Operative SMC writes: Dr. J, The following comes from my favorite local bank. The CEO sends a weekly email to customers from the economist Robert Genetski. The following article by Genetski is illuminating on the 2008-present recession/depression. Here’s a link … Continue reading →
Our reach is vast. This morning, your Gormogon overlords had their 1.5 millionth hit. This translates to a hit about every thirty seconds since our inception. Over seven thousand and six hundred posts later and the hits keep coming. We … Continue reading →
Long-time Operative erc comments: “Operative KH, who is in charge of our moon cratering project“….congratulations, Your Czarness. It’s working! / erc Is it ever! Check out some video: What’s great for the Czar, personally, is not so much the incredible … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, The Holy Father, Pope Francis continues to make headlines, what with the Time Man of the Year award and all. LTC Dan (@LTCDanR) writes: Dear Dr. J., Thoughts? Comments?, LTC Dan Dear LTC Dan, Thank you for writing … Continue reading →
Operative BG, our copy editor strikes: Just pointing out a peeve of mine. I have many. Dr. J. loves the digital red pen, btw… Also, Spanish emersion? Otherwise, good post. I’m sharing the graph on my Facebook page. Operative BG Essential … Continue reading →
The most recent acquisition of the Gallerie Gormogòne at the Castle, commissioned by the Œcumenical Volgi from the Countess von Cséfavlay’s atelier at Withywindles. It is a highly encoded representation of a spell or alchemical process, the details of which … Continue reading →
We have ourselves a ghost-like minion, who treads invisibly amidst popular culture. Indeed, his very code name is Ghost, although it turns out that’s a ridiculous coincidence. Dread Lord, I humbly present this to your glorious radiance. As requested, I … Continue reading →
Many minions write to the Czar in an overtly supplicating tone, apparently terrified that the Czar will unleash some horrific punishment onto them. Ridiculous! The Czar encourages and welcomes all manners of correspondence with his minions, for he truly respects … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. has woefully neglected his inbox in which a couple of missives have been collecting dust. The first comes as a follow up to a recent letter from newly minted Operative DC. Operative DC, who also likes … Continue reading →
This post is to be a surprise for @MbernadetteE, so for goodness’ sake, don’t tell her about it. But the Gormogons have elected to each purchase her a present for her and @BrianGriffiths in celebration of their engagement and, one … Continue reading →
‘Puter whipped up this batch of Pad Thailast night, to the acclaim of his family.It’s an easy recipe and takes about 30-45 minutes start to finish. Try it! ‘Puter, like most if not all of your Gormogons, loves to cook. … Continue reading →
Bob Dylan (a/k/a Robert Zimmerman) is one of ‘Puter’s favorite artists. Also, Mr. Dylan, a Minnesotan Jew by birth, would write much better liturgical music than either OCP or the St. Louis Jesuits ‘Puter digs him some music, music of … Continue reading →
Island Dweller writes in to reference our exploration of FDR’s military aims. As usual, ID has some very interesting information: Most dread and awful majesty: I have read with great interest of your find of the newspaper you uncovered during … Continue reading →
He looks nothing like that in real life. Mark Spahn, the Lord Ruler of West Seneca, New York and frequent writer took a deep interest in Dr. J.’s Thought for the Day last week, ( 子曰無欲速無見小利欲速則不達 – for anyone who wanted to … Continue reading →
This is weird. The Czar received not one but two emails within minutes of each other regarding a claim on the Internet that Sleestak may have shot Trayvon Martin. First, Borepatch wrote in followed a few moments later by Chiefjaybob, … Continue reading →
The Huckleberry’s Huckleberry LTC Dan writes: Dear Dr. J., I don’t remember this from the movie TOMBSTONE… Love ya, mean it! LTC Dan We love you too man! Thank you, again, for your service to our country. We thought about … Continue reading →
The great ScottO writes: O Most Powerful and Wise Dr. J., I read your review of the Yelp Dr. J.
