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24 Sep 2010 13:30

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Culture: Sesame Street smarts: Grover puts Katy Perry thing into perspective

  • Well played, Grover. Well, played. In response to the whole Katy Perry faux-cleavage scandal, Grover and Elmo showed up on “Good Morning America” this morning. Elmo promised another playdate with Perry, while Grover asked if his outfit was “too revealing.” You have the comic timing of a champ, Grover. source

24 Oct 2009 17:09

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07 Oct 2009 10:37

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Offbeat: Erectile dysfunction lawsuit jokes hard for us to pass up

  • $9 million awarded to guy who kept it up for far too long source

02 Apr 2009 21:36

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Offbeat: If this guy is right, we should have a million girlfriends right now

  • Over the course of history, women actively look for signs that their man is intelligent, and I believe the ability to actively judge the situation and pull off a joke and make you laugh is an intelligent feat.
  • Kristofor McCarty • A researcher at Northumbria University who authored a study on how dudes who make laaaaadies laugh have the best luck with relationships. It also helps if you’re fat and annoying. • source

01 Apr 2009 01:53

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Politics: Commentary: April Fool’s Jokes about politics aren’t funny

  • “A conservative lesbian” offers a great example. Cynthia Yockey’s article, titled “Obama confesses to treason and resigns, co-conspirators are in custody, Hillary Clinton sworn in as president,” imagines Obama getting arrested for being everything that bat$&^# insane conservatives say he is. Ms. Yockey, April Fool’s Day jokes are supposed to be funny. Make something up about how they found cheese on the moon. Pull a prank on your boss. But don’t subject people to stuff like this. source