Mister Ron's Basement II

By Ron Evry

***"The stories are gentler than what passes for humor today, but what's surprising is how current some of them are. Human folly doesn't change much from decade to decade."

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December 22, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #944
Sat, Dec 22 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #944 Sooner or later, he had to do it -- 'Bowser Takes an Auto Ride' by C. B. Lewis, from 1905... Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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December 21, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #943
Fri, Dec 21 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #943 Wrapping up a week of stories about shopping with an instructional piece from 1916 by the wonderfully funny Stephen Leacock -- 'The Grass Bachelor's Guide; With Sincere Apologies to the Ladies' Periodicals.' Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stephen Leacock Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Leacock_Stories.html Also, do check out the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor web site at: http://leacock.ca
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13min
December 20, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #942
Thu, Dec 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #942 We are exploring a day of visiting the stores among the nouveau riche in a chapter of Metta Victoria Victor's 1884 book 'Mrs. Rasher's Curtain Lectures.' The chapter is, appropriately, called 'Shopping.' Time: approx twenty-one minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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December 20, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #941
Wed, Dec 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #941 Today's story deals with a woman stranded on a desert island -- what has this got to do with this week's theme of stories about shopping? -- well, you'll just have to listen and find out for yourself! ******Ellis Parker Butler's 1920 tale 'Ads is Ads' is one of those truly rare hysterically funny stories that will leave you laughing out loud! Don't miss it! Time: approx twelve and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Ellis Parker Butler Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/EllisParkerButler.html Read lots more about Ellis Parker Butler at: http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/
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December 19, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #940
Wed, Dec 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #940 Like so many other folks do this time of year, we're going to go shopping in the Basement this week! We'll start with a Fanny Fern story from 1854, 'For Ladies that 'Go Shopping.'' Time: approx nine minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Fanny Fern Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
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December 17, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #939
Mon, Dec 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #939 Our Monday book serialization is George Ade's 1903 collection, 'In Babel -- Stories of Chicago.' The stories in this book range from the hysterically funny to the pathetically sad. Altogether, they paint a fascinating portrait of turn-of-the-last-century Chicago. Today we listen in on a conversation that takes some twists and turns before leading to a unique proposal in 'Harry and Ethel.' Time: approx ten minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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December 16, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #938
Sun, Dec 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #938 SUNDAY SALAD offers TWO delightful Stanley Huntley stories about buying things -- Mr. and Mrs. Breezy go 'Christmas Shopping' (from 1882) and Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke figure out what to do with their winnings from a found lottery ticket in 'Counting Ahead' (from1881). Time: approx thirteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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14min
December 15, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #937
Sat, Dec 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #937 This time of year, all too many of us have to fight crowds at the stores, but Mr. Bowser teaches his wife how men are more efficient shoppers than women in C. B. Lewis's 1911 story 'Bowser's Lesson -- Time Wasted in Shopping.' Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/quad.html The M. Quad (C. B. Lewis) Mister Bowser Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/mrbowser.html
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December 15, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #936
Fri, Dec 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #936 Mortimer Thomson attempted to go back to writing humor after the Civil War ended, but his heart simply was not in it any more. Here we present an example from 1866 -- a Baseball story called 'A Muffin Game.' Time: approx five minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html
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December 14, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #935
Fri, Dec 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #935 Not long after Mortimer Thomson married for the first time, he penned this charming tale of his wife's wiles in 'How Philander Doesticks became a Broken-in Husband,' from 1858. Time: approx eight and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/doesticks.html
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