Posts Tagged ‘Shouts’

Bruce Mccall: Living Up To Your Prius.

April 19th, 2010

As morally superior citizens of planet Earth, we Prius owners consider it our duty to keep finding new ways to enlighten those eco-heathens who are still floundering in the eco-darkness, even as our cars sometimes fail to decelerate when the brake pedal is depressed, a violation of Newton . . .Bruce McCall: Living Up to Your Prius.


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Woody Allen: Udder Madness

January 21st, 2010

Woody Allen: Udder MadnessAn article published . . . by the Centers for Disease Control [reported] that about 20 people a year are killed by cows in the United States. . . . In 16 cases, “the animal was deemed to have purposefully struck the victim,” the report states. . . . All but one victim died from head or . . .


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Amy Ozols: The Road To Recovery

September 18th, 2009

Amy Ozols: The Road to RecoverySince the dawn of alcohol, man has been plagued by hangovers. Given that medical professionals have pondered the problem for centuries, it’s ironic that I—a person who is not a doctor and, indeed, is barely even a dentist—have finally discovered a solution. And yet . . .


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Ian Frazier: Easy Cocktails From The Cursing Mommy

September 17th, 2009

Ian Frazier: Easy Cocktails from the Cursing MommyThose high-priced bartenders in their red vests and white shirts who your caterers recommended to serve at your last party may know a thing or two, but for entertaining on a smaller scale—for parties of seven people, four, or even just one—a few simple steps . . .


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Ian Frazier: Easy Cocktails From The Cursing Mommy

September 16th, 2009

Those high-priced bartenders in their red vests and white shirts who your caterers recommended to serve at your last party may know a thing or two, but for entertaining on a smaller scale—for parties of seven people, four, or even just one—a few simple steps . . .Ian Frazier: Easy Cocktails from the Cursing Mommy


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Paul Simms: For Immediate Release

September 14th, 2009

Paul Simms: For Immediate ReleaseAlex Kerner (C.E.O., C.O.O., chairman, and president of Alex Kerner’s Personal Life, Inc.) announced today a wide-ranging restructuring of his imaginary company’s upper management.
Tim Williams, a member of the company in varying capacities for five years, has been promoted to Best Friend, and he . . .


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Amy Ozols: The Road To Recovery

September 13th, 2009

Since the dawn of alcohol, man has been plagued by hangovers. Given that medical professionals have pondered the problem for centuries, it’s ironic that I—a person who is not a doctor and, indeed, is barely even a dentist—have finally discovered a solution. And yet . . .Amy Ozols: The Road to Recovery


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Bruce Mccall: Fibrillations

September 13th, 2009

Welcome to the monthly newsletter about your health-insurance problems, not ours.
Note: Charges for the enclosed Supplementary Health Insurance Reminder will appear in your next billing cycle, for which payment is now past due.

Something to Think About: Contracting a serious illness can mean days off work just lying . . .Bruce McCall: Fibrillations


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Bruce Mccall: Official Guardian Council Dining-Out Guide

September 6th, 2009

Bruce McCall: Official Guardian Council Dining-Out GuideDeath to all patrons of New Sushi City, 567 Blvd. of the Cheap Wash ’n’ Wear Suits. “More of a viperous counter-revolutionary nest than an upscale sushi bar,” pronounces the Tehran After-Breakfast Curfew regarding this foreign-oriented bistro specializing in fish. (Note: Any menu selection could be a . . .


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David Harsent: “Ghosts”

August 16th, 2009

They bring with them a coldness, as tradition demands, and a light, dry odor of rot much like worm in wood, and bring a chorus of cries to fill the air as if it were birdsong, and bring in their open hands tokens of themselves, a letter, a snapshot, and . . .David Harsent:


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