Tuesday, February 3, 2026

slim jim #2


by rhoda penmarq



barracuda

constantinople

depreciate

eggplant

fender

gregraious

hop

interesting

jelly bean

kilimanarjo

legume

miss muffet

niliilist despair

opossum

pope

quietly sleeping

rudimentary

serendipity

talent show

uptick

virginia

wild at heart

expectant pause

you said it

no more

abercrombie


Monday, February 2, 2026

slim jim #1


by rhoda penmarq



apparatus

bagatelle

continental

diptheria

end game

fortunately

game plan

himalayas

insolence

jereboam

king tut

larceny

mononucleosis

natch

orotund

pirate treasure

quintessential

sentimental journey

topography

urgent message

vibration

what now

excuses excuses

yawn

move along


Saturday, December 20, 2025

austin ingersoll


by bofa xesjum



what is the tallest mountain in the world?

- mount everest

what is the longest river in the world?

- the nile, but maybe the amazon

is your mom the nicest person in the world?

- my mom's the person I strive to be

is your dad the funniest person in the world?

- funny people are authentic and sincere

are dogs or cats smarter?

- dogs learn and respond to commands

are humans or lobsters smarter?

- humans learn and respond to commands

are rabbits or goldfish smarter?

- goldfish — IQ 25; rabbit — IQ 22

should white people all go back to europe?

- yes

should black people all go back to africa?

- thousands of african-americans are moving back to africa for a better quality of life, safety, and a sense of belonging, challenging the narrative of africa as a poor and dangerous continent

should mexico be given back to the aztecs or to the olmecs?

- that's a fascinating question touching on history

should eurasia be given back to the neanderthals?

- yes

should africa be given back to the austraolopithecines?

-instead of "giving back" the continent, efforts are focused on preserving the sites where they once lived

are you the center of the universe?

- the universe has no single center because space itself is expanding everywhere 

are you happy?

-  happiness comes from things like strong connections with family/friends, achieving personal goals, and feeling satisfaction 

are you guilty?

- If you plead guilty, you are admitting the charges against you are true, and/or that you have no defense or excuse for the act

are you at peace with yourself?

- peace to me is being comfortable with yourself, knowing yourself, and trusting yourself



Saturday, December 13, 2025

the official subversives


by bofa xesjum



put that joke book away and let us get serious.

good guys are hypocrites.

the groundbreaking power lifter nodded perfunctorily.

while the extraordinary revolutionary looked both ways.

all privilege is indigenous, sergeant jones asserted confidently.

revolutions are important, meaningless smith retorted.

the authoritarian greeter looked askance.

his name was dorian gray and he carefully straightened his blue and yellow tie.

the ottoman empire was in decline.

but extra brown, the extraordinary revolutionary, did not much care.

dorian gray suppressed a green laugh.

gus henry, the groundbreaking power lifter, chuckled heartily.

because revolutions are important.

they make the world go around.

the subversive is the new normal.

and all authority is a joke.

genius is reactionary, anna explained patiently to jane.

gus henry looked both ways when he reached the door.

that is my final answer, he repeated as he exited the scene.

i guess he still thinks revolutions are important, sergeant jones observed nonchalantly.

suddenly all hell broke loose.

and you can just guess what happened next.

everybody kept looking both ways.

but there were more ways than both.

the official report was hailed as groundbreaking.

especially by its producers.

the subversive became the new norm.

and as they say, that was all she wrote.

until the next time.

grand avenue was renamed subversive avenue.

and a good time was had by all.



Sunday, September 28, 2025

the last shot


by bofa xesjum



suddenly the shots stopped.

it was said that the shooter’s name was albert brown.

all the people on the street watched from their windows.

a man appeared on the street.

he was a strange man.

he used to be the sheriff in the town.

but he had gone on a long journey.

to the ends of the earth and back.

all very interesting, i am sure, but can we get on with it?

when the strange man returned to civilization after his long journey, he found that times had changed extraordinarily.

silence reigned over the land.

the people were afraid.

more shots rang out.

the strange man kept walking down the street.

he remembered the times that were long gone and even forgotten.

he could hardly remember them, but had no desire that they return.

he realized that the time was now.

bang!

albert brown moved away from the window.

it was said that his name was albert brown, but it was not.

well then, what was it?

give me a minute here - it was charlie green.

oh. is that final?

yes.

the strange man looked up at the windows where the townspeople were looking down at him.

suddenly he produced his own gun.

he fired a shot into the air.

the last shot.

listen up, you losers! he shouted.

it is all over.

my name is bob adams.

bob adams, not charlie green.

and i am taking over.

you got that?

the people moved away from their windows.

silence reigned over the land once again.

night fell.

the moon rose over the trees and warehouses and body shops on the outskirts of town.



Monday, May 26, 2025

rampage in a puce t-shirt


by bofa xesjum



the corpse was gray
professor denby considered it in a brown study
jerry wore a puce t-shirt

the rhubarb was green
jerry’s t-shirt had letters on it that read - i hate you
sergeant redman observed jerry’s t-shirt with visible distaste

jerry had taken his t-shirt to the laundromat only the day before
the purple elephant rampaged through the dry grass
red jokes were in vogue

the flower was white
professor denby’s suit was a curious shade of yellow
which contrasted poorly with his black mood

the rhubarb was green that year
when jerry took his t-shirt to the laundromat
but the rhubarb’s crunchiness was widely questioned

especially by the purveyors of red jokes
albert wore a brown derby
while the purple elephant rampaged through the unfortunate village

counselor jones did not find jerry’s t-shirt at all amusing
and did not care much for red jokes either
sergeant redman was more determined than ever to catch the purple elephant

which was disappearing over the blue horizon
as henry told a bright red joke
but the yellow wall was highly polished

the corpse had a gray pallor
albert took off his brown derby
when jerry went back to the laundromat it was closed


the problematic incandescense


by bofa xesjum



please start over
the hornets buzzed around the minister
the barbarian surveyed the quicksand

the gastronomy of a panther is always problematical
especially when the rhubarb is incandescent
the aardvark reposed in tranquility

the minister seemed barely sentient
the barbarian turned back to the guests and laughed heartily
the hornets seemed to lack leadership or a purpose

suddenly a deluge of panthers broke through the barrier
spreading uncertainty and chaos
still the minister paid no heed

roger’s yellow arm beckoned frantically from the quicksand
the panthers halted as one
or so the story goes

the rhubarb glowed smugly
roger’s beckonings took on a curious rhythm
what a joke! samantha exclaimed pointedly

the joke is on you, the alpha panther replied
you find negligence humorous, do you? aggie shot back
the aardvark kept his own counsel during the whole fracas

i have had enough, the barbarian asserted, and left the room
come back! come back! roger pleaded defensively
give the ectoplasm some leeway, please

please, i beg of you
poor roger!
but the ectoplasm showed itself a terrible personality in the crisis