Fun, Amazing, Etc.

This is the official blog of indie author / adventure writer Andy R. Bunch, author of the fantasy book, "Suffering Rancor." As always, I'll post funny or amazing things I find in my travels or from poking around online. This is a great place to kick back and relax a bit. You may note that I’m not too clean or too dirty. For more information on my book, go to http://andyrbunch.weebly.com/. Here are links to first two books http://goo.gl/iHP1i and http://goo.gl/kK13W

Monday, August 31, 2009

Amazing what the Human Body Can Do!

Brought to you by "Suffering Rancor," the gritty adventure fantasy by Andy R. Bunch (Illustrated by Corey Noel Pennington.)



Listen to the guys in their 1st interview at http://www.imeem.com/people/wFjd-gb

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Kid On Pot--Book Signing

Were having a blast at Mugs Coffee today. Come on by and get your copy of "Suffering Rancor," signed by the author Andy R. Bunch and the illustrator Corey Pennington. There is also live music with Jordan Wirth, games, and all kinds of fun.






A LITTLE THREE YEAR OLD BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET. HIS MOTHER THINKS HE HAS BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG, SO SHE GOES IN TO SEE WHAT'S UP. THE LITTLE BOY IS SITTING ON THE TOILET READING A BOOK. BUT ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO HE PUTS THE BOOK DOWN, GRIPS ONTO TO THE TOILET SEAT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HITS HIMSELF ON TOP OF THE HEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

HIS MOTHER SAYS: "BILLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR A WHILE.

BILLY SAYS: "I'M FINE, MOMMY.. I JUST HAVEN'T GONE 'DOODY' YET."

MOTHER SAYS: "OK, YOU CAN STAY HERE A FEW MORE MINUTES. BUT, BILLY, WHY ARE YOU HITTING YOURSELF ON THE HEAD?"

For more info about the author, Andy R. Bunch go to http://bookeventcenter.ning.com/profile/AndyRBunch
or http://storiesbyandybunch.blogspot.com/

Dispute between Neighbors

This story is brought to you by "Suffering Rancor," by Andy Bunch. We'd love to see you come down to mugs today from 3pm to 10pm for our book signing. Enjoy.

Between Neighbors - and this is a true story...

A city councilman in Utah , Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor purchased the lot below his house and built a new home.


The new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would allow, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the city to make sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance.

The new neighbour had to drop the roof line, at great expense.

Recently, Mark Easton called the city, and informed them that his new neighbor had installed some vents on the side of his home....


Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate.

When they went to Mark's home to see what the vents looked like, this is what they found...







The City Council said the vents can stay since there is no ordinances refering to shutter design.

Hysterical Prank

The following hysterical prank is brought to you by "Suffering Rancor" the new fantasy adventure by Andy R. Bunch, illustrated by Corey Noel Pennington. Meet these two Amazing people at Mugs Coffee shop in Hazel Dell next to Blind Onion Pizza. Don't miss this chance to be apart of dreams coming true. There will be cool music by Jordan Wirth, Corey will have artwork on the wall--it's going to be fun.

To Check out some samples of Andy's writing go to http://storiesbyandybunch.blogspot.com/


Friday, August 28, 2009

Simple Math: or is it???

Don't miss your chance to meet Author Andy R. Bunch and Illustrator Corey Pennington at a book signing at Mugs Coffee in Hazel Del this Saturday starting around 3pm. If you haven't yet bought a copy of the book "Suffering Rancor" you can buy one there.

Andy and Corey will also be promoting there book on the Koug.fm tonight sometime between 8pm and 10pm on Cara Cottingham's Show. Woohooo.

BREAKING NEWS....this just in...Barnes and Noble Janzen Beach has stocked two copies of "Suffering Rancor" in there new Sci-Fi/Fantasy section. Blessings upon whomever created that little clerical error--we love you and owe you many foot rubs (unless your a dude...then, uh, thanks and stuff). But seriously, we continue to sell about one copy of our book every two days, which is phenomenal considering that since its release a month and a half ago Corey and I have both moved. We've had no time and less money to spend promoting it. It's all thanks to you guys, the friends and family and co-workers--you ROCK!