Continue reading →These are either the ugliest lesbians ‘Puter’sever seen or Czar and Dat Ho are trollingfor sailors during Fleet Week again. Bettermake sure Czar hasn’t drunk his bail fund. ‘Puter received this missive from Island Dweller (by way of Czar who … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s post the other day offering up Colin Salmon as the 12th Doctor caught the eye of a few of readers. It even made GorT and the Czar quip. The first came in a series of tweets from a … Continue reading →
It’s action-packed half-a-load of kung fu adventure today as we dig down deep in the mailbag, brush aside the shrunken heads that teenager in Olympia keeps sending us (people curry favor in different ways, one presumes) and respond to a … Continue reading →
You had no idea they were Democrats, didja? ŒV: Good God. RT @heminator: If you’re an ivy league educated woman, motherhood makes you a traitor to feminism? bit.ly/11xjqLL— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) April 23, 2013 Your Gormogons in recent days have been discussing … Continue reading →
Long-time brainpowerfulness BG writes in: Your Czariness – Jonah Goldberg initially pointed me in the direction of Castle Gormogon. So it’s immensely satisfying to me when someone responds to a post of mine as below. rulierose @bg • 20 hours … Continue reading →
The Czar is so bad at responding to mail lately that you’d think he was Mandarin. Anyhow, we have indeed been getting mail and it needs some attention. BG writes in to send us a photograph (right) of an Audi … Continue reading →
Very long-time fan (so listen up, yo) ScottO writes in to a couple of us: Dear Dr. J., and with deferent regard to His Awfulness The Czar, You can learn a lot about time and the Earth’s position in space … Continue reading →
Operative JB writes regarding the Idaho ban being explored in Congress: Dear Dr. J., Also shaped like various modern and futuristic guns: Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Louisiana. Also, West Virginia looks like a praying mantis, which scares … Continue reading →
Minion ScottO writes: Dear Good Lord Doctor, While your screenshot shows Friday’s date on your Sequester Fairy post, my magical iDevice indicates a different phenomenon: As you can see, it appeared on my device on Friday–at the equally magical time … Continue reading →
GorT has a few emails that he received over the last week or so that merit replies (the rest were about ‘Puter and Czar’s latest adventures at the Leaping Peacock, Mandy’s satellites interfering with The Hopper on DirectTV, Volgi’s latest … Continue reading →
Merlin, the court wizard spake: … Ok, Merlin the court wizard tweeted: @gormogons I present this resume and application for Castle RSO – bit.ly/13F9kbq— Matt (@NKYAggie) February 24, 2013 Normally, all things firearm are delegated to The Czar, Mandy and … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is emptying out his inbox and finally has a moment to respond to these missives from earlier in the week. Operative RKB writes in: I did not know you had a kitten, but apparently he(she ???) is putting … Continue reading →
Happy Boxing Day, gentle readers…Your Gormogons took the day off yesterday to spend with our families. Nevertheless we wish you all a Merry Christmas. The Czar was celebrating with his extended family, and by celebrating, Dr. J. means impaling serfs … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes in: Dr. J., Is it possible I’ve divined the actual location of Castle Gormogon? Dr. J’s prescription shows the castle’s phone number as 888-867-5309, which is apparently located at 2209 Whitten Road, Memphis, TN 38133. I’m thinking … Continue reading →
Minions fighting. DT writes in: Your Magnificence, I write to you in outrage at the Island Dweller’s latest missive to Your Furriness, specifically, he refers to you as, “Your August Majesty”. I have airborne ballet-trained Myrmidons on the way to … Continue reading →
The Great Merlin writes thusly: Dr. J., Here’s something that confuses me (well, technically, yet another entry on a long list of things, but let’s not go there, shall we?). In all of the discussions about Obamacare/ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP/SCHIP, … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s Jersey Homeboy, @JEdmo writes in: Dr. J., What do you know about babesiosis? Friends mom is battling this parasite. She is on antibiotics and has been given several transfusions. Thanks. Minion jedmo JEdmo, Thanks for writing in. Dr. … Continue reading →
