One of Hollywood’s most enduring images of satire is of Slim Pickens as Maj. T.J. “King Kong,” cowboy hat in one hand, h-bomb gripped in… The post Satire and Her Ugly Siblings: Parody, Irony and Sarcasm appeared first on mark a. rayner.
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Hirsute nostalgia
I’m not sure who this is, Chilliwack, maybe? Or, Jefferson Starship? Anyway, they were a band from the 70s. I encourage you to check out some of my hairy fiction. Alltop used to play base for Cream.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Sarcastic Cyborg Debriefs
[recording starts] Is this thing on? Seriously. Is it on? I’m not getting any neural feedback. You humans are so odd. You are human aren’t you? Why don’t you just implant a microphone in your scull — there’s lots of … Continue reading →
Continue readingTrashy's World: Legitimizing myths and superstitions…
…And I have a Loblaws bag with the remains of a Leprechaun contained therein. Really! I do! An Israeli antiquities dealer has been acquitted of forging relics, including the contentious James ossuary — the casket said to have held the remains of the brother of Jesus. A judge acquitted Oded
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