Bet you were wondering.. In early childhood, crying is an acceptable way to show emotion and relieve stress and anxiety. As children, (especially boys) grow up, Western society discourages them from crying, particularly in public. People still need an outlet for strong emotions, and that’s where swearing often comes in. See the whole fucking thing [...]
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Fucking Swearing, How Does That Work?
August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
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Feeling Too Happy Today?
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments
You ever have one of those days where you’re all “Man, I’m too happy.. I wish I could read something to incite anxiety attacks and bring me down..”? Well there is an article on the New Yorker about Hospice medical care for dying patients that you can read to solve that problem. Her father and [...]
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Department of Redundancy Department
July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
Do you say things like “ATM Machine” or “PIN Number”? Then you have RAS Syndrome, which stands for Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome. Itself being a redundant acronym.. From the Wiki: RAS syndrome stands for redundant acronym syndrome syndrome and refers to the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym or initialism [...]
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One & Done
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Why is it my email client filters everything as spam except for erectile disfunction spam
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Labronageddon
July 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Personally I couldn’t give two shits where LeBron goes to play. But obviously many do. Now the majority owner of the Cavs has “stayed classy” in his open letter, which can be read here.. You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal. You have given so much and deserve so much more. In the [...]
Tags: The Dumbing Down of America · The Good Times Are Killing Me · The More You Know
Biological Wackiness
June 29th, 2010 · No Comments
In some movie I recently saw (I think, I’m just saying I don’t believe it was me to first say this), one character asks the question “Why are human females the only mammals with big boobs?” It’s a good question, and one I proposed in the bar recently. I, naturally, have no idea why this [...]
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So long..
June 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Sad to see the US lose a game we should have won, but at least not I can just focus on the beauty of the game rather than the heartbreak.
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Not One to Toot My Own Horn..
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments
But uuuh… TOOT TOOT. Apologies, that is just the only think I could think of that would come close to the new Ultrasound Male Contraceptive. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to a couple of researchers investigating the use of ultrasound as a reversible male contraceptive. Back when I was a [...]
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What.. You Just Decide I’m Drunk?
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
The good folks over at the Discover Blog have a great post regarding the demographics of drinkers.. I’ve always meant to look into the differences in alcohol consumption by demographic because I’m sure you’ve seen all the medical “studies” which claim that drinking in moderation has benefits toward your health. The main concern I have [...]
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Werner Herzog Reads Where’s Waldo
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Been a while since a good mind blowing.. but here we have one.. Dang, that shit was deep!