2/28/17

One lesser-known episode from the story of The Three Little Pigs is that after the Big Bad Wolf blew two of their houses down, the second little pig and the wolf actually spent one turbulent, but passionate, month and a half in an oceanside condo until restraining orders sent the porcine half of the couple to the third little pig's house!

Far from being jealous of that year's Prom King & Queen, Nelson Thomas and Amanda Franklin were absolutely overjoyed at having been voted Mr. & Mrs. Bunsen Burner by the junior class for their work in the science lab.

Sylvia never got the same enjoyment out of watching "Sgt Bilko" as her husband Freddie did, so she would often choose to turn the chair away from the television set and admire her artwork, recently acquired on a brief trip to Peru.

2/23/17

After assessing the situation from her guest bathroom window, Mrs. Snaptackle called up the office of Ground-Grinder Landscaping and told them she felt they mat have sent two too many workmen to pour her driveway...

Chet knew he wanted to enjoy one of the Mardi Gras street parties, but he also knew he had to be at work at 6:00pm, so he wore his uniform (as a bar back at Ben Dover's Cafe) to the party and could duck out around 5:50, still making it on time!

And so Kenneth realized that even though his Best Man Chuck had promised he was completely over his long ago dalliance with the bride Kathleen, her charisma was just too overpowering for Chuck to ignore.

2/21/17

The Duncan-Roberts condominium complex (at the corner of Allen St. & Guillerman Drive) determined that their security personnel should match the casual, but stylish, attitude of the place, so they gave Levon a $200.00 "uniform" budget for use at Van Leunens.

Inside-Out day at Jenner Elementary allowed the students to learn a great deal about what was lurking underneath the clothing of their classmates, especially since the kiddos were instructed to wear the undergarments of the opposite gender!

Elyse fell in love with her shower bouquet, made from all the ribbons off her many presents, and could hardly believe that her friends had somehow managed to match the exact color scheme of her 1974 wedding: yellow and blue and green and red and lilac and peach and lavender and...

2/16/17

Veronica actually liked the little layette that Christine had given her at her baby shower, but there was no way Connie was going to let her off the hook. She'd seen that very item on 70%-off Clearance at Ben Franklin and was sure to point it out!

Herbie Pratt loved to dig for oil in the back yard, much to the disdain of his mother Barbara, though she overcame her apprehensions about it stopped complaining once he located a gusher and later wound up as president of the Mobil Oil corporation!

Rex was so determined to be the first one into the water on Memorial Day Weekend down at Rock Bottom YMCA that he bounded across the fence and into the pool... only to find that they were still filling it!

2/14/17

Mrs. Bitmore wanted a shot of all three girls with their homemade Valentine's Day card holders, but SueAnn had to let hers go because their dog Scraps got ahold of it and chewed most of the "lace" trim from it!

At the DKG Keg Party, Kristi began to complain to her boyfriend Randy that he hadn't remembered to give her anything for Valentine's Day, so after 3 or 4 cups of Busch Light, he finally obliged!

Romance had permeated the air at the Tug Valley VFW Sweethearts Dance, but as the clock continued to tick towards 10:00pm, Anson (seated in the back) began to wonder if Sheila really intended to show up or not...

2/9/17

A lot of poor college students played music, did stunts or magic acts in the street for enough money to make ends meet, but Darryl realized he didn't even have to bother with any of that and could rake in the dough by wearing his running togs and looking "available" to certain passersby.

Coley and the Peps were a star attraction during the Stars on Ice outdoor tour, but there was that one time in Houston where they wound up in slush up to their ankles by about the time of their third show of the day...

Yes, they all may have looked cute and innocent in their square dancing gear at Perkin's prior to heading to their Friday Night Falderal, but generally after 10:30, "swing your partner" took on a racier meaning for both The Keys and The Djarrs...

2/7/17

Ferdy was so dehydrated and exhausted from a full day's work at the Phillips 66 service station that he couldn't wait to come home and enjoy an iced tea. Unfortunately, his new roomie Rocco made it Long Island style!

Rosie Greer wasn't about to let a near-fatal car crash kill off her precious poodle RayAnn, so she underwent experimental surgery to conjoin the pooches head to her own shoulders so that they could continue to enjoy one another's company.

Venita Proan liked to live large, emulating her idol from Argentina in every possible way, even though Venita lived in Little Rock, Arkansas!

2/2/17

Heather Anne got more than she bargained for when she headed over to Stu's for his first private dance lesson. She was all set to teach him the waltz when he up and unzipped his running suit top and began to show HER the lambada!!

What would have been a lovely Easter Sunday for Suzette and Edwina was irrevocably spoiled when their mother Patsy swung open the front door, knocking the girls off the front stoop and into the moist, muddy plot they called a yard!

Randall had been so thrilled with his Adidas ensemble and figured it would really draw attention down on Castro Street, but for some weird reason he actually began to repel more of the crowd than he attracted.