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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February 17, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #284
Fri, Feb 17 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #284 George Ade presents us with a tiny little slip of a wife whose burly husband has trouble keeping up in the 1904 tale 'The Thoughtful Wife Who Tried to Give Henry a Restful Vacation.' Time: approx nine minutes WE DID IT! Mister Ron's Basement has actually gotten it's ONE MILLIONTH Download!! Thanks a Million to all the wonderful listeners out there. We will continue to dig up the funniest stories in the public domain for a long time to come... 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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February 16, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #283
Thu, Feb 16 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #283 Ellis Parker Butler winds up a week of stories about Millions and Millionaires with a rarely-seen Perkins of Portland story from 1909 -- 'A Fortune in Hot Air.' Time: approx twenty 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
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February 16, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #282
Wed, Feb 15 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #282 Stephen Leacock explores the luxurious Palaver Hotel and clues us in on the workings of Wall Street millionaires in his 1914 tale 'The Wizard of Finance,' part of our week-long celebration of our forthcoming 1,000,000th download! Time: approx twenty and a half minutes One MILLION Downloads? Check it out at http://prweb.com/releases/2006/2/prweb343154.htm. 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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February 15, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #281
Tue, Feb 14 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #281 George Ade gets a story read in the middle of the week to celebrate our forthcoming One Millionth Download! 'Self-Made Hezekiah and His Message of Hope to this Year's Crop of Graduates' is a 1903 tale that gives the lowdown on how to really make a Million Bucks! Thanks A Million! Time: approx nine 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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February 14, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #280
Mon, Feb 13 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #280 'The Model Millionaire' is Oscar Wilde's tale of romance among the penniless gentry from 1891. It's part of a week of stories about Millions and Millionaires to celebrate Mister Ron's upcoming 1,000,000th download! Thanks A Million! Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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February 13, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #279
Sun, Feb 12 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #279 O Henry starts off a week of stories about Millions to celebrate our upcoming 1,000,000th download -- 'An Adjustment of Nature' from 1906 is a charming tale about hash and poached eggs and an Alaskan Millionaire. Thanks A Million! Time: approx fourteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The O Henry Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/ohenry.html
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February 12, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #278
Sat, Feb 11 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #278 George Ade gives us the scoop on the guy who knows nothing about anything, but manages to come off like an authority in the 1901 story 'The Fable of The Wise Piker Who Had the Kind of Talk That Went.' 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 George Ade Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/AdeCatalog.html
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February 10, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #277
Fri, Feb 10 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #277 George Ade informs us exactly why a big truck pulls up to a family's home every year in the 1903 story, 'The Search for the Right House and How Mrs. Jump Had Her Annual Attack.' Time: approx eight 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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February 09, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #276
Thu, Feb 09 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #276 We end our week of stories commemorating the Death of Telegram with Wilbur D. Nesbit's charming 'The Tale of the Tangled Telegram' from sometime before 1915. Time: approx nineteen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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February 08, 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #275
Wed, Feb 08 2006 Mister Ron's Basement #275 Bill Nye (The Nineteenth Century Guy) explores those Mischievous Politicians of his time. Of course those days are long gone, right? The story is 'A Powerful Speech' from 1891, and is part of our tribute to the recent Death of the Telegram. Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Bill Nye Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/billnye.html
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