I am hosting a contest -- the sort that my literate readers should excel at. (Yes, I'm talking to you, the one who just shuddered upon seeing a sentence end in "at.") Get the details at Encyclopedia Brown For District Attorney.
Posted on October 09, 2006 to ElsewhereI love Encyclopedia Brown, but not nearly as much as I love "Harriet the Spy".... Now I'd most certainly vote for HER!
Posted by: CrankMama on October 9, 2006 9:19 AM"Goats" has had these "Republicans for Voldemort" T-Shirts available for a while now: http://www.goats.com/store/item/tshirt_rfv-1.html
One of the great things about this idea is that people will fall for it, no matter how zany the name.
Posted by: Rob Cockerham on October 9, 2006 10:39 AMYour bio on The Morning News doesn't mention The Squirrely. Maybe time for an update?
Posted by: MatthewF on October 9, 2006 5:04 PMDid you have go to a reprographics store (like Kinko's) for your printing?
Posted by: Lo on October 9, 2006 8:13 PMEver read Brown Harvest by Jay Russell? Great parody post-script to Encyclopedia Brown and all those kid detective stories.
Posted by: dunsany on October 9, 2006 8:49 PMHah! An East Coast friend loves to make fun of us Chicagoans ending our sentences in "at." Where's the car.....at?
Posted by: andrew on October 15, 2006 6:01 PMHe's not technically fictional, but I'm considering putting a "Dan Marino for Governor" sign in my front yard. The locals would LOVE that shit.
Posted by: Mo on October 16, 2006 10:31 AM