The Town Scryer

His Serene Highness, Prince Robert de Rohan Courtenay 1961 in Grenwich Village. Photo by Diane Arbus. The Prince was born in Oklahoma. In the 50s and 60s he … Read more

    Back in 1934, when Hermann Goering was head of the Reich Forestry Office, he gave a breeder permission to release a pair of American raccoons into … Read more

  You have already won the biggest victory. You have broken free of the terrible inertia of despair and you have taken to the streets. You have remained … Read more

(Another post from the archives…May of this year)   Cemetery bosses have ordered the widower of a dead porn star to destroy her grave because it is “too … Read more

  (Castle not included) You can become a Scottish Lord or Lady for only $50. An organization dedicated to preserving Scotland’s vanishing woodlands is offering to sell Californians … Read more

  Reported to be the world’s most expensive dessert, this chocolate pud is fashioned in the style of a Feberge egg. Among the ingredients are gold, champagne caviar … Read more

Note from The Jaundiced Eye:   From time to time I will be posting a blog post from before I was featured in Humor Times that I feel … Read more

After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway … Read more

He looks so…disco. Sloth Unleashed   Steam Punk Elmer Fudd my ear-trumpet has been struck by lightning   Be seeing you.

There’s something about this image that stays with me. The gas mask places it most likely at the time of the First World War. It also hints that he … Read more