Another year in the books. The Big Smoke America is now three years old and has published over 1,300 articles and essays. Here are the Top 10 from 2018.
My Brother-in-Law Ray, by the Month. October – December
The final part of this four-part series has Ray thinking he has a kidney stone, trying to game the social security system, and then going to court because of it.
My Brother-in-Law Ray, by the Month. August – September
Paris Portingale shares a year in the life of his idiot brother-in-law Ray. Part three of this four-part series shows Ray explaining Micenmen and his Barium Meal Radiology conspiracy theory.
My Brother-in-Law Ray, by the Month. May – July
Paris Portingale shares a year in the life of his idiot brother-in-law Ray. Part two of this four-part series shows Ray pondering a flat earth, the Shroud of Turin, and joining his local golf club.
My Brother-in-Law Ray, by the Month. January – April
Paris Portingale shares a year in the life of his idiot brother-in-law Ray. Part one of this four-part series shows Ray inventing a flying lawnmower, celebrating a birthday, and not surviving dinosaurs.
Byron: Both the Lord One and the One I Prefer to Call Brian
Paris Portingale breaks down the great poet Lord Byron, some arsehole he knows named Byron that he calls Brian instead, and how photography came to be.
Unsolicited Phone Calls
Doesn’t it feel like there’s been a huge surge of unsolicited phone calls lately? Paris Portingale offers a couple of scripts for how to answer those in the future.
Guns Trump Knives Every Time: A History of Weaponry
President Trump addressed the NRA and Paris Portingale breaks down the history of weaponry as only he can. Be thankful there’s no pocket-sized nuclear missile. Yet.
I Think I Might Have Leprosy, or Maybe Cancer
Paris Portingale shares about his recent trips to the doctors and how he might possibly have leprosy or cancer, or both.
Paris Portingale Almost Read Fire and Fury, Reviewed It Anyway
Paris Portingale saves you a bunch of time by summarizing what he heard his friends say about the important bits in Fire and Fury. You’re welcome.