Zen and the Art of International Politics
Contents

I. ZEN AND THE ART OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Some Advice to New Parents
My Time is True
Tory Blue: A Simple Test
It's A Dirty Job, But...
Star Wars 17: Revenge or Return of the Auditors
Candlelight and Whine
Elwy Madness
Zen and the Art of International Politics
Beach Blanket Bloodbath
The Stuff Dreams are Made Of

II. MR. AND MRS. FRUMP GO SHOPPING

The Mild Kingdom
The Yin and Yang of International Politics
The Return of the Ghost of Dr. Gonzo
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Frump Go Shopping
A Fantasy of Untold Power
Fools and Heroes
Great Unanswered Questions Changing
Having a Political Ball
Conversations Overheard in an Eatery on Queen Street
Society Says...

III. PROFESSOR BLUNDERSON EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU

Professor Blunderson Explains It All for You
The Sounds of the Suburbs
Small Talk
Vive La Difference!
Your Fifteen Minutes Are Up
Conversations Overheard at the Corner of Yonge and Bloor
Strange Priorities
The Boy President Who Cried Commie
Mr. and Mrs. Frump Play the Numbers
New Directions in Parliamentary Entertainment
Twisted Telephone

IV. ALWAYS SMILE AT A CHILD

Professor Blunderson Dissects the Home Team
Money Comes In, Money Goes Out
A Moment in Time
Letters to Playtoy Magazine
Always Smile at a Child
Today's Spies Aren't What They Used To Be
Mr. and Mrs. Frump Become Celebrities
Lawn Chair Killer Free
Social Imperatives
Leave It To Deaver
The Hard Sell Approach
The Acts of Reasonable People

V. LIFE AS COOKIE BOX

Mid-death Crisis
Life as Cookie Box
A Life Apart
Masters of the Air Guitar, Volume 1
The Conversational Arts in Decline
The Big Slurp
Exercising the First Strike Option
Drugs - A Harrowing Tale
Wither Canadian Sovereignty?

VI. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU KNOW?

What the Heck Do You Know?
What the Heck Do You Know? The Sequel!
What the Heck Do You Know? 3-D
What's That You Say?
What the Heck Do You Know? (Untitled Silly Contest)
Son of What the Heck Do You Know?
Bride of What the Heck Do You Know?
Son of the Aunt of the Third Cousin (Twice Removed) of What the Heck Do You Know?

VII. NEVER TRUST A SMILING HUMOURIST

Never Trust a Smiling Humourist
Electric Apocalypse
The Shift of an Historical Perspective
The Harmony of All Things Political
Raping the Past
No News is Good News
Parliamentary Pages
Them! Not Us!
Stranger Than We Can Imagine
Nice Form, Shame About the Function
Down From the Trees in Droves
Always Trust a Smiling Humourist

VIII. THEY SAVED HOLLYWOOD'S BRAIN

Professor Blunderson Aids the Cosmetics Industry
Invasion USA - The Real Story
Conversations Overheard in a Concert Ticket Lineup
Canada Farm
Sorry, Again, Charlie
Queen's Park Unicorn Battle
They Saved Hollywood's Brain
Answers To Questions most Asked By Mothers
A Tale Told By A Schizophrenic
I Was a Teenage Statistic
What Are We Teaching Our Children?
"Can I Keep It?"

IX. PARLOUR GAMES OF THE EIGHTIES

Parlour Games of the Eighties
Power Accounting Practices 101
The Tin Can
Wired for Sound
Me and The Crue
Random Thoughts on Public Transit
The Comet's Tale
Justice By the Book
When Elves Rebel
The Operation Was a Success, But the Country Died
My Reversion at the Full Moon
Spring Cleaning