend to forget that the founder of Juggernaut Business Mechanicals, Dr. Malifico had a younger brother, Reginald Spiney “Fist-Face-Smash” Malifico. It was Reggie who took ove...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 7, 2009, 8:05 am
I spend a lot of time thinking about the death of print, the digital revolution and the massive changes we’re in the midst of, but sometimes it pays to remember that media shifts have happened b...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 6, 2009, 8:26 am
Rather than share more video of perverted parrots, I thought I’d share a few pertinent links for your listening, reading and web-surfing pleasure. First off, the next episode of the Marvellous ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 5, 2009, 7:09 am
Isn’t that life? Some days you get the rare ground parrot and some days the rare ground parrot gets you. Right in the neck. Click here to view the embedded video. Try YouTube if the embedd...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 2, 2009, 9:41 am
After his injury in the war, his leaders told the soldier, “thanks for your service, but we don’t need you anymore.” The soldier was sent home, without much help, or rehab, and no o...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Oct 1, 2009, 6:27 am
Ah, the blog carnival. A venerable institution in web terms. And a zombie, if you want the truth. Some time ago I instituted a new policy: I will only accept submissions from a blog that was not wr...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 29, 2009, 11:07 am
Win a walk on role in my next novel, one of ten free copies of my new book Marvellous Hairy or take home a mystery item from my desk. All you have to do is either: join my Facebook fan page, or jo...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 29, 2009, 7:10 am
Cute. Funny. Click here to view the embedded video. Click here if the embedded video doesn’t work.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 28, 2009, 6:52 am
It was probably his imagination, but it seemed to the Don of Prancy Fairy College, Dennis Travesty, that admittance standards had been slipping of late. Just last term he’d had several complain...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 25, 2009, 9:16 am
From the Book of iChronicles And in this time the People shall become like unto the creatures that live in the Earth. The people shall share Tubes and they shall be intertwined, and lo, many will ca...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 24, 2009, 7:18 am
In the years before the Great Striping, the common people had a champion. Whenever injustice reared its linear head, Pokadot Joe was there to thump it with his curly-cue cudgel of curvy vengeance. ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 23, 2009, 1:39 pm
Here’s a bit more podcasting goofiness. Over at Podioracket, a site that promotes books and authors who are podcasting their writing at Podiobooks.com, they are holding a promotional contest, i...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 23, 2009, 8:45 am
Video of animals. Funny British voices. What’s not to like? Click here to view the embedded video. You can find it here if the embedded video doesn’t work.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 22, 2009, 7:45 pm
So let’s be clear about this. A hundred world leaders gather at the UN to discuss climate change, and our PM decides to meet with the mayor of New York instead? Lest you have any trouble decip...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 22, 2009, 9:45 am
In the annals of unintended consequences, few are as baffling as this new finding that suggests alcohol helps protect the brain from head injuries. A study of 38,000 people with noggin’ trauma ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 21, 2009, 7:28 am
Little Billy Treepanning was in big trouble. This time he was going to get more than a “time out” and no dessert. This time it was serious. Not only had he vaporized the third nanny in ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 20, 2009, 9:43 am
Not sure where I found this site, but they collect funny ads. I enjoyed this one about commuting from work via a giant waterslide. It made me think of Futurama, and then wonder, how does he GET to w...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 19, 2009, 7:55 am
Most cadets are not prepared — at least not mentally — for the initiation ceremony at the Her Majesty’s Military Academy for Muscular Gents. Its homoerotic nature was repellent to m...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 18, 2009, 8:14 am
According to the Telegraph, women can’t keep a secret. Yep, you heard it here first (well, second if you read the Telegraph) — the lid has be blown off this one. Now, I’m not just ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 17, 2009, 6:00 am
Fagan was one persuasive bastard. He’d seen Fagan tottering down the street a mile away, and thought, that poor bugger. Imagine, having to work as a cellular tower, just to make ends meet. ...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 16, 2009, 9:05 am
Click here to view the embedded video. Click here for the video if the embedded one doesn’t work.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 16, 2009, 6:02 am
Click here to view the embedded video. Click here if the embeddy work-y no.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 15, 2009, 6:01 am
24,000-22,000 BC: chunky fertility goddess statues (pictured at right: notice the prominent and large brains.) 10,000 BC: cave painting 4,000 BC: ziggurat construction 3,000-1,250 BC: pyramid raisi...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 13, 2009, 8:07 am
“Like most of you I was inclined to say the war was caused by fish.” However, after a close examination of the evidence, Cadman Michaels — who held doctorates in theoretical physics...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 11, 2009, 8:29 am
Jessica McDonald had been on the run for most of her adult life, ever since she’d walked into the Burker Ging and asked for a “Sloppy Whopper.” The Golden Arch Gestapo just didnR...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 10, 2009, 7:03 am
At first he fought he was nicked, didn’he? He fought, “‘allo, what’s ol’ bill comin’ round me jam jar for?” Then he learned, didn’he? Ol’ Bil...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 9, 2009, 8:38 am
Delores always liked to take a few moments between shows and get a little alone time. Of late the circus had been touring in the Southwest and they’d seen lots of desert. Delores liked the des...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 8, 2009, 9:05 am
Release your inner monkey along with thousands of other listeners at Podiobooks.com. Marvellous Hairy is being serialized at podiobooks.com, and you can find it here.
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 8, 2009, 6:00 am
Vlastic Tesla was the illegitimate son of Nikola Tesla, inventor of the alternating current system, the induction motor, lightning rods, electro-mechanical oscillators, the Tesla coil, the Bifilar coi...
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Maximillian T. posted an article on The Skwib -- Mark A. Rayner's irregular sputtering of satire, humor and odd, odd fiction. - Sep 4, 2009, 6:04 am
Heh, a grand spoof of the new Trek “reboot” … if it had been made in the schlocky mode of an 80s high school movie: Trek Yourself, by the talented Dan Meth: Special Features: Trek ...
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