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Hillary in Orange

August 26, 2008
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Wow — great speech there by Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention. But let’s talk about what was really important: her orange suit.  What do ya’ll think? All orange. Orange suit, orange blouse, even amber jewelry. Somehow it looked good. Somehow she pulled it off. Maybe it was the blue backdrop.
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how to kiss.

August 24, 2008
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if… you were a (sexually) experienced 13-year-old giving your inexperienced 13-year-old friend tips on how to kiss his/her first boy/girl, what would you say?
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Evolution, Shmevolution.

August 24, 2008
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With a single swift kick to God’s nuts, Florida just starting requiring teachers to lie (see this). Yes, our Lord Jesus Christ is sprawled on the floor groaning tonight as Florida has enacted a policy requiring teachers to teach evolution (hereinafter “big fucking lie”) to our children. I’ve had enough. I’m moving my family...
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Khaled: I wanna have his baby.

August 23, 2008
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Khaled: I wanna have his baby.

At the risk of overkill with Khaled … But just listen once! Once! You’ll never stop. I present Didi. I almost posted this clip. I can’t keep it together if I watch it, so you go ahead. And if you needed any more proof that he may be God, check out this. So, I...
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Khaled: All Hail the King of Algerian Raï

August 22, 2008
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Khaled is truly “the King of Algerian Raï.” But why hadn’t anyone told me about him before the other day. I feel hurt about this. All those concerts for all of these years, and now Khaled is like 50 and I haven’t met him or anything. Better now then never, I guess.
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I’m So Bored with the (cars built in the) USA

August 21, 2008
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I write today in a mood of victory as I have just won an important victory over my arch nemesis, a 2001 Ford Focus ZX3. We’ve been fighting for a few years, and while I am confident of ultimate victory I can’t help but wonder: “at what cost?” It wasn’t always like this. We...
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To shave or not to shave?

August 20, 2008
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once, i was lucky enough to chit-chat with an unnamed person in my life while she took a poo in my parents’ bathroom. we were talking, badmouthing a certain ex-boyfriend of mine, and suddenly she wiped. honestly…it looked like there was a fur coat living in her vagina.
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Letters to Inspiring Writers: The Snark is My Favorite Legal Writer

August 20, 2008
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Letters to Inspiring Writers:  The Snark is My Favorite Legal Writer

Dear The Snark: Hi, how are you doing today? I know you only have six (6) minutes to read this letter so i will try to be short. Your column cracks me up. Though i am not a cog myself in the BigLaw machine, I am in the business of “trading cogs.” In short,...
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Letters to Inspiring Writers: Thanks for Making This a Softer World

August 20, 2008
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Letters to Inspiring Writers: Thanks for Making This a Softer World

Status: Message successfully sent To: untoward@asofterworld.com, thisisfurious@asofterworld.com Subject: a fan’s plea hi joey & emily: i’ve been a linker to your site for a long, long while. i’d call myself a reader of your site but i can’t promise that i read it everyday. just sometimes. but over a number of years. like, if...
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