Conan
A study found that many types of head lice have mutated and now have become
resistant to over-the-counter treatments. The problem has scientists scratching
their heads.
Eric Scheske
Friday
BYCU
I kinda feel like the craft beer revolution is becoming like the French
Revolution: It devours its children. The constant innovation and cutting beer
names is growing tiresome.
It used to be fun. For the first couple of years and the first 22,000 craft beer
names and first
Meyers
According to a new list, Nashville is the friendliest city in America. While
Philadelphia beat up the person who was putting together the list.
Thursday
A TDE reader sent this along. He assures me this regularly ran on TV. If you can
watch this and have a shred of respect for anything you see on TV, you're an
awfully-accepting individual:
Wednesday
Some more great passages from Kauffman's Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other
Scenes from an Alternative America: Writings, 1986-2014:
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his wife, “I want nothing to do with politicians–they
are not men; they cease to be men, in becoming politicians. Their hearts wither
Meyers
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said today that Hillary Clinton's arrogance
is “breathtaking.” Of course, he also said the same thing about a flight of
stairs.
Employees at a Days Inn in Tampa are claiming that managers told them to flip a
mattress instead of replacing it after
Conan
A man set a new world record after kicking himself in the head 134 times in one
minute. He broke the previous record of zero.
Tuesday
You know what I'm really beginning to hate? And I mean "hate," with a
pathological loathing that makes me wary of it everywhere I go?
Small talk.
Yes, I've grown to hate small talk.
Let me be clear with what I mean by "
Monday
Monday Miscellany
Yeah, my apologies for the lame blogging lately. I'm struggling just to post
something. Fortunately, I think I've found enough whimsical stuff to justify
your click over here. If not, well, you already have my apology. * * * * * * *
Will things improve this week? Yeah, a little.
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In his essay, "You Could Die Laughing: Are Jewish Jokes a Humorous Subject?"
Joseph Epstein notes that for many years, Jewish comedians made their living by
making fun of Jews, but then, in the 1960s, they started branching out and
taking aim at other minorities. He then gives