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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June 24, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1102
Tue, Jun 24 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1102 We are presenting some really, really early stories by Stephen Leacock, that originally appeared in Truth Magazine in the 1890s. They're brilliantly funny. Today's tale in circular logic is called 'On the Old Homestead.' It was also published with the title 'Uncle Oatcake Explains.' 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 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 24, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1101
Tue, Jun 24 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1101 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Nine of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Tournament,' where we find out what knights do for entertainment. Time: approx fourteen 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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14min
June 23, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1100
Mon, Jun 23 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1100 SUNDAY SALAD presents an 1880 tale of the infamous 'Morey Letter' that almost cost James Garfield the Presidential Election -- 'Not Altogether Satisfactory.' We also include another story about the letter by Stanley Huntley from the same edition of the Brooklyn Eagle -- it's called 'A Business Proposition.' If any of our listeners know of any Spoopendyke stories we have missed, please drop us a line! 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
June 21, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1099
Sat, Jun 21 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1099 In last week's Mr. Bowser episode, our favorite old crank went on a boat excursion with the 'Gay Old Boys Club' -- today we learn about his investiture in that organization in 'Initiation of Bowser' from 1907. Time: approx ten 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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11min
June 21, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1098
Sat, Jun 21 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1098 We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' We wrap up with a couple of recipes from Booth Tarkington (whom we have yet to feature in the Basement, but will eventually) -- the first is called 'Corn Flakes.' Time: approx three minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html
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June 19, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1097
Thu, Jun 19 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1097 We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today's tasty dish comes to us from the witty pen of George Ade -- as we learn some secrets of 'Scolloped Oysters.' Time: approx three 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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June 19, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1096
Wed, Jun 18 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1096 We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today's recipe by cartoonist Rube Goldberg is pretty funny -- please don't try this at home -- 'Hash.' Time: approx three 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
June 18, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1095
Wed, Jun 18 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1095 We're presenting some extremely short but fun recipes (of a sort) from the 1922 collection 'The Stag Cook Book -- Written for Men by Men.' Today we feature a recipe by Ellis Parker Butler called 'Bouillabaise Joe Tilden.' 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 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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June 16, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1094
Mon, Jun 16 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1094 For Mark Twain Monday, we present Chapter Eight of 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' from 1889 -- this chapter is called 'The Boss,' where we learn exactly why our hero chooses that title over any other rank. Time: approx fourteen 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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15min
June 15, 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1093
Sun, Jun 15 2008 Mister Ron's Basement #1093 SUNDAY SALAD offers some fun Stanley Huntley pieces today -- First, an accused drunkard literally takes over a courtroom in 'Wanted to Help the Judge' from 1880. Then from the 1883 book, 'The Spoopendyke Papers,' comes the Preface of that book and the only Spoopendyke story in it that we haven't presented yet -- it's called 'The News of the Day.' 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 Stanley Huntley and Spoopendyke Catalog of Stories is at: http://ronevry.com/Spoopendyke_Stories.html
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