Tall Tales & Shaggy Dogs

Series produced by Rick Taylor

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Stories and short humor by Abner Serd

Storyteller Abner Serd specializes in short humor with a twist. His stories often pull the listener out of the normal sphere of reality and into a surrealistic landscape populated with eccentric characters who nonchalantly redefine common sense. Think of these stories as comic strips for the ears: short, daily doses of whimsy. What yarns will Abner spin today? As Jimmy Fingerbutton the inventor once put it, "the world is full of things nobody ever thought of before."

Abner Serd is the pseudonym and alter ego of Rick Taylor. This series originally appeared as a podcast - the podcast feed can be found at: http://abnerserd.com/feed.xml


245 Pieces

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My friend Bill O'Sale is launching a new business venture ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:37
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My friend Jimmy Fingerbutton invented a new kind of dehumidifier ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:28
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Here's another little song for the kids:

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:45
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I heard a rumor the other day. I heard it on the wind, which means it could have come from anywhere ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:40
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My friend Vaudeville Bill wants to be a comedian. He's always trying out "new" material ...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 02:11
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I said "I've been out on the Wild Side, searching for prehistoric long-haired dogs. Have you ever heard of a woolly canine?" ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:35
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A gentleman I'd never seen before stopped me on the street the other day. He said "can you tell me how to get to Runcible's Flatware Emporium?" ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:20
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Having magical powers was not as nice as it sounded, thought Jessica ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 03:15
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Nobody ever does laundry without inspiration. Unfortunately, the Laundry Muse never shows herself until you can see the bottom of your sock drawer ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:47
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My friend Terry Ferma likes to dress in what he calls "Earth tones" ...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:13
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My friend Stretch came walking up to me the other day - if walking is the right word for it ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 02:10
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My friend Archie Meade is building an addition to his house. I said “how come nobody ever builds subtractions?”

  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:27
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Missy Holmes was cleaning her room one day when she found a peanut butter sandwich under the bed ...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 02:47
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Some days just never go according to plan. Take Mondays, for instance ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:45
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My friend Evelyn Devlin invented a new form of poetry that doesn't use words ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
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My friend Stretch is an incredible guy, in the sense that he is utterly lacking in credibility ...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:54
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"Making history is like throwing a rock into the ocean ..."

  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:27

  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:18
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I had a blue pencil once. It had a mind of its own ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:41
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My friend Jimmy Fingerbutton invented a new kind of eyeglasses. He claims they let you see into the future ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:45