Jerry Lewis: Women Aren’t Funny, But They Do Have Other Really Nice Qualities


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Yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival Jerry Lewis (yes, he’s still alive) restated something he’s been saying for years: that women aren’t funny. Oh, but he’s qualifying his statements with stuff that’s totally gonna make you feel better about yourselves, ladies. Seems you can’t be funny, but you do have a lot of other really [...]

Dear America, Please Stop Naming Your Babies Jacob And Sophia


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In a move suggestive that, indeed, we are a nation of trend-following sheep who would SO TOTALLY jump off a bridge if our cooler friend did (JUST LIKE MOM SAID), in 2012 large swaths of the population United States Of America gave a thumbed-nose to originality and creativity, and chose to name their baby the exact [...]

Meet Laura Fernee – The British Woman Who Says She’s “Too Pretty To Work”


Laura Fernee

Laura Fernee is a British woman with a PhD in medical science who can’t work. She’s talking about her plight on British television and in international newspapers and bringing attention the serious reason she can’t retain employment. Yet Fernee’s media junket isn’t for the sake of finding a job, because that wouldn’t matter – Fernee’s [...]

‘Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ Wanted For Murder; Heroes Aren’t Perfect


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“Homefree” citizen of the world, ad hoc philosopher, and internet celebrity Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker is wanted for murder. Joseph Galfy, Jr., an attorney from Clark, New Jersey, was found dead in his home on Monday. The cause of death was blunt force trauma and surveillance cameras in Times Square show the two meeting [...]

The Venn Diagram of Divorce Guilt [Essay]


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Guilt is the absolute worst thing you can carry. It’s like transporting four hungry hamsters in a fanny pack on a trans-Atlantic ocean voyage. If you don’t feed those hamsters, they’re going to start chewing at your bathing suit parts. Some people deserve to carry such a load – they’ve committed crimes, or hurt others [...]