Feline_identifying_microchip.JPG: Joelmills derivative work: Hundehalter, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, says the keeper has inside dope that the Repubs are pushing a plan to have transmitting computer chips inserted into the scalps of women as a means of further controlling their behavior, as in how they bake a …
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Month:October 2022
The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: The Films of Sam Rockwell
gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter He is a versatile actor whose roles have included a psychotic serial killer, an amiable, winsome, free-spirited oddball, a dimwitted but fiercely loyal police officer, and a pleasantly cynical Nazi officer. Not only is Sam Rockwell a gifted dramatic actor, but he is also a great …
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Kickass and Halloween Costume
Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s inability to remove his tricks-or-treat costume which consists of a wet blanket topped by a grinning mask of liberal bias. Since the costume seems to be stuck to him like glue, the keeper will continue to accost people …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to Horror Films: The Next Generation
Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter (Originally posted October 31, 2020) The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and there’s a chill in the air. Frost is on the pumpkin. The leaves are turning color. All this means one thing—Halloween is just around the corner. And that means …
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Kickass and Great Pumpkin
Nick Ares, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s “Great Pumpkin” confusion in which he goes along with Linus and thinks that Halloween may be Christmas. With that circumstance in place, the keeper asks the Great Pumpkin to please bring him a bag of time so he …
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Whistling In the Graveyard
(Originally posted on October 31, 2019) Photos by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter While driving around running errands this last Sunday, my wife and I found ourselves in the somewhat unusual position of having some time to kill, a strange situation for us. It was a beautiful October afternoon, sunny and seasonably mild. The leaves …
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Kickass and Phyllis Get Out Vote
RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in complimenting Phyllis for her work in encouraging bidders in the upcoming Wisconsin Nov. 8 “auction.” Phyllis and friends at Vista West signed, stamped and sent several hundred cards urging people to participate on Nov. 8 by voting. The …
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Procrastination
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter I went to the dentist last week. A tender spot had developed on one of my molars, and I was overdue for a cleaning anyway. I’d been putting it off for a while. Like a lot of people, I don’t really like going to the dentist, but it …
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Kickass and Men Vote Response
InvadingInvader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that fast on the heels of the keeper’s campaign to deny men the right to vote in all future elections, comes a cascade of complaints–from men, who say that use of the heavy-duty “fly” swatter as an enforcement tool invades men’s …
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Kickass and Men Not Voting
Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s campaign to restrict voting to only women, his thinking being that for a very long time, only men were allowed to vote, so women are owed. History shows that while they have been allowed to vote, men …
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Kickass and Wisconsin Auction
Flying Logos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is late today because he was delayed at a meeting with his banker in which he–the keeper was attempting to borrow enough money to bid in the Wisconsin auction coming up Nov. 8 in which the current …
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Kickass and Perfect October Day
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis joined the rest of the world Sunday in marking the perfect October day by getting out into it, in their case it was a visit to the Audubon Goose Pond Sanctuary near North Leeds, only to find that …
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