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Con Chapman
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday
- September 28
- Bio
- . . . is the author of over forty books of humor available in print and Kindle format on amazon.com.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Managing Your Cats
May 26, 2012 01:28PM - Pscooter and Pskipper Get
Psychedelic in Pseattle
May 25, 2012 02:00PM - Raymond Carver, Poet of the
Short Story
May 25, 2012 08:18AM - How to Pay Higher Taxes
May 25, 2012 08:11AM - Dueling: It's Not Just for
Gentlemen Anymore
May 24, 2012 03:26PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “My wife has this crazy
idea that cats should sleep in
the
basement, as if
they're…”
2:19PM - “What can I say--I have
mixed feelings about 'em
both.”
May 25, 2012 07:40PM - “I know Blind Blake got
thrown out of church for
talkin' bout
diddy wah diddy
too…”
May 25, 2012 06:09PM - “$200? Congratulations!
You should throw a
party!
I've been
involved in the
legal…”
May 25, 2012 01:55PM - “Congrats and break a
leg.”
May 25, 2012 01:49PM
Con Chapman's Links
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- Amazon's Con Chapman Page
- conchapman.com
2:19PM
“My wife has this crazy idea that cats should sleep in the basement, as if they're animals!”
About: Managing Your Cats
“My wife has this crazy idea that cats should sleep in the basement, as if they're animals!”
About: Managing Your Cats
May 25, 2012 07:40PM
“What can I say--I have mixed feelings about 'em both.”
About: Randy Newman named Sr. Media Advis0r for Romney Campaign??!!
“What can I say--I have mixed feelings about 'em both.”
About: Randy Newman named Sr. Media Advis0r for Romney Campaign??!!
May 25, 2012 06:09PM
“I know Blind Blake got thrown out of church for talkin' bout diddy wah diddy too much”
About: Pscooter and Pskipper Get Psychedelic in Pseattle
“I know Blind Blake got thrown out of church for talkin' bout diddy wah diddy too much”
About: Pscooter and Pskipper Get Psychedelic in Pseattle
May 25, 2012 01:55PM
“$200? Congratulations! You should throw a party! I've been involved in the legal side of the production of some of Kerouac's works, primarily the coll…”
About: Beat
“$200? Congratulations! You should throw a party! I've been involved in the legal side of the production of some of Kerouac's works, primarily the coll…”
About: Beat
May 25, 2012 01:47PM
“I was in Seattle two summers ago. Didn't see much Carveriana--there was a big Kurt Cobain (!) exhibit at the art museum at the time. Finally on my la…”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“I was in Seattle two summers ago. Didn't see much Carveriana--there was a big Kurt Cobain (!) exhibit at the art museum at the time. Finally on my la…”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 25, 2012 11:47AM
“I'm so old I can remember all this stuff--and when Arianna Huffington was a conservative.”
About: The Huffington Post Circa 1969
“I'm so old I can remember all this stuff--and when Arianna Huffington was a conservative.”
About: The Huffington Post Circa 1969
May 25, 2012 11:45AM
“Thanks. Of course if you read too much of him you start trying to imitate him. Now back to our regularly schedued programming.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“Thanks. Of course if you read too much of him you start trying to imitate him. Now back to our regularly schedued programming.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 25, 2012 09:13AM
“I understand that The Library of America edition allows you to see what Lish took out. When I first read "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please"…”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“I understand that The Library of America edition allows you to see what Lish took out. When I first read "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please"…”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 25, 2012 09:07AM
“Yes--sounds like he found peace.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“Yes--sounds like he found peace.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 25, 2012 08:52AM
“He now has a weekly wine column in the Wall Street Journal on weekends if you're into that sort of thing.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“He now has a weekly wine column in the Wall Street Journal on weekends if you're into that sort of thing.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 25, 2012 08:44AM
“I won't read McIn because he wrote John Edward's skanky girlfriend into one of his stories.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
“I won't read McIn because he wrote John Edward's skanky girlfriend into one of his stories.”
About: Raymond Carver, Poet of the Short Story
May 24, 2012 06:14PM
“I think the female counterpart of the Tri Delt joke is "If you can't go Greek go TKE."”
About: Dueling: It's Not Just for Gentlemen Anymore
“I think the female counterpart of the Tri Delt joke is "If you can't go Greek go TKE."”
About: Dueling: It's Not Just for Gentlemen Anymore
May 24, 2012 04:33PM
“Private fire departments are common in the western US and in some European countries. They actually have a better record of fire prevention than publi…”
About: PRIVATIZING EDUCATION; YET ANOTHER ELITIST SCAM
“Private fire departments are common in the western US and in some European countries. They actually have a better record of fire prevention than publi…”
About: PRIVATIZING EDUCATION; YET ANOTHER ELITIST SCAM
May 24, 2012 04:26PM
“Brown should zero out the high-speed rail project, but he won't; unionized construction trades want it, even though everyone realizes now that the stat…”
About: Saving Education and the Arts: our "Cloverfield"
“Brown should zero out the high-speed rail project, but he won't; unionized construction trades want it, even though everyone realizes now that the stat…”
About: Saving Education and the Arts: our "Cloverfield"
May 24, 2012 04:22PM
“As a veteran/observor of US student protests of the 70's, looking back many years later, I'm struck by a coincidence: They always took place in the sp…”
About: Quebec Student Protests: What the Red Square Means
“As a veteran/observor of US student protests of the 70's, looking back many years later, I'm struck by a coincidence: They always took place in the sp…”
About: Quebec Student Protests: What the Red Square Means
May 24, 2012 04:01PM
“You have to talk that way when you insult the Globe--otherwise it goes right under the head.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
“You have to talk that way when you insult the Globe--otherwise it goes right under the head.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
May 24, 2012 03:39PM
“You have to make a choice--eyelash curler or WWII SS bayonets.”
About: Dueling: It's Not Just for Gentlemen Anymore
“You have to make a choice--eyelash curler or WWII SS bayonets.”
About: Dueling: It's Not Just for Gentlemen Anymore
May 24, 2012 01:10PM
“Wait a minute . . . that's Baby Elvis.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
“Wait a minute . . . that's Baby Elvis.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
May 24, 2012 12:58PM
“The moussaka can stay, but that baclava's got to go.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
“The moussaka can stay, but that baclava's got to go.”
About: Dollars From Diners May Save Greek Economy
May 24, 2012 11:23AM
“Rings true given the behavior of other Kennedy men.”
About: The Real Mary Kennedy: What the Media Isn't Telling You
“Rings true given the behavior of other Kennedy men.”
About: The Real Mary Kennedy: What the Media Isn't Telling You
May 24, 2012 11:21AM
“She's so innocent and naive about American ways. She doesn't even ask for passwords or secret questions like "What was your first pet's name?&quo…”
About: Has Anyone Else Received an Email from Mrs. Ahmed?
“She's so innocent and naive about American ways. She doesn't even ask for passwords or secret questions like "What was your first pet's name?&quo…”
About: Has Anyone Else Received an Email from Mrs. Ahmed?
May 24, 2012 11:18AM
“As always, a fresh perspective. r”
About: The Real All-American Tragedy of Prvt. Manning: Divorce
“As always, a fresh perspective. r”
About: The Real All-American Tragedy of Prvt. Manning: Divorce
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