Please enjoy today's brain teaser:




Thursday, August 27, 2009

Funny Toilette Prank

Brought to you by the fast-paced fantasy adventure, "Suffering Rancor," by Andy R. Bunch Illustrated by Corey Noel Pennington. Listen to an interview of Andy and Corey on Koug.fm or meet them in person at a book signing this Saturday, August 29th, at Mugs Coffee in Hazel Del.


Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Jokes by Tim Hawkins

Brought to you by "Suffering Rancor" by Andy Bunch. Come to Andy's books signing this Saturday the 29th anytime after 3pm and hang with the author. Also, you can view more art work by illustrator Corey Pennington. It's a party!

Things you don't say to your wife

Please Check out author Andy Bunch and Illustrator Corey Pennington in their first radio interview on KougRadio.fm and enjoy the video.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

This story is courtesy of my friend Rick. Its a fun read. As always our Sponsor is the book "Suffering Rancor" by Andy R. Bunch. Come see Andy in person at a book signing this Friday at Paul's Elbow Room 1800 Broadway, downtown Vancouver starting at 8pm.

Actual Letter from someone who writes, and farms....

I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.

The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that, since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away), it should not be difficult
to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home.

I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, having seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it.

After about 20 minutes, my deer showed up -- 3 of them. I picked out....a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw.. ..my rope.
The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it...it took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and then received an education.

The first thing that I learned is that, while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED.

The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a
rope and with some dignity. A deer-- no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it.

As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I had originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many other animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point, I had lost my taste for corn-fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere.

At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing, and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer'smomentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was
a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death, so I managed to get it lined back up in between my truck and the feeder - a little trap I had set before hand...kind of like a squeeze chute.

I got it to back in there and I started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody, so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head --almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was
ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the tendons out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day.

Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned a long time ago that, when an animal -- like a horse --strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to
make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape. This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously, such trickery would not work. In the course of a
millisecond, I devised a different strategy. I screamed like a woman and tried to turn and run. The reason I had always been told NOT to try to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is that there is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head.

Deer may not be so different from horses after all, besides being twice as strong and 3 times as evil, because the second I turned to run , it hit me right in the back of the head and knocked me down. Now, when a deer paws at you and knocks you down, it does not immediately leave. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What they do instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head. I finally managed to crawl under the truck and the deer went away.

So now I know why when people go deer hunting they
bring a rifle with a scope to sort of even the odds.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Remarkable Interpretive Dance Peace

In this video we see an male dancer playing the part of addiction and the female his addict. It's the first dance piece in a long time to make the Fun,Amazing page because its the 1st one I've seen in a long time that was truly spectacular.

Don't forget to buy your copy of "Suffering Rancor," by Andy Bunch.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:

1) You believe in Santa Claus.
2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3) You are Santa Claus.
4) You look like Santa Claus.

Brought to you by "Suffering Rancor" by Andy Bunch, illustrated by Corey Pennington.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Success

SUCCESS:

At age 4 success is . . .. . not piddling in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . having a driver's license.
At age 35 success is .. . . .having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . . having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . .. . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Amazing TED Talk Video --Mike Row



Brought to you by "Suffering Rancor," by Andy R. Bunch

We all need to watch this because its not only hysterical but very wise.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Apocalyptica

Ok, many of you know of Apocalyptica but for those of you who don't I want to introduce you. This group of Scandinavian Musicians covers heavy metal tunes, most often Metalica songs. It must be seen to be believed.

First video is for you who like it calm.


Brought to you by the book, "Suffering Rancor," by Andy R. Bunch

Video #2 is for those who want to see what they can really do.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

OK WSU just came out with a commercial, lol, no joke



This add is so true it makes me cry. I still owe WSU $2,000. I wish they were required to tell the truth. Oh yeah, buy my book,
http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=suffering%20rancor>

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Matrix runs on windows!!!



Brought to you by the book "Suffering Rancor" by Andy Bunch, illustrated by Corey Pennington. Enjoy this gritty adventure fiction so fast paced you won't need a book mark. Available at:

http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=suffering%20rancor

Sunday, August 2, 2009

by popular demand: dancing prisoners



Brought to you by the book "Suffering Rancor," by Andy Bunch. Illustrated by Corey N. Pennington. Enjoy this gritty adventure fantasy about a kid from a swamp the Princess of a great nation and the magic sucking vampire that brings them together. Available at http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookSearchResults.aspx?Search=suffering%20rancor