So here’s my quandary: there’s a person in my neighborhood who owns a canoe. I’ve seen it sitting out in his yard, propped up against his garage, and it has not been moved in, like, at least two years. I don’t know this person, but I do know this: He does not look particularly friendly, […]
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A Note to My Fellow Coffee-Shop-Squatting Laptop Hobos
Just read this at Gawker. Here’s how it’s done, my fellow laptop hobos: You order something, you tip. If you sit for more than 90 minutes, you order something else, you tip again. Repeat as necessary, tipping each and every time. If the coffee shop you’re in is filling up, invite someone who’s looking for […]
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Matt Damon Defends Teachers; Wins the Day!
At the 2011 SOS (Save Our Schools) March, actor/dreamboat/smarty pants Matt Damon not only spoke at the rally, but defended teachers against a much-less brainy libertarian reporter and cameraman. Hey dumb camera man, you like apples? HOW DO YA LIKE DEM APPLES??
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An Apology
I was on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night. I was talking to someone at the party after the show, and they asked me how I thought it went. Okay, I said—and then I told them that I said something really, really stupid, half under my breath, and I was relieved that Bill and […]
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Soylent Green Jell-O
Sometimes, there are no words: Something to reflect on over your lunch break today: Scientists are developing a new approach for producing human-derived gelatin in large enough quantities to be a commercially viable replacement for the animal-based gelatins used in all kinds of gelatin-like desserts, candies, and other foodstuffs as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. […]
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Mutton Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good!
So I spent the Fourth of July weekend in beautiful Molalla, Oregon—don’t ask… I’m confused about how I wind up here every day—and on my way back to Portland yesterday took a brief stop at the Molalla Buckeroo rodeo. And while I was too early for any adult bucking, I did get to catch the […]
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MailBagSlutGate Part Deux: The Husband Speaks!
Everyone remember this from yesterday? Okay. Well, unfortunately, when I tried to respond, I discovered that my new lady-penpal had blocked me on the Facebook (accidentally, I’m sure!) so that I could not write her back. So all of your wonderful suggestions were for nought. Frowny-face. Fortunately, this lady’s lucky, lucky husband was still my […]
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Help Me Answer My Mail!
It’s time for the Lindy West Mailbag Fun-Show! This just in: I don’t know either of these people. But apparently this nice woman’s husband is a fan of my work and added me as a friend on Facebook. How slutty of me!!!! So….how should I respond?
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“Extreme Couponer” Vs. Walmart: Who’s Right? Who’s Wrong?
Consumerist brought this sordid story to my attention. I hate Walmart. I worked for Walmart, and it was one of the worst months of my life. That said, I want to ban April Cuevas from everywhere, too. The customer is not always right, but Walmart is never right. Right? This is a great moral quandary, […]
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Louis CK Defends Tracy Morgan; Speaks Out Against Child Stabbing (Under Certain Circumstances)
Comedian Louis CK tweeted his defense of Tracy Morgan’s recent homophobe-y comedy routine, which you can read in its entirety after the jump. BUT FIRST, here’s his response when someone brought up Tracy’s assertion that he would stab his kid if he were gay. Well, this is gonna get hot. Read Louie’s entire defense after […]
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18 (More) Reasons Urban Outfitters Sucks
Remember when Urban Outfitters offended the world with this?: It’s one of the things that made this list of 18 reasons to hate the store (would it have been that hard to make it an even 20?), besides the whole thing with the billionaire owner making financial contributions to Rick Santorum. Also on the list […]