Podcast: Absurd Humor - Peter J. Manos
by Peter J. Manos
You know how hard it is to get good advice if you’ve ever faced an indifferent life guard when you complained of an octopus in the public pool; if you’ve ever accidentally sprayed your face with gold paint and were afraid of being mistaken for a false idol; or if your husband failed to notice that you’d replaced yourself with a manikin. These and other common problems are addressed in Dear Babalu: Letters to an Advice Columnist by Peter J. Manos, illustrated by Toby Liebowitz.
Episodes
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Tom as Sophianos, Speak the Greek
Speak the Greek Tom
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Cat Woman?
One of the best books on writing I have read is Leigh Michaels' On Writing Romance; How to Craft a Novel that Sells. The writer of this letter to Babalu should read it. Cat Woman? reading from Dear Babalu
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Operating Puts Surgeon at Risk
Little Suzie-Q is a pretty good surgeon, but she's in trouble now. Operating Puts Surgeon at Risk reading from Dear Babalu
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Prince in the Oatmeal
Falling in love at breakfast. The Prince in the Oatmeal a reading from Dear Babalu
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Hell Holes of Horror
Hope for this writer? Hell Holes of Horror A reading from Dear Babalu
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Squashbug. A Game?
A boy writes to Babalu about his sister. Sister beats brother at squash bug A reading from Dear Babalu
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Snippet of a French Radio Talk Show
The host is at a loss with his current guest. French Radio Program Peter J. Manos
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Pink Marshmallows
Would you go into that room? Strange Room Peter J. Manos
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This Guy Must be a Gnome
An odd creature washes its hair in a stream in the woods. Washed in the Woods Peter J. Manos
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Student Pilot Encounters Odd Circumstances
Taking off from Oklahoma, but ending where? Identify Yourself Peter and Robert Manos
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What Greg Says When They Land
We're talking aliens here, of course. What Greg Says When They Land Peter J. Manos
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Witch
One has some sympathy for a witch faced with this particular child. Witch Peter and Robert Manos
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Waiting for the Aliens
Surrounded, a man waits alone in a dark house. Waiting for the Aliens Peter J. Manos
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Sound Effects and Two Narrators
When the storytellers are weirder than the extraterrestrial. Sound Effects and Two Narrators Peter and Robert Manos
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Topo Gigio's grandson interviewed
Topo Gigio's grandson interviewed Peter and Robert Manos In the early 1960's Topo Gigio, a mouse puppet character famous in Italy, Spain, and Brazil, appeared as a guest on the Ed Sullivan variety show. Here his grandson is interviewed. Don't forget this is a podcast of absurd humor.
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Relatively Smart Phones
Relatively smartphones Peter and Robert Manos An interview
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Nostrils of the prime minister.
Nostils Peter J. Manos It can't hurt to have nice ones.
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Becoming a Faartas
You can become one if you follow the instructions. Becoming a Faartas Peter J. Manos
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A bird
A bird. Peter J. Manos A few chirps--interpreted.
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Bathroom humor.
Bathroom humor Peter J. Manos Terrorized by bathroom humor.
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Laughing Man
Laughing man Peter J. Manos
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Waking from a nap.
Mr. Plutocrazney awakens Awakening from a nap Peter J. Manos
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Attack cry
Attack cry Peter J. Manos Arkady Plutocrazney gives martial arts advice.
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Hacking
Advice from a man who knows. Knows what, you ask. Hacking Peter J. Manos
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Wet Shoes
How one man reminds himself that dry shoes are good for his health. Wearing Wet Shoes Peter J. Manos
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Sit Calm
What happened to television sit coms. Sit Calm Peter J. Manos
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Killing Chickens
One chicken farmer's extremely humane way of killing chickens. Killing Chickens Peter J. manos No cruelty whatsoever involved. Should be a model forchicken farmers everywhere.
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Floating Billboards
Each floater is a billboard.
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Back From a Bad Trip
Aliens who abducted a power lifter were gentle.
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No Mountain Too High
The school for childhood mountaineering sounds tough.
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Fungus Among Us
Botanical revenge
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Yaje May Help
Girl doesn't laugh at his jokes and it bothers him.
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Winter Vision
Ice cubes are the answer.
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Man's Got to Have It
Desperate man robbing candy stores
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Lucifer's Tattoos
tattoos to make his act classier?
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Rocket Girl Wants to Fly
Her husband tries to have her committed.
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Seven. A Lucky Number?
A man's wife is bewildered by the happenings.
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College Friends
There's little to do down in the bunker.
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The Magic of Art
Man's wife starts painting black pentagons on the walls.
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Humdrum
Saguaro likes Marty Robbins
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What About the Buffalo?
The inspector who investigates is not what he should be.
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Hurts Good?
Secret society of masochists.
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Misusing the Moon
Neighbor insults neighbor with high tech methods.
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What's Cooking?
Whistle wart souflage?
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Chewing Gum on the Ceiling
There's a big pink spot there now.
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Mindfulness
Practical proof of mindfulness.
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New Political Party
Oddball puts up political posters in the office, but people don't like it.
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Margo Blindinglight Can Help
She puts her clients in touch with kings or ordinary relatives.
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Peppermint Trickle Bon Bons
The tough candies have multiple potential uses.
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Father Thinks Something Fishy is Going On
Father complains of fish in the water system.
About this show
You know how hard it is to get good advice if you’ve ever faced an indifferent life guard when you complained of an octopus in the public pool; if you’ve ever accidentally sprayed your face with gold paint and were afraid of being mistaken for a false idol; or if your husband failed to notice that you’d replaced yourself with a manikin. These and other common problems are addressed in Dear Babalu: Letters to an Advice Columnist by Peter J. Manos, illustrated by Toby Liebowitz.
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