July 2011
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Here is the funniest part of todays NYT op-ed by...
From the very end:
Making nebulous calls for centrism, like writing news reports that always place equal blame on both parties, is a big cop-out — a cop-out that only encourages more bad behavior. The problem with American politics right now is Republican extremism, and if you’re not willing to say that, you’re helping make that problem worse.
David Brooks is off today.
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Kid at the liquor store asks if he can help me...
Nope, I say, running a finger across the stubble of my jaw. It’s not something I need to find. It’s something I need to finally lose. And no man can help with that.
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I have become too awesome to need the second...
From now on, I’m just going to say “awess” (rhymes with HOSS), because it will be natural for people to assume that I mean something “awesome,” because I am.
I know what you’re saying, “Shouldn’t that be, ‘Rhymes with OSS?’” Good question, but that might confuse people with the Office of Strategic Services, the WWII precursor to...
I hate you, Mississippi
They shut down whole stretches of I-10 and detour you over 30 miles through Pascagoula. But there’s a funny twist! They don’t put up any signage explaining where you are detouring, how far, or how to get there! Everyone must be a local or own a GPS or are able to reroute on an iphone while driving. It’s like a whole interstate’s worth of traffic can go get buttfucked...
