When my 30th birthday arrives this year there’s a chance the Cubs could be playing in the NLCS, possibly a win or two away from the World Series. Or, they could have been eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago. You never know. I could go on and on about the pathology of a Cubs fan—the [...]
Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category
March 6, 2007
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Heroes, Friends, and Gods
By MDS in Humor, Opinion, TelevisionI’ve never met Tim Kring but I already consider him to be a great friend. Kring is the creator of Heroes and, aside from being a very good and intriguing show, it has proven to be the show that finally killed my indescribable addiction to 24. I am currently on Week 7 of my Jack [...]
January 19, 2007
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Beep… Beep… Beep… Beep
By MDS in Humor, Opinion, TelevisionSo, America’s foremost super-awesome CTU agent Jack Bauer is at it again! Muslims have already detonated a nuclear bomb someone near Los Angeles (it’s not really clear where and that’s not the point)? No worries. Jack has twenty more hours to stop all of this chaos; this is plenty of time. I mean, there was [...]
January 9, 2007
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Be Sure To Tune In To The Live Torture This Weekend
By MDS in Football, Humor, OpinionSomething tells me that Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard would, if he were still alive, have a field day with this weekend’s NFL playoff schedule. Kierkegaard, amongst many other things, is known for advancing the philosophy called the “leap to faith”; or “leap of faith” as it’s more commonly known as. The leap of faith is [...]
December 29, 2006
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New Year’s Tips
By MDS in Humor, OpinionI hope everyone had a fabulous Hanukkah, Christmas, Winter solstice and/or is having a fabulous Kwanzaa. That said, on to the New Year’s tips… — Drinking and driving on New Year’s is way beyond cliché. Be original, smoke crystal meth and drive. (One of your resolutions is to be more unique next year, right?) — [...]
December 23, 2006
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Christmas Tips
By MDS in Humor, OpinionBefore we get to the tips, two points need to be explained. 1) There’s a reason this is called “Christmas Tips” and that reason is: I have no idea what Hanukkah or Kwanzaa is. You can chalk this up to ignorance but I think that for the most part Christmas is super awesome and more [...]
November 24, 2006
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This Day In History: Notable Births and Deaths Edition
By MDS in Humor, OpinionToday, November 24, is the birth date of the following people: 1835 – Andrew Carnegie, British-born industrialist and philanthropist. Before becoming a national titan of industry, Carnegie wrote a poem while at Oxford entitled “Predictable Love Story #47″ which would become the inspiration for the TV show Mad About You. 1844 – Karl Benz, German [...]
November 18, 2006
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Thanksgiving Day Tips
By MDS in Humor, OpinionThanksgiving is less than a week away and, while I’m sure people like Rachael Ray and Martha Stewart have excellent Thanksgiving Day tips and ideas, some of us don’t have our own TV show by which to explain or show our ideas off. I tell you what I would do if I had my own [...]
November 2, 2006
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Election Day Tips
By MDS in Humor, OpinionNovember 7 is Election Day and it’s right around the corner and you have, no doubt, been assaulted by campaign ads from every candidate in your area. In some cases, you’ve probably been assaulted by campaign ads from congressmen and aldermen looking for election or re-election that don’t even live in your district. Consider yourself [...]
October 5, 2006
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Public Service Announcements For The Month of October
By MDS in Humor, PSAFirst, let me start off by apologizing for my tardiness in getting around to the October announcements. It’s October 5th and I’ve already missed posting Yom Kippur announcements and tips; so, I sincerely apologize if I’ve slighted any Jewish people. You are with me in spirit. Anyway, here are the announcements for October Holidays (both [...]