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Ted Forth’s Christmas Surprise (Or Sal, Get a Grip)

Posted by Brendan on December 24th, 2006 filed in comedy, comics, snark

If you completely ignore the text in today’s “Sally Forth” you can see that something else is going on besides two parents sitting in front of the fire.
Something more like this:

Ted’s expression in the final panel is priceless.
Poor guy: he was waiting for this all year, and Hillary had to go and ruin it. Again.

Let the Feats of Strength Commence!

Posted by Brendan on December 22nd, 2006 filed in blogs, comedy

Via Philly Bits, aluminum pole sales are up this year. Why?
Festivus!

Inspired by Matt Taibbi

Posted by Brendan on December 9th, 2006 filed in comedy, satire

Because the really thorny questions are the specifics: when do we leave, and, more importantly, what do we offer Iran and Syria in return for their cooperation, what horrifying inevitable humiliation will we be prepared to suffer at their hands, and what form will talks with those gloating countries take?

OK guys, enough fuckin’ around. [...]

Drugs Are Like That

Posted by Brendan on December 7th, 2006 filed in comedy, pop culture, snark

You have to wait for about the 50 second mark, but you’ll hear the best anti-drug song ever. It totally makes me want to take drugs. I haven’t posted part 2, but whoever sings the closing theme sounds like he’s done about a gazillion bonghits. not little ones either, those massive two-foot [...]

It’s a Miracle!!

Posted by Brendan on December 7th, 2006 filed in comedy, pop culture, youtube

AddedI guess this video is probably more prosaic to my female visitors, but since I’ve never seen what the girls got during sex ed, it’s pretty amusing.
At Thompson Junior High, the coach talked about guys getting their balls knocked into their abdomens by a bad grounder and the importance of a cup. I don’t [...]

Guest Post: Neil Cleary’s favorite Porn Spam

Posted by Brendan on December 6th, 2006 filed in comedy, guest post, snark, writing

Note: neil Cleary is a great friend of mine, a member of the Essex Green Does England team from 2001, and a great musician. What he emailed me this mornign was so hilarious, I asked if I could post it here as a guest post. Neil is one of the best things about Vermont.
Well [...]

Classic Philadelphia

Posted by Brendan on November 6th, 2006 filed in Philadelphia, comedy

I owe the following true story to my housemate, who had me in stitches.
It was about 10 o’clock on Friday night at 15th and South. Outside the Tritone, the neighborhood crackhead is out of his mind and acting out in South Street. Specifically, he’s blocking traffic, dancing in circles and waving his hands over [...]