Tag Archives: drugs

Diff’rent Strokes Curse Remains With Work Undone

By Smaktakula Diff’rent Strokes proved an instant hit with TV audiences in September of 1978.  The Norman Lear sitcom about Harlem orphans falling into the lap of luxury was anchored by veteran stage actor Conrad Bain, and featured promising child … Continue reading

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Tardsie’s True-Ass Tales: Ramon’s Wedding

By Tardsie It’s a truism that something always goes wrong at a wedding. Usually it’s something small (or several small somethings), but other times the happy event can descend into a scene straight out of the Jerry Springer show. The … Continue reading

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Headlines XV

By Smaktakula In which we get all the information we need from the headlines of the day: *** Anti-Putin protesters form a 10-mile human chain around Moscow  ~ Anti-Putin protesters made into bizarre human chain in dungeons beneath Moscow. Poor reading … Continue reading

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Headlines XIV

By Smaktakula In which we opine upon the headlines of the day without first reading the articles. *** Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine backs Rick Santorum ~ See Kids? A bacchanalian life of drug-fueled debauchery is not without its consequences. Although the pernicious effects of addiction … Continue reading

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Return Of Not What You Were Looking For?

By Tardsie Not everyone who visits Promethean Times finds us on purpose. Here we respond to some of the bizarre, dangerous and downright foul search terms by which you found us. Enjoy! *** fags love straight men ~ It’s true, but … Continue reading

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The Elderly Are Right About One Thing At Least: Kids Today Have It Too Damn Easy

By Smaktakula One of the universal cornerstones of adulthood is the opportunity to bitch vociferously among the members of one’s own generation about how easy kids have it today. That every generation since the dawn of history has engaged in … Continue reading

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Singer Whitney Houston Dies

By Smaktakula Whitney Houston is dead at 48 a representative of the beloved singer announced today. Although cause of death has yet to be determined, even an encephalitic gibbon knows that drugs were the most likely culprit. After a series of chart-busting … Continue reading

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Fresno: Looking Past All The Suck

By Smaktakula Fresno, California is a powerfully forgettable city.  Squatting like an infected zit in the center of California’s San Joaquin Valley (itself labelled a ‘New Appalachia’ by The Economist), Fresno is an embarrassing relation to California’s first-class cities: Los Angeles, San … Continue reading

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This Day In Alternate History: Yoko Ono Slain

By Smaktakula Some call it ‘The Day the Music Didn’t Die,’ and for others it is simply ‘Ononacht.’ In Germany the holiday is known as Tag der toten Hexe, and goes by Tiempo de Quietud in Mexico. In Chad it’s a complicated … Continue reading

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Headlines XII

By Smaktakula In which we comment on contemporary headlines without first reading the articles: 25 members of Congress with lowest net worth ~ How much respect should we have for these mouth-breathers if they can’t even steal right? Putin faces off … Continue reading

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