Word Merlin
@wordmerlin.bsky.social
Malcontent creator and retired media mongrel. My first published work was in the letter column of Superboy #182. I've written a few other things since.
I still went Medieval Knievel on it.
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I still went Medieval Knievel on it.
Jumping Jack Flashpoint:
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Jumping Jack Flashpoint:
Not to brag, but I also aced my cognitive testing for dementia this month.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Not to brag, but I also aced my cognitive testing for dementia this month.
The past decade is like the Fake Moon Landing conspiracy theory — except directed by Ed Wood instead of Stanley Kubrick.
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The past decade is like the Fake Moon Landing conspiracy theory — except directed by Ed Wood instead of Stanley Kubrick.
Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall once said what this country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar. Today what this country needs is a really long Silkwood Shower.
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall once said what this country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar. Today what this country needs is a really long Silkwood Shower.
Mine is with the farkakte cable company.
November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Mine is with the farkakte cable company.
… and natural gas!
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
… and natural gas!
... and your enemies moister.
October 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
... and your enemies moister.
What would your old-timey baseball player name be? Mine is Aintworth “Magic” Beans.
October 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What would your old-timey baseball player name be? Mine is Aintworth “Magic” Beans.
I decided to go for broke -- and got there in record time.
October 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I decided to go for broke -- and got there in record time.
What is this “disposable income” of which you speak?
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What is this “disposable income” of which you speak?
Try the Snake River Canyon Deep Dish!
October 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Try the Snake River Canyon Deep Dish!
I never had children. I wasn’t “shooting blanks.” I just never got much “target practice.”
October 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I never had children. I wasn’t “shooting blanks.” I just never got much “target practice.”
He never got the carburetor working, but he invented airbags shortly afterward.
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He never got the carburetor working, but he invented airbags shortly afterward.
I got 99 problems, but Maria ain’t one.
September 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I got 99 problems, but Maria ain’t one.
I knew his wife Barb, but not in the Biblical sense.
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I knew his wife Barb, but not in the Biblical sense.
Well, if they scored the winning touchdown, then why not?!?
August 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Well, if they scored the winning touchdown, then why not?!?
People Magazine's proofreading department is insisting I WAS named its Sexist Man of the Year.
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
People Magazine's proofreading department is insisting I WAS named its Sexist Man of the Year.
When red MAGA caps become passe someday ...
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
When red MAGA caps become passe someday ...
Look! They just patented 100% effective birth control!
August 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Look! They just patented 100% effective birth control!
I don't aspire to be a billionaire. I just want enough "FU" money to say boldly, "Sure -- throw in the extended warranty, too!"
August 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I don't aspire to be a billionaire. I just want enough "FU" money to say boldly, "Sure -- throw in the extended warranty, too!"
My family was too poor for us to watch “Gunsmoke.”
August 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My family was too poor for us to watch “Gunsmoke.”
"If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone." -- Michael Corleone, motivational speaker
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone." -- Michael Corleone, motivational speaker
Hey, hey, you, you — get offa my happy little cloud!
August 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey, hey, you, you — get offa my happy little cloud!