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."

--John Kelly, Washington Po... more

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April 01, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1332
Wed, Apr 01 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1332 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Five of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter isn't even close to funny, but it is part of the book -- prepare yourself for a real tear-jerker -- 'A Pitiful Incident.' 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 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
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17min
March 30, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1331
Mon, Mar 30 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1331 We are celebrating FOUR YEARS of Mister Ron's Basement today! Your emails and birthday cakes are more than welcome. We hope to find even more of the funniest stories from the public domain in the upcoming years... Our SUNDAY SALAD features TWO Stanley Huntley stories that (we think) are extremely funny! They are both from 1881 -- 'The Cautious Reporter's Version' and 'How He Became Wealthy.' Time: approx six 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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7min
March 29, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1330
Sun, Mar 29 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1330 Our Saturday Night Special story is by an author we have not featured in the Basement yet. Robert Barr was, for many years, the Detroit Free Press's other humorist, in addition to C. B. Lewis (M. Quad). For many years he wrote under the pen name of Luke Sharp, but gradually shifted to his real name. When the Detroit Free Press published a London edition, Barr was sent there to contribute to it. We will feature more of Barr's stories in the future, but today we will offer an 1897 charming romance story,'The Type-Written Letter.' Time: approx seventeen minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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18min
March 28, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1329
Sat, Mar 28 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1329 This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste. The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can usually figure out who the writers are. Today's story, really a truly old joke, perhaps first appeared in this form. It's called 'Bread and Gravy' by Alexander Sweet and John Armoy . Well, old jokes had to be new at some point, right? Time: approx two and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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3min
March 27, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1328
Fri, Mar 27 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1328 This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste. The authors of the pieces are not credited, but some of the newspapers are. From this we can attempt to determine who the writers are. We're just guessing here, but today's clever piece from the South Bend Tribune was most likely an effort of that newspaper's editor, Richard H. Lyon. It is called 'A Typographical Injury to Charley Bender.' Time: approx four minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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4min
March 26, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1327
Thu, Mar 26 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1327 This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste. The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's story was most likely written by C. B. Lewis, who usually used the pen name of M. Quad. Of course neither name was used here... The tale is called 'The Man with the Umbrella.' Time: approx four 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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5min
March 25, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1326
Wed, Mar 25 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1326 This week we have dug out an 1881 book called "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!' It is composed of humorous pieces clipped from various newspapers. The authors are listed as Scissors and Paste. The authors of the pieces are not credited but some of the newspapers are. From this we can determine some of the authors. Today's piece, 'Exchanging Dusters,' is probably by Robert J. Burdette, and is extremely funny. Time: approx eight minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The Robert J. Burdette Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/burdette.html
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9min
March 24, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1325
Tue, Mar 24 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1325 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Thirty-Four (Part Two of Two) of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- where the Boss and the King go from the frying pan into the fire...or is it the other way around? -- 'The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves.' Time: approx twelve minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html 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
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12min
March 22, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1324
Sun, Mar 22 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1324 SUNDAY SALAD offers just ONE Stanley Huntley piece today -- it's a fun piece from 1882 called 'The Coney Island Waiter.' Time: approx five 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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6min
March 21, 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1323
Sat, Mar 21 2009 Mister Ron's Basement #1323 Our Saturday Night Special story comes from page one of the Brooklyn Eagle from May 30, 1880. The story is unsigned, and credited to the San Francisco Post, but we strongly suspect the hand of Stanley Huntley (who was a huge Edgar Allan Poe fan) is involved here. In any event, even though the report features a well-known San Francisco judge of the time, the tale is so ludicrous as to obviously be a work of fiction. Anyway, listen and judge for yourself. It certainly is among the funniest pieces we've ever presented. Your comments are most welcome. It's called 'The Raven in Court.' Time: approx ten 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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11min

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