January 2011
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Living Where There is no Cure
By Cleet
I’ve lived up north for over a year now, and most things I have adjusted to. The cold temperatures haven’t bothered me as much, although the inordinate amount of snow has. I’m used to the weird accents, the troglodytic Jet fans, and the lack of certain edible fare. There is however one omission to that final adjustment that is the exception. I grew up in...
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Books Vs. EBooks: Why they can't just all get...
The printed page is fading. The future of books is electronic. It’s about scrolling pages not flipping them. Downloading new releases, not browsing for them in a bookstore. Opening files not cracking spines. But, eReaders have drawbacks. And if you switch over, here’s what you’ll be missing…
(Note: When I say “books,” I mean the paperback or hardcover kind. Stupid technologist!) ...
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Facebook Like Communism? Let's see why not.
Zuckerberg is like Lenin, says Mustafa. Mustafa is one pissed off Staten Island guy. He’s made because he got kicked off Facebook. There was no real explanation why. One day he was denied access and a simple way to communicate with his family and friends around the world. So he’s suing Zuckerberg and Co. Fine. Sure. It’s dumb, but not as dumb as the lady who claims Puffy cause 9/11. Except, in...
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90s awesomeness
Can you name these 5 famous faces? If so, you’re probably 30+ and wishing it still was time for a House Party.
Hint: Most of them peaked in the last decade of the last century.
Answers on the jump. (Shame on you if you have to check though)
1. Michael Jordan 2. Christopher “Kid” Red 3. Will Smith 4. DJ “Jazzy Jeff” Townes 5. Christopher “Play”...
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Spam Deconstruction
By Adam Ferguson
GMail does a great job of filtering out 99% of the spam I receive on my account. So good, in fact, that I often forget I have a spam folder. I decided to take a look inside and see what sort of penis elongating herbal medicines I’d been missing out on. One e-mail, (not of the penis elongating variety, though it depends on who you ask) caught my eye. It’s not so...
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Drunk History
By Adam Ferguson
I love myself some history … especially the made-up kind that involves WWII soliders flying on dragons and killing robots. Sadly, “real” history isn’t as entertaining - just ask the folks at the History Channel who broadcast shows called “Sex in the Ancient World” and “Monster Quest.”
Another thing I love is drinking. It...
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Do you know this man?
Chances are you can’t name the man pictured above, because I couldn’t until this morning. His name is Bill Plante and he is an award winning news broadcaster and has covered every Presidential campaign since 1968. With all that credibility you would think he would know better.
While checking for school delays and closures this...
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FBI hauls 127 nicknames off the street
The big news from yesterday, other than Todd Palin’s possible affair, was that the G-men swept up 127 alleged mafia members. The largest single sweep in US history. “The feds arrested almost the entire leadership of the fading Colombo crime family, along with hoods from the city’s other mob clans - and some thick-necked mobsters from New Jersey and Rhode Island as well.”
While it was a bad...
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I Said the Word “Cute”
By Johnny Wright
This is not good. I’m at a crossroads. It is very possible that I have to revaluate my entire life.
The other day, in casual conversation and with no provocation, the word “cute” came out of my mouth. Now I feel that I am lost in the woods. Who am I now?
Some context: My 5-year-old nephew is really funny. Little-bit-of-pee-may-come-out funny. The other day he asked me what a...
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Angry Traveler's Guide to Obscene Gestures
There are just some things you don’t want to get wrong when you’re traveling the world. Expert or novice.
Giving the wrong gesture could get you in big trouble. With that in mind, we post this quick, handy guide to obscene gestures. Of course, there are more out there, but these are the biggies.
Personally, I like Thailand’s meaning of ‘thumbs up’ more than what...
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Put Some Nuts in Your Mouth
By Adam Ferguson
You know how many kids in my elementary school had a peanut allergy? Zero. Of those, do you know how many died from eating peanuts? Also zero. Yet now it seems every other person is one step away from an untimely death due to the consumption of a food product that was made within six miles of a single peanut. And so the question is: have the number of peanut allergies...
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Brief Letters to People I Hate
By Adam Ferguson
Dear Guy Who Stands at the Bottom of the Escalator Talking on his Phone in Trader Joe’s Oblivious That Customers Can’t Get Past Him, Whatever sludge-dripping venom you’re spewing out to the blank canvas on the other end can wait. Put down the phone, the only thing that gives you a sense of importance aside from the blowjob-enabled “EVP” on your...
Games people play.
Single mom in NYC seeks advice on how to enter dating scene again. Are the games still the same? You know, the ones where you won’t call him first and then when he does call you don’t answer and make him leave a message. The game where you wait all day for him to send a text, even though you would like to send one, but you don’t want to seem desperate or obsessed, so you...
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Spectationally Challenged
Brook Hill: hey, what are you doing?
Thomas Gallant: reading the interwebs
Brook Hill: want to go to a curling match?
Thomas Gallant: no thanks, i have some paint i want to watch dry
Thomas Gallant: sorry, couldn't help it. where and why? do you know somebody on a curling team? are they giving away free brooms?
Brook Hill: my friend leslie is in a league in bridgeport. they have a match tonight against the scotland international team.
Thomas Gallant: is the international team different from the national team?
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From the Air XX: College Edition
By Adam Ferguson
Like many juniors in high school, my parents shoved my twin brother and I into the Family Truckster and headed out in search of the perfect college for us to attend. This was complicated by the fact that my brother is a genius and was looking at top tier schools and visits to those fine establishments found me locked in the car, duct taped to the backseat, with a wooden spoon...
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So you think you're an American citizen?
In order to become a US citizen, immigrants must pass the Naturalization Test.
American citizenship bestows the right to vote, improves the likelihood of family members living in other countries to come and live in the US, gives eligibility for federal jobs, and can be a way to demonstrate loyalty to the US. Applicants must get 6 answers out of 10 in an oral exam to pass the test....
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Getting back to work
By Thomas Gallant
So it’s Tuesday, January 4th, 2011. Yesterday was your first day back at the office and it went by pretty fast, right? You dreaded it all night on Sunday after not having been at work or worked too hard for a week or two. That was the night you probably created a strategy about what outfit to wear on Monday. Part of you wanted to wear that new sweater you got from...
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....and the gloves are off!
I have tried and tried to keep my mouth shut, but i just can’t do it anymore! All of these women connected to professional sports who are complaining about being mistreated or harassed, shut up or get out of the game! I am not in any way excusing lewd or inappropriate behavior, but give me a break, you are putting yourself in an environment...