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Sat, May 30 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1386

Today's 1873 Max Adeler story is a quick piece on an important element of the human diet that is 'Terrible to Contemplate.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-30.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:38am EDT

Thu, May 28 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1385

Today's short but fun Max Adeler story is from 1873. It concerns a Mr. Henry Bull, and his strange medical condition, and is entitled 'Mercury in the System.'

Time: approx three minutes

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-28.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:36am EDT

Wed, May 27 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1384

Here's an extremely short Max Adeler story from 1874 that spotlights his oblique sense of humor. It is entitled 'It Didn't Grow.'

Time: approx three minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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Direct download: revry-2009-05-27.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:34am EDT

Tue, May 26 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1383

We have uncovered a slew of Max Adeler stories! Today's tale, from 1873, concerns an 'elevating' item of women's clothing. It's called 'An Adventure With a Pannier.'

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-26.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:32am EDT

Mon, May 25 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1382

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-Two (Part One of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where Clarence fills in the Boss on how Camelot fell apart --'War!'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

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The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-25.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:30am EDT

Sun, May 24 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1381

SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE short but funny Stanley Huntley story from 1882 -- it's called 'The Folding Liar.'

Time: approx three and a half minutes

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-24.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:28am EDT

Sat, May 23 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1380

Mister Ron is back after struggling with a sore throat this week!

Our Saturday Night Special is a short, but remarkably prescient poem from 1885 by Robert J. Burdette. It is called 'The True Patriot's Regret,' and you will never regret hearing it!

Time: approx three minutes

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-23.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:25am EDT

Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1379

Our Saturday Night Special story was originally presented in Basement Episode #933 a couple of years ago (you can find it here). In it Mortimer Thomson made fun of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most influential men in America in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Apparently, the version we presented then was heavily edited by the Utah newspaper we originally found it in. Today we are re-reading the story in its complete form, as was printed in a Georgia Newspaper in 1856. It is about twice as long, and twice as funny. Hidden between the satirical remarks are exaggerated but insightful descriptions of a typical Beecher sermon of the day. Enjoy!

Time: approx fifteen minutes

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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-16a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:19pm EDT

Sat, May 16 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1378

This week, we have dug up some extremely hard-to-find pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

In today's very short tale from 1864, Doesticks tells of a truly unforgettable rain deluge -- 'In A Storm'

Time: approx two and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-16.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:17am EDT

Thu, May 14 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1377

This week, we have dug up some relatively obscure, yet hilarious pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

From November of 1856, we learn how crazy people get when wagering on elections -- in 'Doesticks Bets on Pennsylvania.'

Time: approx eleven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-14.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:15am EDT

Wed, May 13 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1376

This week, we have dug up some odd and funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.'

Today's 1857 piece could easily be written today (except maybe the descriptions of horse-drawn drays). It is called 'Doesticks on Boston.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html

Direct download: revry-2009-05-13.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:13am EDT

Tue, May 12 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1375

This week, we have dug up some pretty funny pieces by Mortimer Thomson, better known as Philander Doesticks.

Today we have a rare example of Thomson's Police Beat reporting from 1855 --it's called 'Doesticks Reporting for the Tribune.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html

Direct download: revry-2009-05-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:10am EDT

Mon, May 11 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1374

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty-One of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where The Boss returns to England and finds the place almost empty in -- 'The Interdict.'

Time: approx ten minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Direct download: revry-2009-05-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:08am EDT

Sun, May 10 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1373

SUNDAY SALAD offers yet another spoof of a Jules Verne story by Stanley Huntley! Published in 1882, 'The Field of Ice by J. Verne' makes fun of the 1875 Verne tale with the same name.

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:06am EDT

Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1372

Our Saturday Night Special story is by Robert J. Burdette, the Burlington Hawkeye Man. From 1879, we present 'Rules for Poultry Novices.'

Time: approx seven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-09a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:01pm EDT

Sat, May 09 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1371

While traveling by plane can be a real pain these days, going by train wasn't much better (at least in the U. S.) in 1907, when Charles Battell Loomis wrote about it in 'Our Way and the British.'

Time: approx eleven minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-09.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:51am EDT

Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1370

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub,' we explore the English tradition of 'Tea Time.'

Time: approx eight minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-08b.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:49pm EDT

Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1369

Sometimes, the way people say certain phrases can drive you nuts, as we shall see in today's Charles Battell Loomis story from his 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub.' It is called 'Thank You.'

Time: approx six minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-08a.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:47am EDT

Fri, May 08 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1368

From Charles Battell Loomis's 1907 book 'A Bath in an English Tub' comes the opening story, with the same name. And of course, that's 'bawrth' not 'bath.'

Time: approx seven and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Charles Battell Loomis Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-08.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:45am EDT

Tue, May 05 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1367

For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Forty of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- in which a new day dawns for Merrie Olde England -- 'Three Years Later.'

Time: approx seventeen minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Mark Twain Catalog of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Twain.html

The Mark Twain Connecticut Yankee Novel Index of Stories is at:

http://ronevry.com/Connecticut.html

Direct download: revry-2009-05-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:42am EDT

Mon, May 04 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1366

SUNDAY SALAD features just ONE Stanley Huntley story today, from 1883 -- where we hear about the most remarkable weather of all time --'A Heavy Storm.'

Time: approx nine and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-04.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:40am EDT

Sun, May 03 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1365

Our Saturday Night Special story is by James M. Bailey, the Danbury News Man. From 1873 we learn 'How a Married Man Sews on a Button.'

Time: approx four minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The James M. Bailey Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-03.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:38am EDT

Sat, May 02 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1364

Max Adeler discusses which phrase is more proper to use -- 'is being done' or 'is doing' -- in the 1874 story 'A Question.'

Time: approx five minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-02.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:37am EDT

Fri, May 01 2009

Mister Ron's Basement #1363

Max Adeler leans over his garden fence and hears about the musical tastes of bags of fertilizer in 'Judge Pitman's Musical Feat' from 1874

Time: approx six minutes

Time: approx four and a half minutes

The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at:
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The Max Adeler Catalog of Stories is at:

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Direct download: revry-2009-05-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:34am EDT