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take refuge from the pressures of everyday modern living in the pages of our magazine with its unusual perspective on news and the world, jokes, (mostly) humorous short stories, a wee bit of poetry and the inimitable movie reviews of brigadier general sir crispin maddingley-snorrt, k.b. (ret'd),

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issue 7 now on line!

plunge into the cool, refreshing pages of our archives. luxuriate in the healing waters of previous issues of fool's paradise magazine.

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our most popular feature. get a first-hand account of the making of this epic movie from the chap who played valet number 2.  who can forget his performance? who can remember it? who even noticed it?

what is that smoke coming from his pants?

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