Spurious Nib Game Fact #947

The game, "Hairpiece-Not-A Hairpiece" was invented 

by Filomena Farinha's Granmpa Riccio in 1869.

Spurious Roman History

While it is true that the Roman god of fire and metal was Vulcan, the spurious reality of his down fall was based on his love for, "Rock'n out like a guitar god." 

The Muses and Apollo complained to Zeus that Vulcan was, "Just so lame. All he wants to do is bang on his anvil all day. But the worst is that stupid air guitar he plays every time we're trying to do serious music..." One day Vulcan tried to play air guitar for Persephone. One thing led to another and Vulcan was kicked out of Olympus. 

Happy New Year!

Dusty “Nibs” Japes, Maximus Tornblatt, Lum Glowerman, Shoebox Phil, Lum Glowerman, Dr. Mayer Windfeller, Bunkie Fuzzbutton, and the whole cast of spurious characters would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Santa's Second Favorites!

Spurious Christmas Santa Facts!

At the Spurious Nib we've grown quite tired of all those top ten list. And we tired of hearing people singing about a few of their favorite things. Therefore, we have asked archivist Dusty “Nibs” Japes to search for some spurious facts about Santa Claus. Dusty learned Santa's beloved elves have a list of all of Santa's most favorites. Here are some of his second most favorites:

When the Big Guy's sleigh is not available: only the 1919 Pierce Arrow Seven-passenger Touring Car with the 48 H. P. engine will do.

Second favorite Christmas song: Krampus' duet with Alice Cooper covering "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

No hot chocolate? Second favorite: Candy Cane Milkshake

Second favorite cookie: Krumkake

His second favorite brother is Billy. His first favorite is Kevin:

It turns out Santa's second most favorite city is Akron, Ohio! "Hey Prancer, do you know why Akron is my second favorite city? Because Akron always has a 'Good Year.' Hope you're not, 'tired' of that one!" (By the way, that is Santa's eleventh most funny thing to say as he sleighs out of Ohio. In case you are wondering his most favorite tire company is Firestone!)

Merry Christmas!

The Spurious Nib Thanksgiving Edition

On November 11, 1620 a small band of Religious Separatists along with the Crew of the Mayflower signed a Social Compact to “maintain order and establish a civil society.”¹

Our merry band of spurious reporters have uncovered a sub-clause in the Social Contract that allows relatives to “talk turkey and politics whilst standing on one foot, and facing England, the said opinion shall be sung to the tune of, "Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret" ("Confused are all my feelings")² 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

¹https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/mayflower-and-mayflower-compact²http://meaningfulworship.blogspot.com/2015/03/17th-century-ethnodoxology-o-sacred.html

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The Spurious Nib

Volume 21

Spurious Nib#116


Handy & Lorna Shiner won the 1867 Summer Solstice Awkward Dancing Award

Spurious Ad Nib

Please Note: The Proper Nomenclature & Exact Pronunciation Society will meet at the L’homme Parle Hall located at the south end of Boleslao University on the 25th at 7:30pm. The lecture is entitled, The Proper Correction of Clergy During Sacred Readings, will be provided by  Virginia Schrillen.

Spurious Nib#490

In 1897 Radcliff (aka Raddy) & Elbert (aka Kevin) Phelps (of Oxlip, MN) became the first Americans convicted of grand theft auto. Raddy and Kevin spied Mr. B. G. Velhelm starting his new Stanley Steamer Motor Carriage, pushed him aside and tried to drive away. Unfortunately, Raddy did not know where to feed the charcoal briquettes. An argument ensued between the two brothers, the motor carriage stalled and that allowed time for their arrest!


Spurious Nib#97

The masked, heroic character Zorro was based on a young man named Wilbur Wentworth. It is true that Wilbur was not Spanish but he was known to don a mask, mount his penny-farthing, yell, "Whammo!" and swoosh his pen knife in a "W" shape.