Entries by Soapy Johnson

Refried Beans? ¡oh por favor!

You don’t even need to listen to the crowd, well, you can’t. The tweet is already deleted. DeSantis supporters were so obviously chanting “refried beans” because they’re all such horrible racists, today apparently coordinated against Hispanics. They couldn’t have said “Keep Florida Free” at an event named Keep Florida Free. But the left is running […]

The Interview: To Have and Have Not

Previously ……… The starting point: The Unemployment Chronicles, Vol. 1 — Vol. 7 — I don’t know. You get to a certain age and start to wonder how many years you have left; how long can I keep doing this? Whatever the job happens to be, at some point you reach an age where you […]

An offer he can’t refuse

Wanted to buy a quarter horse but they told me they’d only sell the entire horse. — Dirk Dachs (@SoapyJohnson) December 20, 2013 More from “THE TWITTER COLLECTION …” >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.

Take it from my hands, Jesus

Oh shit … I let Jesus take the wheel and it looks like he’s driving me to the liquor store again. — Dirk Dachs (@SoapyJohnson) September 25, 2013 More from “THE TWITTER COLLECTION …” >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.

Missed the bridge, and that Oldsmobile

People think Ted Kennedy was careless and insensitive leaving the scene at Chappaquiddick but they forget just how much he loved that car. — Dirk Dachs (@SoapyJohnson) July 16, 2013   More from “THE TWITTER COLLECTION …” >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.

The untold Warren Zevon

February 1996, Burlington, VT “Get Shorty” ruled the box office just a few months earlier, Warren Zevon is touring in support of his ninth studio album, “Mutineer.” It was a cold month, warmed with anticipation of seeing Zevon for a second time — this a solo appearance at a small club above Nectar’s which offered […]

Accused Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev named “Sexiest Terrorist Alive” for 2013

Sure, he’s dangerous and in federal custody, but there’s more to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev than puppy-dog eyes and Jim Morrison curl. Arraigned last week in Boston on 30 charges — including use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death — and millions of young hearts swooned, but 2013’s Sexiest Terrorist […]

New Writing Exercise

The plan: Every day, find an article — news, sports, anything, could be weather — any story. Tweak it to come up with an interesting movie idea. Do this every day, keep a rhythm and creativity flowing. Could also be a personal story, something you or someone said; an overheard conversation; encounter with a grizzly, […]

Where is the closest bathroom?

Announcer: “And now for a sideline report, let’s check in with Joe Theismann with an update on his prostate.” — Dirk Dachs (@SoapyJohnson) March 9, 2013   More from “THE TWITTER COLLECTION …” >> Follow: @SoapyJohnson on Twitter. >> Comment: Place it on Lucky Dan on Facebook.