To the Jersey Shore wannabes at Devils Point, Just because you’re “having a birthday party” does not mean you can all stand in a group and block the stage. I am a regular costumer who tips even if I have to sit way at the back because the place is packed. No, I do not […]
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I, Anonymous: Lil’ Bag o’ Puke
Dear Family in White SUV outside my house,Yes, we see you’ve pulled over, oh, and we feel sorry that one of your 2.5 children is a little car sick.Yet I wonder, will you leave that puke in front of my house? As I wonder if I should open the door to that young boy’s embarrassment […]
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I, Anonymous: Reply All
Dear folks whose email addresses are part of large mailing lists (common in academia and many professions including mine of lawyering) – when someone mistakenly sends a question or comment to everyone on the list instead of just one intended recipient, there is no need for you (and I use this in the broad sense […]
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Why Doesn’t Oregon Have a “Euthanasia Roller Coaster”?
British researcher Julijonas Urbonas has drawn up plans for a roller coaster that kills people—BUT only if you want to be killed, and in a very “elegant” fashion. “Euthanasia Coaster” is a hypothetical euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster engineered to humanely — with elegance and euphoria — take the life of […]
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How Can We Degrade Our Dog Today?: A Play in One Act
Her: Good morning, honey. Have you been thinking of a new way to degrade the dog today?Him: Why, I certainly have! Let’s dress him in underpants.Her: Not bad, not bad… but let’s flesh that idea out a little. How about we dress him in underpants, AND make him stand on a hay bale for two-and-a-half […]
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Let’s Judge the Level of Your Immorality!
With the progression of society, we have lost the ability to do a lot of fun—albeit immoral by today’s standards—things. And overall? This is a very good thing, and because of it, we are a more humane and civilized people. That being said, I may intellectually hate jet skis—and yet, I would give my left […]
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Today in Hilarious Office Thievery
See the Lean Pocket thief’s reaction to this note, after the jump! Lean Pocket Thief for the win.via
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I Work With the Worst People On Earth: #1 in a Series
Look at this bull-plop. This is the current situation in the Mercury editorial department bathroom. Now, it’s bad enough that the last person to finish the toilet paper was too goddamn lazy to walk three feet to unwrap and replace a new roll… BUT TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO PRECARIOUSLY BALANCE THE EMPTY ROLL […]
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Adventures in Tone-Deaf Altruism
Microsoft’s ability to make itself look terrible, even when doing something good, is already legendary, but they still manage to reach for new heights. Example! On Saturday morning, Microsoft posted this on their Bing Twitter account: The Internet went ballistic of course, and I don’t blame it. I guess if only 50,000 people retweet their […]
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What’s in Alison’s Desk Drawer?
Thanks to everyone who voted in our earlier poll entitled, “Whose Desk Drawer Would You Like to Snoop Inside?” The winner by a somewhat wide margin (at least by the 3:30 pm cut off) was arts editor Alison Hallett. SO! What do you say we take a sneaky peek inside Alison’s drawer? “OMG!!!!!” As you […]
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Whose Desk Drawer Would You Like to Snoop Inside?
A lot of people are missing from editorial today, doing god knows what. They SAY they’re at “interviews,” “working from home,” “visiting sick relatives,” “watching movies to review,” etc. But who knows for sure, right? Anyway, since so many are gone I thought it would be a good opportunity to snoop through their desk drawers.But […]
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Tipping the Maid
Am I the only person on earth who leaves a tip for the maid when checking out? My momma taught me to always tip the maid—it’s hard work, they could use dough, it’s only right—but I suspect that I might be the last person in America who still leaves a tip the maid. I’ve had […]