tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55889402011-07-08T05:18:14.751-04:00The blog that stirs the drink. Email me at joshr71@yahoo.comJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comBlogger5911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-44853421219149566082009-07-26T12:16:00.001-04:002009-07-26T12:18:14.755-04:00

Isn't it a little strange that the winners of each day of the Tour de France receive a stuffed animal? I don't get it. Flowers? Sure. But a stuffed lion?

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-92114275706642899852007-03-14T09:21:00.000-04:002007-03-14T09:23:04.933-04:00

It's hard to find good help these days.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-2705649736348973092007-03-01T00:29:00.001-05:002007-03-01T00:29:49.931-05:00

I also don't hate Ryan Seacrest or Carson Daly.

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Very interesting photos.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-85710709081813558052007-02-28T12:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T00:48:05.174-05:00

New York LOVES a Good Samaritan.So far this year we've had the guy who jumped onto the subway tracks to rescue someone having a seizure and was run over by the trainAndA couple of guys that saved a toddler that fell five stories from a fire escape

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-21590742491884726662007-02-27T15:43:00.001-05:002007-02-27T15:43:48.696-05:00

Hey! It's something about The Head!

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-11549428459721219202007-02-21T23:42:00.000-05:002007-02-21T23:46:38.502-05:00

This new Google Blogger thing so far has sucked total dick. I can't see any of my posts! This gets a Godzilla sized "WTF"?!?!?!I like this about Godzilla since it asks the question which I think makes sense which is "What does Godzilla eat?".This Godzilla essay has been popular recently.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-24798124671724684002007-02-21T23:41:00.000-05:002007-02-21T23:42:38.837-05:00

You know who I think is unfairly shit talked? Chuck Klosterman.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-22346392556607640602007-02-21T23:29:00.000-05:002007-02-21T23:39:12.466-05:00

People have been saying that I've been letting the blog languish. It's true. I've just had nothing to say.Went to a job interview the other day and the guy interviewing me said "You're not really supposed to say your boss is cheap on a job interview." I told him "Look, he didn't pay to get the office cleaned for two years. He's cheap. What do you want me to say?". Yes, professional to the end,

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I went to a focus group last night. I've done these a few times. I did one for Uniqlo and another one for lottery gaming. The lottery gaming one was weird actually. I'd never actually met people who seemed to have a problem with the whole "scratch off" theory or complaining that there was just too much to scratch off. Forget it if there was any sort of rule besides match that image with this one.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1168720294064647572007-01-13T15:13:00.000-05:002007-01-13T15:32:27.076-05:00

You know what I love? Yes, you guessed it! Police animals! In the news here in New York there's been lots of talk about Rangerwho seems as though he will make a full recovery. I like the fact that they rushed him to the hospital with sirens blaring.AND, of course, there's Fred the deputized cat. Good photo gallery here including a shot of the fake vet! I find Fred almost unbearably cute. Sadly,

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Check these out.

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Public Service Announcement: If you drop your phone in a beer it will cease to work.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1167598469145251202006-12-31T15:50:00.000-05:002006-12-31T15:54:29.163-05:00

Retirement and money depress me. I was looking at this article about the whole thing on CNN and they were saying if you start saving 671 dollars a month assuming an 8 percent return, you'll have a million dollars by the time you are sixty. In order for me to put away 671 dollars a month and have it be ten percent of my income I'd have to be making over 80,000 dollars a year net. Obviously you can

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Yes.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1166562169972959052006-12-19T16:02:00.000-05:002006-12-19T16:02:49.990-05:00

Well, this is certainly against conventional wisdom.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1166390634315231652006-12-17T16:20:00.000-05:002006-12-17T16:23:54.330-05:00

Here's a tip:If you go on a date with someone that expresses that they feel like they need to grow up and act more like an adult you shouldn't bring up that you've been thinking about having a "Bomb" party soon where all that will be served are "Bombs" like Irish Car Bombs, Jager Bombs, Boilermakers etc....

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1166302702528930072006-12-16T15:57:00.000-05:002006-12-16T15:58:22.546-05:00

Holy Shit.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1166294928492977602006-12-16T12:42:00.000-05:002006-12-16T13:48:49.270-05:00

I doubt that Heckasac means me but I felt guilty anyway.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1164575697502238842006-11-26T16:09:00.000-05:002006-11-26T16:14:57.526-05:00

I like this flyer because you can tell exactly what the bands will sound like by the font they use. Also, "Dekoiz"? This is the best they can do? Stealing band name ideas from bad 80's hair metal bands?This is pretty interesting.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1163351357736509602006-11-12T12:07:00.000-05:002006-11-12T12:09:17.753-05:00

Via my brother: This is a great review.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1163189431326417962006-11-10T15:08:00.000-05:002006-11-10T15:10:31.350-05:00

