...they never got stuck The Doclopedia #336 Unexpected Places: Around The Curve In The Road And Over The Bridge... ...lies the hut of old Gorganius, the seer. You'll find him to be friendly and talkative, although I will warn you that he only bathes on the night of the first full moon, so you'll want … Continue reading A Duck Named Chuck And A Buck Named Huck Had Good Luck Driving A Truck Through Muck And Yuck With Their Chicken, Cluckcluck →

...even after 25 years, some folks are touchy about it. The Doclopedia #335 Unexpected Places: Behind That Old Warehouse... ...is a 200,000 gallon water storage tank. It's old and rusty and hasn't held any water in 20 years. Solid built, so I'm kinda surprised nobody uses it. There's an inspection door on the side, so … Continue reading We Don’t Speak Of The “Green Mud Event” →

...so I hit them with a stick The Doclopedia #334 Unexpected Places: Down River About A Mile... ..., near the big bend, you'll find Big Bob's Roadhouse. That place is always jumpin', what with the river on one side and the highway on the other. Jukebox playin' all day and live music all night. Big … Continue reading Unruly Dingoes Upset My Chukars →

...and, come to that, the bads, too The Doclopedia #331 Unexpected Places: Three Blocks Down On The Left... ...is the Magenta Club. Actually, it should be “clubs”, since the one you enter from the street is strictly for ordinary humans. For Muties like us, the real entrance is through the side door marked “Kitchen Deliveries”, … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Has The Goods →

...every bit as cute as a bluebird, plus it can talk Due to time constraints and some ill advised laziness, I'm putting the Tiny People And Their Big Friends on hiatus. starting today, I'll be trying to do a couple of shorter entries every day on the theme of Unexpected Places The Doclopedia #329 Unexpected … Continue reading The Cherry Headed Conure Of Happiness →

...we're still working on the JubJub Bird The Doclopedia #328 Tiny Folk & Their Big Friends: Mik Brewer and Paul Schuller Back in the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries, folks in western South & North Dakota, Nebraska and eastern Montana and Wyoming knew and loved Schuller Beer. Old Peter Schuller had founded … Continue reading Introducing The All New Non-Frumious Bandersnatch →

...it's mostly a war of words The Doclopedia #327 Tiny Folk & Their Big Friends: Jommy Farmer and Abbi Moweto When she first arrived in America to attend university, Abbi Moweto was alone and knew nobody. Luckily for her, she found out that her dorm had a large rooftop garden where many students tended plots … Continue reading The Secret War Between Books And Magazines →

...which causes several traffic accidents in town The Doclopedia #326 Tiny Folk & Their Big Friends: Oola Flyer and Casey Mullins Oola and Casey first met when they were both 10 years old. Oola, who was obsessed with the concept of flight, had been watching Casey and his dad fly model airplanes at a park … Continue reading Junior Muskrat Rides A Bicycle →

...from the December, 1958 issue Hey, kids, it's the final entry in the By The Numbers theme. Starting tomorrow: Tiny Folk & Their Big Friends The Doclopedia #325 By The Numbers: 4,186, 232, 106 ...was the number of people on Earth on May 3, 2014 who were driven into a state of sexual frenzy when … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Invasion Of The Insect Women →

...if by "savage" you mean "always hungry and spoiled rotten" The Doclopedia #324 By The Numbers: 57,000 ...was how many US dollars Dickie Zagle and Fred Varner managed to steal from the armored truck that ran off the Old Canyon Road and damned near landed on their fishing camp on the bank of the Feather … Continue reading My Life Among The Savage Basset Hounds →

...and why does the International Conspiracy fear him? The Doclopedia #322 By The Numbers: 500 ...was the serial number of the robot purchased by Mr. Lester H. Dinmont of Sark, Nebraska. The robot, an advanced stock tending model, was going to be used to inspect and manage 200 head of Jersey milk cows. For the … Continue reading Who Is Franklin G. Weemingly? →

...co-starring her Uncle Stewart and his dancing cat, Lupe The Doclopedia #320 By The Numbers: 111 ...is how many miles from Toonyville you have to go before reaching Tonsilvaynia, the mysterious and spooky country that is home to vampires, werewolves and other monsters. The ruler of Tonsilvaynia is Count Drunkula, a three foot tall vampire … Continue reading The Totally True, Except For A Very Few Lies And A Couple Of Altered Facts, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Giant Waffle From Outer Space →

