Results for keyword: humor
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All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales)
Andrew Gulliford gets a kick out of the humor of the West, with its emphasis on boosterism, exaggeration and outright, extravagant lying.
by Andrew Gulliford, May 12, 2008 -
RV Nation
On a Western road trip, Evelyn Spence ponders the peculiar names – and increasing numbers – of gigantic RVs.
by Evelyn Spence, Oct 15, 2007 -
Just put an asterisk on the whole region
How do we Westerners love our drugs? Let Ray Ring count the ways.
by Ray Ring, Aug 27, 2007 -
The backyard cat whisperer
Christopher Cokinos prides himself on being a cat whisperer, taking his cat out on a leash and helping it stalk the wily Utah grasshoppers.
by Christopher Cokinos, Jul 16, 2007 -
Paint it red and call it fine Western dining
Rob Pudim ranks Western cuisine according to the lavishness with which the ketchup is dispensed.
by Rob Pudim, Jun 04, 2007 -
A Proud Member of PAOBHA
Today’s rural West with its monster homes and Hummers sorely needs a group like PAOBHA, People Against Ostentatious and Boorish Housing
by Laura Pritchett, Nov 13, 2006 -
Isn't it time to bury the hatchet?
Tired of the rhetorical arguments that pass as conversation these days, the author proposes it’s time to take a blockhead to lunch – and listen to what he has to say
by Jeff Golden, May 15, 2006 -
Winnebagos: Don't fear 'em, cheer 'em
It’s time for New Westerners to get over their "Winnebagophobia."
by Dennis Hinkamp, Aug 22, 2005 -
The last happy agency biologist — and other April Foolery
Biologist Mark Intyme is marking time; "Termoonator" takes on wolves; coorections; "Million Bush March" and other oddities
by Staff, Apr 04, 2005 -
Gators, dirt and hot tubs in the Cowboy State
Annie Proulx’s new collection of short stories, Bad Dirt, celebrates and skewers the colorful characters of rural Wyoming
by Stephen J. Lyons, Mar 21, 2005






