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September 14, 2009

When a national disaster occurs, how soon is too soon before one starts hearing the “cha ching” of the cash register in their heads?

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June 26, 2009

Hard fouling is a part of basketball, especially during playoffs, but sometimes players can take things too far.  This collection of elbows, choke holds and bodyslams goes out to all the football and hockey players who call basketball players “wimpy.”  These giants are some of the most ridiculously monstrous athletes around, and if their arm tattoos aren’t enough to prove just how tough they are, then these clips definitely should.

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June 8, 2009

So my editor approaches me with an exciting new topic for my next article. “Top internet deaths” he tells me, all bright eyed and bushy-tailed. “Kinda morbid don’t you think?” I ask, which is about as close to “please don’t make me write this for the love of god!” as my non-confrontational, cowardly nature will allow. “Are you kidding? It’ll be hilarious.” Of course it will, human roadkill left on the side of the information superhighway; my sides are splitting already.

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May 29, 2009

Amidst these turbulent economic times, our diets are often at the mercy of our shrunken wallets.  We try to make cutbacks at the grocery store, pinching pennies by replacing name brands with no-name brands, ham with spam, and real cheese with spray cheese.  But why should our taste buds suffer, just because we can no longer afford to bring home the delicious bacon?  Are we to become vegetarians, simply because a head of lettuce is cheaper than the head of a delicious mammal? Heck no!  And with summer right around the corner, it would be a damn shame, a DAMN SHAME to watch your barbecue just sitting there, lid closed, without a single flame to make the beef patties go ‘tsssszzzzz.’ 

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May 6, 2009

They’ve got the info. You want the info. How does one get a person to give up the info, when said person simply doesn’t wanna? The following is a short guide on how to properly interrogate someone, without the use of car battery clamps or soul shattering water drips.

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April 28, 2009

For a disease epidemic to achieve the illustrious status of being pandemic, it needs to do a little globetrotting. It needs to spread from person to person, from country to country. Well, with cases of Swine flu, which originated in Mexico, turning up in the U.S., Canada, Spain, New Zealand, the U.K. and the Middle East, the World Health Organization has raised the global pandemic alarm to 4 out of a 6 phase system.

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April 21, 2009

If any of you have been in a serious relationship during the last few years, for the love of baby Jesus, stay in it! It doesn’t matter how much you’d like to stick your significant other’s head in the microwave on HIGH for 8-10 minutes, it can’t be worse than what the dating scene has become.

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April 9, 2009

Last week I covered Open Mics, Writing Everything down, Setting a date in Get Started as a Stand up Comedian Pt.1 Here is second and final part in the series written by comedian Dan Bingham.

Step 3: Practice

From my experience this is the most helpful tool for overcoming stage fright, for calming your nerves, and for succeeding on stage. You will no doubt be terrified for the entire day before grabbing the mic for the first time. Your stomach will be in knots, your palms will be dripping, and your heart will be pounding. There’s some good news and bad news. The bad news: the nervousness might never go away.

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April 7, 2009

“I once read that public speaking is people’s number one fear, even above death! That means at a funeral, you’d rather be the one inside the coffin than the one giving the eulogy.” – Jerry Seinfeld

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