...it was her hobby Boldly, I charge onward with more Doclopedia goodness! The Doclopedia #319 By The Numbers: 79 ...was the number of crew members and passengers on board the state of the art “tri-phibian” steamship Eudora Banks when it disappeared near the island of Sumba on or about March 14th, 1898. The disappearance made … Continue reading Spanky Wasn’t Her Nickname →

...aired just once, in 1968 The Doclopedia #318 By The Numbers: 25 ...was the age at which Benicia Gutierrez acquired her super powers. Little did she know when she and her dog Andy went hiking that she would end up falling face first into a radioactive pool of water that sat atop an illegal dump … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Meet The Munsters →

...they never really found an audience Here is the final entry in the Cool Shoes theme. Below it, you'll find the first two posts of the new theme By The Numbers The Doclopedia #315 Cool Shoes: The Badass Blue Suede Shoes Simply put, these are the shoes that will let you kick ass and take … Continue reading Beat The Meatles →

...don't run out of pie The Doclopedia #313 Cool Shoes: The Brain Boosting Sensible Shoes These shoes are not even a little bit cool, stylish or sexy, but once you put them on, your brain power will go through the roof. You'll be doing math problems so complex that you'll make idiot savants go “Holy … Continue reading Feeding Pie To Gorillas →

...#1: Did I do something wrong? The Doclopedia #312 Cool Shoes: The Spike Heels Of Stealth If you want to be wearing some drop dead sexy sexy shoes while you bust into an ultra high security facility, you want to slip these on. Once you're wearing them, you become invisible, totally silent and absolutely undetectable … Continue reading The 57 Things You Must NEVER Say To A Crying Woman →

...as written by John H. Watson, M.D. The Doclopedia #310 Cool Shoes: The Spirit Boots Anyone wearing these well worn cowboy boots will gain all of the abilities of a ghostly spirit. They will be able to fade into or out of view, pass through solid objects, float slowly through the air and emit a … Continue reading The Adventure Of The Flatulent Friar →

...clothing and lasers are optional Note To Readers: Yes, I really do plan on blogging about things other than the Doclopedia, but not until August 17th when my self imposed 365 entries in 365 days challenge has ended. At that point, the Doclopedia will only appear about three times a week. If you have any … Continue reading Winter In The Hot Zone →

...none of them were blue or anywhere near a light switch The Doclopedia #308 Pirates Of The Circle Sea: The Sea Demon (Note to roleplayers: These characters have no numbers assigned, but I do use various words to denote abilities, skills, etc ) Descriptively, there isn't much that can be said for certain about the … Continue reading A Minivan Full Of Canaries →

...obviously, a pulp story title The Doclopedia #307 Pirates Of The Circle Sea: Mr. Musrin (Note to roleplayers: These characters have no numbers assigned, but I do use various words to denote abilities, skills, etc ) Mr. Musrin, First Mate on the Wicked Wench, is an enigmatic fellow. First off, with the possible exception of … Continue reading Red Monkey Doom →

...from the December, 1902 issue The Doclopedia #306 Pirates Of The Circle Sea: Captain Brakolas Brakkomin (Note to roleplayers: These characters have no numbers assigned, but I do use various words to denote abilities, skills, etc ) Aksima Vell is not the only successful and charismatic pirate out there. Captain Brakolas Brakkomin, is every bit … Continue reading The Amazing Adventures Of Doctor Tempest And The Island Of The Golden Apes →

...where Dr. Thompson would never get a second look. The Doclopedia #305 Pirates Of The Circle Sea: Mr. Crubb (Note to roleplayers: These characters have no numbers assigned, but I do use various words to denote abilities, skills, etc ) The very first member of her crew to ever meet Aksima Vell was Mr. Ferdonius … Continue reading Fear And Loathing In Wonderland →

...it's Hamday! The Doclopedia #303 Pirates Of The Circle Sea: Rugothar (Note to roleplayers: These characters have no numbers assigned, but I do use various words to denote abilities, skills, etc ) Rugothar (his last name is a secret to everyone but the members of his clan), is the Raiding Master and Weapons Master of … Continue reading Ham For Everybody! →