Saturday Silliness: Funny Stuff from the Class of 1970

a clown sitting on the floor while holding a toy

[I can't keep reprinting Dave Barry's stuff and counting it as Silverback Digest. This review of The Odyssey, however, is not to be missed: https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-odyssey?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3774851&post_id=209181481&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=296zu&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Meanwhile, back to Silverback Digest ... [As part of my college class's 55th Reunion, we sent a survey asking what they found funny. Here's an uncurated list, randomly juxtaposed with... Continue Reading →

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Planning Your Vacation?

text on ground

Silverbacks ... here's a fantasy ... a dream Beatles excursions with a couple of hot mojigangas!! Silverbelle Mary Bernadette suggests we go on a Beatles Pilgrimage: " I did a bit of a pilgrimage like this back in ‘08 on my own in the UK - The Hard Days Night Hotel was just being built then.... Continue Reading →

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Diner

classic american diner interior in livonia

[I almost bought a diner once. It seated 13, and it was on wheels, and I thought it would be very cool to have sitting in the back yard of our house in West Brookfield, Vermont. I had no intention of operating it as a diner, but I thought it would be a unique way... Continue Reading →

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The Art of Routine

hand holding colorful flowers

[Introducing Silverbelle Ellen. Like many of of us in this state (and on the pages of Silverback Digest), she is someone with great creative energy who is making a living combining her passions and profession. In her case it's gardening and cooking. As you can see from this newsletter, even the most generous ideas can... Continue Reading →

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Laziness

a person holding a remote

[I plead guilty to a lot of deadly sins, but laziness is not among them. Somehow I get out of bed, take a deep breath, and plunge right into the work of the day. I'm not claiming it as a virtue, either. There's something to be said about hanging back and enjoying another banana. SB... Continue Reading →

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Saturday Silliness: Fake! Oh, no!

close up shot of a typewriter

[All of these images are completely real. They must be true, because I found them on the Internet! SB SM] In January 2026, the White House posted an image of Minneapolis civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong on its X account. In the immediate aftermath of her arrest at an anti-ICE demonstration, she appears utterly... Continue Reading →

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The Best Decade … Your Nominee?

grayscale photo of family and pet posing near a christmas tree

[Silverbacks ... you're not just going to let this one pass without challenge, are you? What's your nominee for the best decade ... and reasons why? SB SM] https://www.theamericanfacts.com/article/Was-the-1950s-truly-the-best-decade-to-live-the-American-Dream?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=blog-20260720 Was the 1950s truly the best decade to live the American Dream? Image: Master1305 Emerging from the shadows of the Great Depression and World War II, 1950s... Continue Reading →

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Bring Back the Gatekeeper, Please

royal guard standing at prague castle

[This is a very dicey subject for writers, especially of original fiction. The Internet has democratized publishing, but to such an extent that the surviving world is unnavigable. In other words, there's so much uncurated garbage flowing off of emancipated keyboards that's it's impossible to tell what is worth your time reading. Hence, "Bring Back... Continue Reading →

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