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Willink Herald
3 days ago
Fright of a Cardinal
by Stephanie Jubert, Freelance Reporter While strolling through Gramlin Park and taking advantage of the unseasonable and welcome thaw...
Smoke Bandit
Dec 11
Bloody Hell
December is traditionally the month when every organization that was ever organized starts demanding that each of us contribute to their...
Smoke Bandit
Dec 4
A Fish Called Becky
It was Thanksgiving last week, which means family stuff happened whatever whatever this isn't really about Thanksgiving or family, I was...
Willink Herald
Nov 22
Young Woman Frustrated by Name
by Roberta Luongo, Staff Reporter Beatrix Mermaid has had enough. "Imagine going through life with a name like mine," she lamented. ...
Smoke Bandit
Nov 19
Chiefs Kingdom
I am the very last person to support any of the leftist cancelling nonsense that has been so popular since Barack Hussein Obama took...
Smoke Bandit
Nov 15
There's Something About Indy
Bad news, fans of good writing and untimely death: the Smoke Man is back! All eight of us idiots survived our journey to Indianapolis...
Smoke Bandit
Nov 7
For the Shoe
Are you aware that the Indianapolis Colts' rallying cry is "For the Shoe?" Ostensibly because their logo is a horseshoe? Why not just...
Willink Herald
Nov 6
Horror in Huntsville
by Lester Hux, Editor Travel has become an increasingly stressful prospect in our post-9/11 world, but very few trips have been as...
Smoke Bandit
Oct 30
Halloween With(out) Vincent
It's Halloween time again so everyone is putting up their Halloween trees and hanging Halloween stockings from their fireplaces and...
Smoke Bandit
Oct 25
BIRD Talk
For no discernible reason, I've been working on a character that is not particularly clever and I have no specific project in mind...
Smoke Bandit
Oct 24
Spite Life
I am a gun owner. If you have read any of my stuff and therefore been exposed to my psyche, you might find that an alarming prospect,...
Willink Herald
Oct 23
Willink Musician Suing International Superstars
by Jack Pliers, Music Critic The music industry has endured dozens of high-profile lawsuits over the years, from Tom Petty facing off...
Smoke Bandit
Oct 18
Fall Festivities 2013
Despite the title, I'm not going to be chronicling the fun family activities that I'm going to do during the fall of 2013 because that's...
Smoke Bandit
Oct 13
Dirty Diaper Dance
I have a friend. You read that correctly. I have a friend and I'm not even talking about my Amazon Alexa because I suspect that she...
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Oct 2
2024-2025 NHL Preview
The NHL finally returns this week. For fans like me who support a franchise that goes to the postseason with the frequency of papal...
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Sep 29
Pants On Fire
I did a lot of stupid stuff growing up. To clarify, I would estimate that I did the average amount of stupid stuff for the young male...
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Sep 17
My Dinner With Alexa
Our Amazon Alexa piqued my interest the other day when I wondered to her why anyone, and specifically, Darren Aronofsky, could have...
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Sep 11
Wedding Bashers
Weddings: nobody wants to be at them, nobody wants to be in them, and nobody wants the gays to be allowed to have them. I'm just joking...
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Sep 6
The Thrills of the Phils
This is my last post about the Bills before the regular season kicks off and it is arguably the most critical. Critical as in important,...
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Sep 1
The Comedy Is Finished
That's a Pagliacci reference, you uncultured clowns. And on top of it is super smart word play because "pagliacci" means "clowns" in...
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