I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought

Mr. Nobody, from Dark Shadows episode 910.

A Googlewhack as of this posting: "Xerxes Z. Dogbisket."  From Toike Oike, 1945.

They were joking in 1948 about stopping the flow of knowledge for the sake of "progress."  Fast forward, and the humor gets lost.  From Toike Oike, 1948.

What a great title for a collection of short stories, and we love that "breathed" is stressed.  From It Breathed Down My Neck by John Pudney, 1946.

From Dark Shadows episode 892.

In any experiment with time, one is likely to glance ahead, as the author here realizes in his very first sentence.  From J. W. Dunne's study of precognitive dreams and the structure of time, An Experiment With Time (second edition, 1929).

"Man is made to migrate, and the art of moving around is natural and right."  From The Age of the Auto by Elbert Hubbard, 1910.

Though we can't judge a book by its cover, we can sometimes learn Thai by a book's cover.  From Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind by Carol Hollinger.

We did a search for a story with multifaceted characters, lots of background, and dramatic turns that truly capture the human experience ... and we found The Autobiography of a Crystal [multifaceted, to a flaw!] in the Formation of the Solar System [now there's some background!] From the Incremation of the Sphere of Equity in the Heavens [too few authors make an effort with the incremation of the sphere of equity in the heavens, if you ask us]—the Fall of Lucifer [sensationalist, yes, but always fun]—Dissolving of Chaos and Beginning of This Resurrection, Commonly Called the Creation of Heaven and Earth, To the Expulsion of Adam From Eden by Cyrus George Dunn, 1876.

From The Cat Who Sang For the Birds by Lilian Jackson Braun.

We were gifted with a real magic hat and recorded some Fashion-house music to accompany it.  Our haberdasher said: "I'm honored that the indefatigable Professor Oddfellow, our favorite author, weird-poster, internet personality, and wise sage has kindly accepted our gift of a unique, one of a kind custom hat! Our fine haberdashery covering his braincase, hopefully focusing his occult forces to greater power, is our pleasure and privilege!"

From Who Cares About Apathy by Ludlow Porch.

"What I don't understand, I run from."  From Dark Shadows episode 410.

Here's an answer to "What's wrong?"  "Everything that's happened tonight, that's what's wrong."  From Dark Shadows episode 1212.

For us, it's the Ides of March.  "That dreaded time of the month!"  From Photoplay, 1932.

It's an awful thing to know not where you are: Prof. Oddfellow's Penetralia.

Thanks to Bel the Blasphemer, who wrote: "Your content continues to be uncannily relatable. Thank you for the comforting non-place to reside."

A great exit line: "I shall not forget this evening.  It is a chapter in a book I intend to finish."  From Dark Shadows episode 475.

"Life at the border is the only way forward."  From Getting Unstuck by Timothy Butler.