The Czar wanted it named Hurricane…SQUIRREL! but we felt that was too obvious. Yesterday, our friend Scott O. @gscottoliver from the silver state of Nevada who blogs from his corner office tweeted this in response to concerns about Hurricane Issac … Continue reading →
Always two there are, a master and an apprentice… Gentle Readers, After Dr. J. posts this, he is off to attend a memorial of a late, great senior colleague, emeritus, Dr. B. Dr. J. has known Dr. B. since Dr. … Continue reading →
Thank you for your attention. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin received this inquiry from one of our favorite minions: Dearest Mandy, (Alternative opening statement: Beseeching The Wise and Inscrutable Mandarin To Continue Reading This Missive), Admittedly it has been a goal of mine since making the acquaintance of … Continue reading →
This is ‘Puter’s dog, Sadie. She has nothingto do with this post, but dang, what a finelooking dog. Admit it. Admit it! Yesterday, ‘Puter pilloried the liberal media generally, and John Heilemann specifically, for their complete ignorance of guns, gun … Continue reading →
Hey, look what Volgi has EmilyG doing at the Castle! The Czar doesn’t get this stuff, but has to admit this is a neat trick. We need to get pictures of what happened with the lawn darts and bowl of … Continue reading →
Be vewy, vewy quiet. Czaw’s hunting wabbits! Before we being today’s installation of ‘Puter’s Gay-tastic Totally Not Homophobic Male Bag, a bit of Gormogon history. Your Gormogons will, at random intervals, publish select minion missives as actual blog posts. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
DT has found an amazing way to create a sustainable energy source using water and lawn trimmings, but that is not nearly as interesting as the message he sends the Czar: Your Czariness, This has every indication of being a … Continue reading →
For the convenience of our guests, and mostly to cut down on our own repair bills, all of the Castle Toilets have been ‘Puterized for safety. A picture is shown to the right of what gets hidden behind the wet … Continue reading →
Loyal minion Scott O, who you can read at his blog called ‘Thoughts from The Corner Office,’ writes in: Good Doctor, There is a fifth possibility for Mr. Obama to oppose less government spending in Europe, which is closely tied … Continue reading →
Our Castle Archivist @MBernadetteE, who you should follow on twitter and read here, and here, writes in: Dr. J., Sir, I must commend you. This might be the best one-liner I’ve seen in writing recently. “Lastly, abortion is the sacrament … Continue reading →
Blue Sun respectfully submits a video nearly guaranteed to have ‘Puter busting a move, peeling off all his clothes, and prancing around the weeds at the Castle entrance until Sleestak has to get the darts again. And to be fair, … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been remiss in responding to his email. His fellow Gormogons ascribe his delinquent tendencies to a combination of illiteracy and procrastination. They’re correct. ‘Puter’s been meaning to give frequent correspondent J.A.B. a little more face time around here, as … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is really having a bad day…force lightning unleashed, hate flowing, you know the drill…now get back to work, unless you are one of our minions attending CPAC on our behalf…(I mean you @mbernadette and @m_mcaualy, go get root-beer … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has received a bunch of email of late, so the next few posts will be delving into the mailbag. As each is a different subject, they all will go up in their own due time. Hopefully interspersed with … Continue reading →
This opinion piece is from Ross Douthat in the NYT from Sunday regarding HHS’s mandate regarding contraception: A parish would be exempt from the mandate, in other words, but a Catholic hospital would not. Ponder that for a moment. In … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas. It is a beautiful morning, no matter what. The Gormogons are very excited, and you can see us all gathered around the tree opening our gifts. Your Œcumenical Volgi, or 孔夫子, for those who came in late, or … Continue reading →
As you know, the late North Korean dictator was quite the gourmand. Indeed, he was able to detect a difference in the amount of sugar used in his sushi rice… Nevertheless, Emily Grace (@GreatGrace84), our resident (gluten free) baker and … Continue reading →
