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by Casey Alexander In between Aztec push-ups, Jim heard the delightful sound of cardboard falling onto his doorstep. He waited in the gym for ten minutes, allowing extra time in case the courier tripped or stopped to admire his tulips. Opening the front door, ... More »
by David Comfort ANNOUNCER: Welcome, Wrestlemania fans, to Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Arena where Vlad the Impaler faces off with Ukraine’s Super-Z for the world title tonight! In a peace talk breakthrough after a stalemate on the front, Vladimir P... More »
By Louis Greenstein “… a [June 3, 2022 CBS and YouGov] poll shows that 44% of Republicans believe mass shootings are ‘something we have to accept as part of a free society.’” My wife Penny and I live what you could call a charmed life. We’re semi-r... More »
Executions, if they continue, as they must, for public opinion demands them, and who are you to disagree with people like you, will be carried out in a timely and efficient manner: injections of genetically modified wasp venom to the heart, eye, or groin rathe... More »
I’m Just Saying…. At the end of the day, the bottom line is: if we think outside the box and give 110 percent 24-7, we can take it to another level and stay out of harm’s way. We’re at a tipping point and it’s just the tip of the ice... More »
Bad Hair Club For Mad Men Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, National Lampoon, Robot Butt, Little Old Lady Blog, Humor Times, Humor Ou... More »
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci recently introduced an ultraexpensive umbrella that, oddly enough, isn’t waterproof. According to the company, it is meant as a fashion statement…a collector’s item. Strange as it seems, on the designer’s website ... More »