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Prattling Before the Pratfall

by DOuG pRATt

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  1. jeaniebeanie on Colbert’s Second Hello, GoodbyeMay 22, 2026

    To quote Uncle Billy: "Gee, I would have liked to have been there." What a great ending, with the whole…

  2. DOuG pRATt on Dear CustomerMay 18, 2026

    No, a truck would drive slowly along the street. Bluetooth, perhaps?

  3. tastewar on Dear CustomerMay 18, 2026

    Perhaps it is like mine, then. Have they been coming by your house to read the meter before now?

  4. DOuG pRATt on Dear CustomerMay 18, 2026

    Eversource said the meter is an industry standard, with 75% of the country already installed. The swap was made this…

  5. tastewar on Dear CustomerMay 18, 2026

    Not at all sure if this is like the meter we have (probably not...), but it does communicate over radio,…

Links

  • 88 Rewound at MIT
  • Allan Sniffen's Rewound Radio
  • Andrew Sandoval's Beatland Books
  • Big Planet Noise with Bob and Gina
  • Boss Radio 66 with DJ Tom Hanks
  • Brian Sibley on Life and Art
  • Colleen Doran's Comics & Stories
  • Daily Cartoonist
  • Dan Piraro's Bizarro
  • David Bruce's Forgotten 45s
  • Douglas Pratt on Substack
  • Genny Schorr's School of Rock
  • Headphone and Hearing Test
  • Jimmy Johnson's Arlo & Janis
  • Kip Brown's Discotech Underground
  • Kogar the Swinging Ape
  • Lost & Found at MIT
  • Luxuria Music
  • Lyrion Music Server
  • Mark Parisi's Off the Mark
  • Monte Schulz's 'Undercity'
  • Nat Gertler's AAUGH Blog
  • News from Mark Evanier
  • Paul Howley's Life in Comics

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Valentine’s Day Treat – 50% Off!

I waited a day to post this happy Valentine video, so watching it will only cost you one commercial. 😉

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021Categories All PostsLeave a comment on Valentine’s Day Treat – 50% Off!

Zsu Zsu’s Swim Fins

The second impeachment trial is over, and Susan Collins has finally learned her lesson about Trump. With that out of the way, I can now turn my attention to dredging up some inconsequential trivia.

Here’s a good one. The Beverly Hills High School “swim gym,” famously seen in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” is still in use today.

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021Categories All PostsLeave a comment on Zsu Zsu’s Swim Fins

Hippos Are No Laughing Matter

If my walrus character, now named Wilton, were another animal, he would be a hippo.

Hippos are funny!

Except in Colombia, thanks to the late drug cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar.

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021Categories All Posts, CartooningLeave a comment on Hippos Are No Laughing Matter

Vampires or Zombies? Why Not Both?

Finding purpose and meaning, living in a post-pandemic hellscape.

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021Categories All Posts, Sci-FiLeave a comment on Vampires or Zombies? Why Not Both?

A Death in the Family

Alex Bartucca, July 29, 1979 – January 22, 2021

My first nephew has passed away. I’ll be taking some time away from my usual online activities.

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021Categories All Posts2 Comments on A Death in the Family

The Less Fewer Nazis the Better

Nazis

Grammar Nazis

A tip o’ the Dog Rat toupee to my twinster Jean for the idea.

Posted on January 21, 2021Categories All PostsLeave a comment on The Less Fewer Nazis the Better

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