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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Mister Ron's Basement II episodes:

February 20, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #644
Tue, Feb 20 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #644 Philander Doesticks falls head over heels in Mortimer Thomson's 1855 riotous tale 'Disappointed Love.' Time: approx thirteen 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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14min
February 19, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #643
Mon, Feb 19 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #643 More insanely funny long-forgotten pieces from the 1855 book 'Doesticks -- What he Says' by Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B. (Mortimer Thomson) -- 'How Doesticks Came to Think of It' and 'A New Patent Medicine Operation.' Time: approx sixteen 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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17min
February 18, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #642
Sun, Feb 18 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #642 Our Monday book serialization is Ellis Parker Butler's 'The Cheerful Smugglers' from 1908. Today we present Chapter Six, on how the maid became 'one of the family,' -- 'Bridget.' Time: approx twelve 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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13min
February 17, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #641
Sat, Feb 17 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #641 Poor sickly Mr. Spoopendyke is a truly terrible patient in Stanley Huntley's 1881 tale 'A Slight Indisposition.' The episode is both hilarious and sad as well. 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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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9min
February 16, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #640
Fri, Feb 16 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #640 C. B. Lewis wrote Mr. Bowser stories from the 1880s until his death in 1924. In today's tale from 1918, 'Bowser Prepares for War.' 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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9min
February 15, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #639
Thu, Feb 15 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #639 Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) clues us in on the evils of imbibing the wrong drink -- water -- in the 1855 tale 'The Potency of Groton Water, or an Aqueous Quality Hitherto Unknown.' Time: approx ten 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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10min
February 14, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #638
Wed, Feb 14 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #638 From 'Doesticks -- What He Says' from 1855, and written by Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson), we visit some of the wonderful attractions of New York City in 'Seeing the Lions -- Barnum's Museum.' This episode gets funnier and funnier as it meanders along... Time: approx eleven 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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12min
February 13, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #637
Tue, Feb 13 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #637 Another hilarious chapter of the long forgotten 'Doesticks -- What He Says,' written in 1855 by Mortimer Thomson under the pen name of 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B.' -- 'Seeking A Fortune -- Rail Road Felicities.' Time: approx nine 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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10min
February 11, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #636
Mon, Feb 12 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #636 This may be one of the best episodes of Mister Ron's Basement, ever! Mortimer Thomson was a popular humorist of the pre-Civil War years who wrote under the pen name of 'Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B." He was part of a group of wild bohemian humorists who gathered at Pfaff's Beer Cellar in New York City, and wrote clever satirical pieces for the New York Tribune. Today we read the Introduction to the book 'Doesticks -- What He Says' and the chapter concerning Niagara Falls -- 'Doesticks on a Bender' from 1855. Time: approx thirteen 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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14min
February 10, 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #635
Sat, Feb 10 2007 Mister Ron's Basement #635 Poor Mr. Spoopendyke is sick and needs Mrs. Spoopendyke to find some pills in 'The Medicine Chest' by Stanley Huntley, from 1880. Time: approx seven and a half 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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8min

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