Chalker is spouting ravings that he has been irradiated by some conspiracy. His "insane ravings" became popular and were imitated in one of the first audio recordings. Two collections of his selected journalism have been published&colon; "Irrational Ravings" and "Piecework" (1996). The Louisiana "Times Picayune" reported "Insane Ravings at a Boston Meeting". He rapidly begins to curse, gamble, and declare mad, coarse ravings. The detectives even spent hours listening to the mad ravings of Demady's sister, Mme. I have read with horror the ravings of Mr. John Bachman, a slave-owning parson. The Journalist knocks him unconscious to silence his ravings, but the Martians are already alerted. Now Bethany wonders if her mother's ravings could contain any truth. Her ravings cool the king's ardor for her. From one of Star Boy's ravings, Batman deduces that they are after Jessica.