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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July 09, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1112
Tue, Jul 08 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1112 From 1883, a really explosive episode -- 'Peck's Bad Boy's Fourth of July.' Time: approx six minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html The George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
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7min
July 08, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1111
Tue, Jul 08 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1111 The kid plays a particularly nasty joke on his old man in "Peck's Bad Boy's Ma Comes Home' from George W. Peck's 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and his Pa.' 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 George W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
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6min
July 08, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1110
Tue, Jul 08 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1110 Here comes another hilariously nasty story from George W. Peck's 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa.' The boy really gets after his old man to 'try his faith' in 'His Pa Got Religion.' 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 W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
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9min
July 02, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1109
Wed, Jul 02 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1109 As often as we've read George W. Peck's stories, we have rarely featured his most famous creation, 'Peck's Bad Boy.' We will be rectifying that this week with stories from the 1883 book 'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa.' Today's bit of mirthful nastiness is called 'Peck's Bad Boy in Love' 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 W. Peck Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/georgewpeck.html
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9min
July 02, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1108
Wed, Jul 02 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1108 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Ten of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'Beginnings of Civilization,' where the boss sets to work bringing nineteenth century technology to the sixth. 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 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
July 02, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1107
Wed, Jul 02 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1107 SUNDAY SALAD SURPRISE! We have discovered two or three so far unread SPOOPENDYKE stories! No doubt we will really run out of them soon. But in the meantime, we offer a very short Stanley Huntley story about a woman placing an obituary advertisement called 'One Item of Expense,' then Mr. Spoopendyke dishes out the grisly details about dueling to his wife in 'The Code Fully Explained.' Both stories are from 1882. Time: approx eight 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
June 29, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1106
Sun, Jun 29 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1106 Our favorite crank has a 'happy evening at home' in C. B. Lewis's 1908 story, 'Bowser Has Grouch.' Time: approx ten 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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10min
June 27, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1105
Fri, Jun 27 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1105 We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny. Ever have trouble telling the difference between a bicycle and a horse? We all do. So here is an instructive piece from 1895 called 'Reflections on Riding.' Time: approx six 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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June 27, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1104
Fri, Jun 27 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1104 We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny. Do you get impatient with people doing card tricks? Here's some tips for you in the 1895 story, 'A Model Dialogue.' Time: approx four 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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5min
June 25, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1103
Wed, Jun 25 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1103 We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny. Here's a truly sad and hilarious story from 1896 about someone who simply couldn't walk out on anyone -- 'The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones.' Time: approx eight 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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9min

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