Tag Archives: funny

Spotlight on the Commenters–Smiley’s Story, and A Conversation From 1990

Posted on May 8, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.”     –Jonathon Swift TB gets a lot of pleasure from reading the commentary that appears below my posts. About a week ago I put out … Continue reading →

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Questions That Keep Me Up at Night (the lesser list)

Posted on May 5, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “The Answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything…Is…Forty-two.”     –Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The mind of TB is seldom at rest. This doesn’t mean it is … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen Named Top Candidate for Obama’s First Supreme Court Nomination

Posted on May 3, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     —“The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.”      –Oliver Wendell Holmes According to a source who must remain … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Punchlines of All Time

Posted on April 22, 2009 by travellinbaen

Them Sheep Lie! Don’t go flyin’ off the handle when you’re full of sh*t. Let your pages do the walking through the yellow fingers. When the fly comes down 3 inches, the p***y gets wet. We’ve established what you are … Continue reading →

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Trainstopping (the train story)

Posted on April 2, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”     –Abraham Lincoln TB was scheduled to pitch the next day; morning really, ten a.m. But it … Continue reading →

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Times Are Tough; Be Prepared

Posted on March 30, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:      “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em “Certainly I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it.”     —Teddy Roosevelt One of the risks of having … Continue reading →

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TB Responds to Outrageous Accusation, and Other Selected Moments

Posted on March 24, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:      “Don’t tread on me.”     Early American motto appearing on the Gadsden Rattlesnake flag The keystone of TB’s entire philosophy on life, the universe and everything (to borrow a phrase) is that I … Continue reading →

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A Conversation About the U.S-Chinese Navy Encounter Earlier Today

Posted on March 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:      The Geek: You know, I’m getting input here that I’m reading as relatively hostile.  Samantha: Go to hell.  The Geek: VERY hostile.  —Sixteen Candles Click here for Link to News Report It seems there was … Continue reading →

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TB’s Guide to Interesting Party Conversation

Posted on February 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.”     –William Shakespeare TB just got back from a whirlwind 1500 mile round trip drive to Folly … Continue reading →

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The Greatest (gambling) Story Ever Told

Posted on February 3, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “so why don’t you shut up? You’re just a bitter old man.”     –TB’s first and only words to the old coot to my right in this story Old stories, more appropriate for telling over … Continue reading →

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