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Happy Hallo-McSweeney’s (that doesn’t really work)

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

SIGNS ABOVE MY HALLOWEEN CANDY 1996-2007 By Zach Oberman 1996 Trick or treat! Please take one. Happy Halloween! 1997 Happy Halloween! One piece only, please. 1998 The candy is for everyone. We ask that you take only one piece so that others may enjoy it as well. (Also, please do not take the bowl. Last [...]

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Rejected Submissions for Starbucks- The Way I See It

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

BY TIM WILLIAMS – – – - Wouldn’t it be nice if, instead of a “double shot of espresso,” you could pound a couple jiggers of rye into this coffee? Then go back to work and pimpslap the boss? Yeah, that’d be great. Not gonna happen, though, fella. You’ll finish your pastry, grit your teeth, [...]

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What’s Wrong with America? or, Why is ‘Joey’ still on the air?

Friday, April 21, 2006

I am really gifted at finding something on the tv that enables me to sit lifeless on the couch until the show is over and the hunt begins again. Truly gifted. Some are gifted in drawing, or singing, or tai-chi, or even gardening. I have been blessed in this fine art of sitting and viewing. [...]

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