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The Encyclopedia Brown Encyclopedia. Every Encyclopedia Brown mystery, described and analyzed.
Actually, kenko is a sockpuppet. It was Bugs Meany that stole the rest of your night.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 5:16 PM on September 19, 2013 [16 favorites]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 5:16 PM on September 19, 2013 [16 favorites]
Idaville Detective 'Encyclopedia' Brown Found Dead In Library Dumpster
"Detective Brown's death is a great loss," said Idaville Police Commissioner Rupert "Bugs" Meany, a longtime critic of Brown's unorthodox investigative technique who nevertheless appeared to be shaken by the murder. "Thanks to him, Idaville has the highest arrest-to-conviction-due-to-obscure-trivia rate in the nation. I believe I speak for everyone in Idaville when I say that Encyclopedia Brown was truly the greatest sleuth in sneakers."posted by modernserf at 5:22 PM on September 19, 2013 [3 favorites]
* Normally, I’d say a good lesson in a children’s story is that violence is never the answer. However, after reading all 29 Encyclopedia Brown books and getting to know the dozens of this universe’s character, I’d have to say that over 95% of Idaville residents deserve at least a minor beatdown.
I like the cut of this critic's jib!
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:33 PM on September 19, 2013
I like the cut of this critic's jib!
posted by GenjiandProust at 5:33 PM on September 19, 2013
This thread is incomplete without Adam Cadre's pitch-perfect Wikipedia Brown.
posted by Rory Marinich at 5:35 PM on September 19, 2013 [10 favorites]
posted by Rory Marinich at 5:35 PM on September 19, 2013 [10 favorites]
Here I am.
posted by wikipedia brown boy detective at 5:49 PM on September 19, 2013 [8 favorites]
posted by wikipedia brown boy detective at 5:49 PM on September 19, 2013 [8 favorites]
This thread is incomplete without Adam Cadre's pitch-perfect Wikipedia Brown.
That was positively lovecraftian.
posted by kafziel at 6:03 PM on September 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
That was positively lovecraftian.
posted by kafziel at 6:03 PM on September 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
Oh god those top 25 summaries were HILARIOUS.
posted by showbiz_liz at 6:15 PM on September 19, 2013
posted by showbiz_liz at 6:15 PM on September 19, 2013
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE INTERNETS!
I LOVE INTERNETS. SO MUCH.
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 7:07 PM on September 19, 2013
I LOVE INTERNETS. SO MUCH.
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 7:07 PM on September 19, 2013
"Encyclopedia also brought up the fact that the duck’s digestive system depends on the Earth’s gravity, so ducks are unable to go into space without dying of starvation."
I... don't know how to react to that. I may need to go sit down for a while.
posted by ormondsacker at 7:21 PM on September 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
I... don't know how to react to that. I may need to go sit down for a while.
posted by ormondsacker at 7:21 PM on September 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
When I was a kid in the 1970s, I idolized Encyclopedia Brown, so much so that I was going to grow up to create what I called the Bicycle Police. Along with my companions, I was going to bike all around Thousand Oaks, solving mysteries.
And now I'm told that Encyclopedia Brown wasn't the second coming of Sherlock Holmes. My heart is breaking.
posted by happyroach at 9:17 PM on September 19, 2013 [3 favorites]
And now I'm told that Encyclopedia Brown wasn't the second coming of Sherlock Holmes. My heart is breaking.
posted by happyroach at 9:17 PM on September 19, 2013 [3 favorites]
This is wonderful. Thanks!
posted by Legomancer at 6:35 AM on September 20, 2013
posted by Legomancer at 6:35 AM on September 20, 2013
Three things that I carry around in my brain because of Encyclopedia Brown:
1) Every time I see Spruce Street or Walnut Avenue, I read them backwards.
2) The song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" is rendered funny.
3) Sobol's Two-Minute Mysteries are like bite-sized Encyclopedia Browns. Dr. Haledjian FTW.
posted by not_on_display at 12:51 PM on September 20, 2013
1) Every time I see Spruce Street or Walnut Avenue, I read them backwards.
2) The song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" is rendered funny.
3) Sobol's Two-Minute Mysteries are like bite-sized Encyclopedia Browns. Dr. Haledjian FTW.
posted by not_on_display at 12:51 PM on September 20, 2013
When I was a kid in the 1970s, I idolized Encyclopedia Brown, so much so that I was going to grow up to create what I called the Bicycle Police. Along with my companions, I was going to bike all around Thousand Oaks, solving mysteries.
Childish Gambino beat you to it.
posted by Apocryphon at 2:18 PM on September 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Childish Gambino beat you to it.
posted by Apocryphon at 2:18 PM on September 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
The one thing that really always puzzled me as a kid (and still does): If this kid is such a genius, why is the letter "n" backwards on his sign? And didn't he make the sign with some kind of printing press? It was fucking bullshit then and it's bullshit now.
posted by Dokterrock at 3:32 PM on September 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Dokterrock at 3:32 PM on September 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
My browser history is getting decidely skewed thanks to all these Encyclopedia Brown links.
More links!
posted by RainyJay at 7:05 AM on September 21, 2013
More links!
posted by RainyJay at 7:05 AM on September 21, 2013
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