by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
MUGWUMPSPhilibusterus gubernatorius RANGE: Mugwumps are found, and have always been found, and will always be found, at every level of federal, state, county, municipal, and local politics. They are a whoopee cushion upon the seat of government, a holdful of bilge on...
by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
THE WOOLY BULLYPatriolicus jingoissimus RANGE: This loudly, proudly nationalistic sprite is usually encamped down at the American Legion Hall, although in times of international crisis— like a war or the Olympics—he is frequently found on the barstool next to you...
by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
THE PENTAGORGONDraconis militarisibus RANGE: Marching upon the land, or burrowing (like moles) beneath it; upon the sea and under it; up in the air and full of it, this most bellicose spirit patrols the war room, the boardroom, the ward room, the sword room, the...
by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
THE LEFT WING SYMP AND THE RIGHT WING TROGPox populi, Sinister dexterque RANGE: These two highly political, argumentative and totally symbiotic creatures prefer to stalk such public forums as the podia of awards ceremonies and the sidewalks in front of embassies, but...
by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
TUPPERWEREWOLVESTedium domesticum RANGE: Tupperwerewolves are little-known members of the larger group of supernatural beings known as shape shifters; it includes such monstrosities as the Werewolves (of London), the Were-bears (known to the American Indians), the...
by burnstyle | Dec 24, 2018 | American Version
EVIL NECKROMANCERSInfidelitates minimissimae RANGE: These wicked fomenters of domestic strife are sometimes found in the kitchen during house parties and often in the back seats of taxi cabs. They like the dark corners of bars near the office, parks in summer, and...
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