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In My Era Of Basketball, People Were Committing War Crimes
In My Era Of Basketball, People Were Committing War Crimes
Let me tell you something about basketball these days: it’s unwatchable.
Eytan Raphaely
Jun 22
The Mug
The Mug
Two office alphas. One stain. Zero mercy.
Danielle Gruber
Jun 21
FOX News Headlines If Jaws Characters Belonged To Marginalized Groups
FOX News Headlines If Jaws Characters Belonged To Marginalized Groups
By Emily Menez & Kevin Maher
Emily Menez
Jun 20
I Am Ryan Reynolds And One Day I Will Take Over Your Shitty Little Soccer Club
I Am Ryan Reynolds And One Day I Will Take Over Your Shitty Little Soccer Club
I will personally see to it that I take it over, and become its king
Ralph Jones
Jun 20
Need Our Sensible Private Browsing Features? Just Click This Cartoon Pervert Icon
Need Our Sensible Private Browsing Features? Just Click This Cartoon Pervert Icon
No judgement.
Todd Mitchell
Jun 19
Readers’ Comments On How To Make The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
Readers’ Comments On How To Make The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
Weird and unhelpful observations welcome.
Phil Witte
Jun 18
Bad, Bad Boys Of The White House
Bad, Bad Boys Of The White House
A brief history of the White House’s naughtiest dogs
Bryn Durgin
Jun 17
More Heehee's and Hoohoo's
I Became A Sex Worker To Get An Amazon Review For My New Book.
I Became A Sex Worker To Get An Amazon Review For My New Book.
Anyone who is self-published knows how tough it is to get Amazon reviews.
Meridith Berk
Jun 17
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m A Nepo Baby, There Are So Many Other Good Reasons
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m A Nepo Baby, There Are So Many Other Good...
I don’t tip. And it’s not like I’m bad at math. I just don’t like having any contact with poor peoples.
Kevin Maher
Jun 16
Our Internet Is Down, So I’m Left With No Choice But To Go Live In The Wilderness
Our Internet Is Down, So I’m Left With No Choice But To Go Live In ...
I see no other option.
Aaron Chown
Jun 15
Local Coffee Shop Barista Ranks Customers From Bad To Worst
Local Coffee Shop Barista Ranks Customers From Bad To Worst
#5: The Coffee Bro
Elizabeth is Dead
Jun 14
I Thought My Standing Desk Was A Game Changer.
I Thought My Standing Desk Was A Game Changer.
Then I tried a standing bed!
Susan M. Clarke
Jun 13
Alberta & Bear Have Coffee
Alberta & Bear Have Coffee
Interpersonal Communication Can Be Sexy…Or Not.
Natalie Kim
Jun 12
Ask Mister Condiment
Ask Mister Condiment
Answers for the saucily inquisitive.
Tom Navratil
Jun 11
Where Are They Now? “Those Tiny Scamps!”
Where Are They Now? “Those Tiny Scamps!”
The show’s time on the air was short, much like its diminutive protagonists.
Adam Dietz
Jun 10
On My Next Trip, I’m Going To Find The Real Paris
On My Next Trip, I’m Going To Find The Real Paris
Pompidou? More like Pompidon’t.
Nick Gregory
Jun 10
Classic Getting-to-Know-You Games (And How to Win)
Classic Getting-to-Know-You Games (And How to Win)
Your guide to crushing connection
Bryn Durgin
Jun 9
I Tried Seven Methods For Making Toast And The Winner Was Totally Expected
I Tried Seven Methods For Making Toast And The Winner Was Totally E...
Who doesn’t love buttered toast?
Elaine R
Jun 8
What I Think Melania Trump’s Amazon Documentary Will Be About
What I Think Melania Trump’s Amazon Documentary Will Be About
All based on what I know about her, which is absolutely nothing.
Rachel Marsh
Jun 7
The Correct Public Toilet Stall To Choose
The Correct Public Toilet Stall To Choose
By Julie Kling & Emily Menez
Julie Kling
Jun 6
The Overly-Meta First Draft Of Forrest Gump
The Overly-Meta First Draft Of Forrest Gump
Watch Forrest run…straight through the fourth wall.
Bryan Thomas Woods
Jun 5
Reasons Why I Rescued Three Feral Kittens I Found Outside My Apartment
Reasons Why I Rescued Three Feral Kittens I Found Outside My Apartment
I love Googling “worms in cat poop” at 2am
Sarah James
Jun 4
The Five Most Common Mistakes Parents Make In Their Baby’s First Fifteen Minutes Of Life
The Five Most Common Mistakes Parents Make In Their Baby’s First Fi...
Your baby has just arrived! It’s a time of love, kneejerk parental helicoptering and rookie mistakes. Here’s 5 big ones you should avoid…
Bryan Lyng
Jun 4
Pools You Should Never, Ever Swim In
Pools You Should Never, Ever Swim In
Beware of society’s most treacherous waters.
Bryn Durgin
Jun 3
You Do Like The Gift Horse, Right?
You Do Like The Gift Horse, Right?
You’re really inspecting her hooves there…
Nick Windham
Jun 2
My Sudden Interest In Saving The Bees Has Nothing To Do With My Inability To Save My Marriage
My Sudden Interest In Saving The Bees Has Nothing To Do With My Ina...
Stop trying to connect the dots between my personal life crumbling and me devoting all of my time and energy to bees!
Adam Dietz
Jun 2
Karl Marx Or Richard Marx?
Karl Marx Or Richard Marx?
Iconic beard / iconic mullet. By Jeff Bender and Talia Argondezzi
Talia Argondezzi
Jun 1
A Cereal Scientist At General Mills Pitches “Worrios”
A Cereal Scientist At General Mills Pitches “Worrios”
What we eat should reflect who we are — and we’re worried.
Soné Anandpara
May 31
An Open Relationship For The End Of The World
An Open Relationship For The End Of The World
We are constantly living in unprecedented times. Things that have never happened before are happening a lot.
Tommy Gonzalez
May 30
Your Trash Lacks A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
Your Trash Lacks A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
It’s not bad garbage. There’s just nothing special about it.
Nathan Vogel
May 29
I’m A Nightclub Owner Who Has A Secret And The Secret Is I’m Also A Leprechaun
I’m A Nightclub Owner Who Has A Secret And The Secret Is I’m Also A...
Who’s feeling lucky?
Luke Canavan
May 28
I’ve Forgotten More About Basketball Than You’ll Ever Know
I’ve Forgotten More About Basketball Than You’ll Ever Know
I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean I’ve literally forgotten almost everything about basketball.
David Krieg
May 27
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