I haven't posted any work funnies in awhile so here goes:Man on phone: Can I speak to Ken please?Josh: Ken's not here right now. Can I help you?Man: It's a business matter. Are you sure Ken isn't there.Josh: I'm sure. Is there something I can help you with?Man: I'll just call him on his cell secretary boy!!!Hangs up.Ken died in april.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1161102399208170332006-10-17T12:25:00.000-04:002006-10-17T12:26:39.223-04:00

I thought that this from Terry Gilliam was interesting:Eric Idle is probably the richest Python, which makes him a much nicer person than he was when he wasn't."The nicest Python, he says, is actually Michael Palin, who "tries to be interesting, but he's not. He's just nice." Of former Python John Cleese, Gilliam says, "I think the one thing that John has been consistent about in life is trying

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1161101487917978482006-10-17T12:09:00.000-04:002006-10-17T12:11:27.933-04:00

I'm not one to usually get hysterical about our liberties being taken away but this is really disturbing.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1161097264546434492006-10-17T10:34:00.000-04:002006-10-17T11:01:04.563-04:00

Salman Rushdie really gets the babes.This has got to be one of the best things ever. Did Federline approach WWE or was it the other way around? I'm not sure how this sort of thing starts but I'm glad it did.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1161018869247882042006-10-16T12:55:00.000-04:002006-10-16T13:14:29.263-04:00

I'm certainly looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. It is always my favorite holiday. Hopefully, this year will equal some of the other years when we had our dance parties, pies in the face, and chairs collapsing.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1161008979628841542006-10-16T10:23:00.000-04:002006-10-16T10:29:39.643-04:00

Holy shit I hate this job. It just sucks with a power that I can't quite explain. I went to Asia and all I got was the feeling that I never left. Jesus Christ.Unfortunately, I can only agree with this man that the direction that FBOFW has taken with the Liz/Anthony storyline is terrible. While I can't say I was in love with the idea of her getting it on with a mountie, he was better than Anthony

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1160846563149256182006-10-14T13:19:00.000-04:002006-10-14T13:22:43.173-04:00

1. The catboxes are smelling pretty bad.2. Some dude at a party last night pissed on the stairwell and then it fell onto my arm. This is someone I came to the party with.3. Next month is the novel writing event. Is it weird that I have no desire to write a novel? Also, I have no ideas for novels. For some reason this makes me feel like I'm somehow lacking.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1160239284639080602006-10-07T12:38:00.000-04:002006-10-07T12:41:24.663-04:00

Spelling bee on Monday. Show up please. It's my first one now that I'm back in the saddle again. Second, I like Heroes.Third, the thing that made me laugh today: "Jeter of Nazareth"

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1149086752490087482006-05-31T10:45:00.000-04:002006-05-31T10:45:52.503-04:00

This is something you should read.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1148321614681330422006-05-22T14:12:00.000-04:002006-05-23T16:50:43.940-04:00

14 days...Ok, Wednesday is the spelling bee!!! Head on down to Freddy's at 6th and Dean at 8:00 pm. Good Morning America will be there so you have a really good chance of being on TV.Hope to see you there.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1147457324173673342006-05-12T14:06:00.000-04:002006-05-12T14:08:44.183-04:00

Joanne, our new receptionist just stroked my beard and said "You'd look like a little baby if you shaved this shit off."

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1147357853407817342006-05-11T10:19:00.000-04:002006-05-11T10:30:53.486-04:00

Josh's life rundown:Sunday- Saw the Mets with Harry. They lost. Lima sucks.Monday- Don't remember. Tuesday- Had dinner with Karl and Alison. Alison made homemade pasta and also homemade caramel custard. Delicious. Then we started having a text discussion with Sterling about LOTR, orc women, trolls, and the Urak-hai. I was doing a lot of forwarding texts to both parties on that one especially

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1146927139537564382006-05-06T10:48:00.000-04:002006-05-06T10:52:19.540-04:00

Luke and I went to the Mets game last night but left in the 8th inning to catch the express 7 train back. Unfortunately there is no express seven train back so that was disappointing. I'm glad we didn't stay though since the game went 14 innings. Which is more baseball than I like to take in one sitting. Later on Luke and I went to few bars and at one point Luke asked "Why are you not drunk? I'm

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1146926922224308192006-05-06T10:45:00.000-04:002006-05-06T10:48:42.236-04:00

So, yeah. 29 days until I leave. I need to go pick up my Chinese and Russian visas next week and also finally buy a backpack. I'm also still trying to figure out the best way for my father to be able to wire money into my account every month. See, I figure if I have him put in a set amount every month then I will be much more likley to be budget conscious than if I just see all my money because

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1146680873610064962006-05-03T14:21:00.000-04:002006-05-03T14:27:57.766-04:00

Ok, I'm leaving in 32 days for the great unknown. Taaffe needs a subletter for my room. My rent is 400 dollars and there are three roomates, two of which will be gone for large parts of the sublet time. We'd like to find someone we know rather than a craigslist person so if there is anyone I know out there in Sacramento or elsewhere that wants a cheap room in Brooklyn let me know.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1145472531461891852006-04-19T14:28:00.000-04:002006-04-19T14:50:37.303-04:00

