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Daaaannnn-eeee

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I saw Wall-e last night.  It was downright inspirational.

I’m going to try to get into a romantic relationship by saying nothing but my name.

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Tags: Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Pop Culture

Tongue in (Your) Cheek

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

I plan on putting this on my desk Thursday night.  It’s just passive enough to avoid sexual harassment charges, but just active enough to make me look like a complete idiot.
I’m trying to get into the habit of hedging my bets.  Two dollars says that I’ll end up even more jaded at the end of […]

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Tags: Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Sex · Topical

Naturally Speaking

January 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If God Didn’t Want Me To Eat Animals, Why Did He Make Them Out Of Meat?
And, while we’re on the subject. . .
If God wanted me to eat pecans, why didn’t He give me nutcrackers for fingernails?
If God didn’t want me to choke you, why did He give me neck-sized palms?
If God didn’t want me […]

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Tags: Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Religion

Thanks for the Help!

December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment


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Tags: Diagram · Brevity (The Soul of Wit)

Zenn Diagrams

December 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments

You might have noticed that I haven’t updated in a while.
Like all good writers, I threw down the pen, squinted my eyes, marched into the sunlight, and worked up some righteous indignation.
A couple of hours ago I learned that that’s for a different kind of screenwriters.
Back to the grind, I guess.
Lately I’ve taken a page […]

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Tags: Diagram · Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Topical · Pop Culture

Yeah, I see what you’re saying. . .

November 19th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Daniel M
The next time I raise my hand in class, I’m going to forget about asking insightful, conversation-starting questions. I’m going to go ahead and say what the teachers hear.
“Could you say the same thing again but in different words?”

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Tags: School · Brevity (The Soul of Wit)

Conversational Flowchart: LSU MOM

November 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Daniel M

As longtime readers (heretofore: some musers) already know, I am an unabashed LSU Tiger Fan first and a rational thinker second. One of my favorite shirts bears the monolithic wording LSU MOM. I haven’t been counting, but I think that I’ve worn that rag four times since I rediscovered it a couple of weeks ago.

As some musers also know, I am male. People’s reactions to this inconsistency fall into one of three categories, and I respond appropriately. Hit the jump to see how.

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Tags: Diagram · LSU FOOTBALL · Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Things I Do

Rethinking the Unthinkables

October 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Could God make a rock so large that he Himself would procrastinate about moving it?
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If you and I were running at each other from opposite ends of a football field, and every ten seconds we halved the remaining distance between us, how long would it take until it became seriously awkward?
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If a tree falls in […]

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Tags: Brevity (The Soul of Wit) · Satire