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Back when I was living in Columbus, Ohio my friends and I started a quote wall. Whenever a bit of brilliance (or otherwise) poured out of someone’s mouth, somebody would yell “Quote!” thus nominating it for Quote Board status. The quote then had to be seconded by someone (it almost always was), and then it would be written down to be forever immortalized on the Quote Board.
This is the modern day equivalent of that classic piece of my past.
QUOTE BOARD:
Justin: (to Katie, wearing a pea coat) “You look like a Beatle.”
Katie: “And you look like a scary magician.”
– Katie Steib, 12/25/10
Just another Christmas with family,
…(click here if you have no idea what I’m talking about) is Doug French!
Doug “won” with this short story about the worst gift he ever received:
When I was a kid, our Cub Scout pack had a gift exchange. Names were drawn out of a hat, at which point you would go up and pick a gift. My name came up last, which means I was left with the default gift. Every parent had bought something from the store to donate to the pile, but the parent who donated my “gift” had instead asked their child to craft something. To much derision in front of the group, I was now the owner of a Western pistol made out of a papertowel tube, and a cardboard sheriff’s badge covered in glitter.
Congrats, Doug! I mean… that sucks!
Also, a dishonorable mention to Bill Pearson who entered the following:
Worst gift: A visit from friends in Los Angeles. (See attached picture.)
Thanks, Bill.
I got a lot of entertaining/pitiful stories, so thanks to everyone who entered! Look for your crappy prizes in the mail soon, Doug!
Turning your tales of crappy gifts into crappy prizes,
For about thirty seconds, at least.
And here’s my early Christmas gift to you all:
I’m a giving son-of-a-bitch,
Back when I was living in Columbus, Ohio my friends and I started a quote wall. Whenever a bit of brilliance (or otherwise) poured out of someone’s mouth, somebody would yell “Quote!” thus nominating it for Quote Board status. The quote then had to be seconded by someone (it almost always was), and then it would be written down to be forever immortalized on the Quote Board.
This is the modern day equivalent of that classic piece of my past.
QUOTE BOARD:
DMV Customer: “Do you have the motorcycle handbook?”
DMV Employee: “We only have it in Spanish; we’re out of the English ones.”
DMV Customer: “Ummm… okay. Do you have a Spanish translator I could borrow?”
– DMV Customer, 12/21/10
It made the DMV experience slightly less obnoxious,
Here’s the thirteenth installment of “Sketchbook,” a reoccurring section here on “The Blarg.” To learn more and become involved yourself, click here.
The phrase for the thirteenth “Sketchbook” was: St. Nick.
Below are the submissions. Click on each image for a larger version of the art, and click on the artist’s name to visit their website.
Also, click below to check out previous “Sketchbook” assignments:
Sketchbook: “Dead Men Tell No Tales”
Sketchbook: “Mickey & Mallory”
Thanks to everyone who participated! The next assignment will go out soon!
Either everyone is busy or this section is dead,
SKETCHBOOK #13: ST. NICK
James Decker:
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