Surely you're not denigrating the importance of fashion.

Don't let us stop you.

Didn't the black robe and scythe make you wonder?

I wouldn't be surprised at all if most of the Free Republic posters put their shoes on the wrong feet when they got dressed in the morning.

Daniel Shorr is still working. You'll find him on NPR.

Daniel Shorr, still reporting regularly on NPR. In his 90s, and also one of Murrow's Boys in WWII. Tune in Saturday morning for Weekend Edition Saturday; I think that's the regular spot.
Still sharp and acerbic, bless him.

First Chang—now this.
Is nothing sacred?

Now this is a quote I'd use.

Maybe he saw Dustin Hoffman and thought it was like Rain Man.

Obsession
This is just a guess, but maybe not really understanding something is a prerequisite for being obsessed with it.

Besides the bodies, just the usual household stuff.

I am Jack's kidney.

Yeah, Fritzy—and then there's room for more stuff.
Ace!

Is gasoline in a bottle too retro or just too expensive now?

Maybe that should be Mega Dick v. Giant Squid—although I can foresee some audience confusion.

Ocular sausages go great with beer goggles.

Sounds like somebody likes to curl up on the futon with Jane Austen once in a while.

The Remains of the Day of the Triffids

I suggest Persuasion as a first Austen novel. It's fairly short, but it has the humor and subtlety you'd expect from Austen.

Persuasion and Perversion, that's my guess.