From my friend Robert: Here is an insane transcript from this guy who has the world record holder for sitting in a bath of ice. And, I had to do it. Hooters Blog.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1145469694682461452006-04-19T13:59:00.000-04:002006-04-19T14:01:34.693-04:00

Ok, end of the dental story. It turns out that I was an alternate and I didn't get my teeth cleaned but they did give me a hundred dollars and the woman gave me her card and told me just to give her a call when I wanted my free cleaning. So, a pretty sweet deal all around. One hundred dollars, a free cleaning, and I get to choose when the cleaning is and presumably the cleaning won't take four

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1145459715535612352006-04-19T10:35:00.000-04:002006-04-19T12:20:16.356-04:00

So WYSIWYG was last night. My favorites were the two Heathers and Ron Mwangaguhunga although I'm still not exactly sure what Ron's confession exactly was. I managed to drink way too much to even think about having a good day at work today.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1145380605032893912006-04-18T13:03:00.000-04:002006-04-18T13:16:45.100-04:00

Hi everyone. I'm peforming tonight. I know, I know, "Where's the advance notice?" you ask. NOWHERE.Here's the info. I hope you come. Also, let's talk spelling bee. I had to cancel the last one since only four people showed up and I'd really like to avoid that this time.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1144334290238624532006-04-06T09:31:00.000-04:002006-04-06T10:38:10.320-04:00

In the "How do I get myself into this kind of thing?" department: Yesterday I went in for my follow up dental appointment. I hadn't been to the dentist in ten years and a few months ago I decided that at age 31, dental insurance or not, I should probably take some responsibility for my oral health. I went down to the NYU college of dentistry because I knew that, like when you go to barber college

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1144330268317255152006-04-06T09:24:00.000-04:002006-04-06T09:31:08.330-04:00

Walking down the street a few days ago I saw a guy from Children's International out on the street looking for people to flag down and convince to sponsor a child in the third world somewhere. Well, I had my usual response ready as I saw him coming and as he came up he surprised me by saying "Hey! Are you from Maine?". I told him no and then asked why and he said, "Oh, well a lot of people in

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1143828425859517212006-03-31T12:59:00.000-05:002006-03-31T13:07:05.860-05:00

Man, celebs and their divorces! I heard about three today! That's crazy! They are all just breaking up left and right. First it was Matt LeBlanc, and then Kris Benson and his insane wife, and finally, Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee. Ending marriages is all the rage today.Apparently there are also rumors that Russell Simmons is gay.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1142570695535472202006-03-16T23:40:00.000-05:002006-03-31T12:59:16.153-05:00

We got a dress code at work recently:From today forward, casual business attire, as a minimum, will be required.by everyone. To be more specific this means: no sneakers, no sweatpants, and no jeans. Shirts with collars are also required. For those who do not comply, they will be asked to leave and forfeit the day's compensation. KenLike all things disciplinary at work this lasted for about no

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1142107937879491522006-03-11T15:09:00.000-05:002006-03-11T15:12:17.890-05:00

I'm just going to turn this into an assy picture blog I think. There's just so much to report on.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1141854458276809932006-03-08T16:39:00.000-05:002006-03-08T16:47:38.290-05:00

I'm fully aware that reading people's IM conversations on blogs is boring. But, in this case I don't care. Robert and I had this exchange the other day:MMRbooking: yeah.. man you should have seen the incompentance when Marks house got broken into.MMRbooking: basically enough info came in to find the people, some one tipped off the cops and told them who it was. Other people described them and

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1141597575856517762006-03-05T17:24:00.000-05:002006-03-05T17:26:15.870-05:00

So, I'm bummed about Becky giving up Heckasac. It was always a fun read. I hope she starts back up.In other news, I saw a woman that looked exactly like Mario Andreoni in the coffeeshop today. It was eerie.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1141413362417725332006-03-03T14:15:00.000-05:002006-03-03T14:16:02.430-05:00

OH MY LORD.Thanks to Jessie for this one.

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Robert and I were discussing today whether or not there was irony used in this undeniabley assy as the day is long picture of the Witnesses. Your thoughts?

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1141181255996460302006-02-28T21:46:00.000-05:002006-02-28T21:47:36.006-05:00

From my brother: Ask a Mexican.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1141075146544107502006-02-27T16:17:00.000-05:002006-02-27T16:19:06.556-05:00

You Passed 8th Grade MathCongratulations, you got 7/10 correct!Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1140535594373455082006-02-21T10:22:00.000-05:002006-02-21T10:26:34.386-05:00

Spelling Bee tomorrow at Freddys! 8pm! Got questions. Email me.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1140468624425932462006-02-20T15:46:00.000-05:002006-02-20T15:50:24.436-05:00

More talk about the Wilburys here at Taaffe. We tried to come up with the "evil" Wilburys the other night and we came up with this:Rod StewartElvis CostelloStingEvan DandoCarlos SantanaYour thoughts?Alternate pick: Dave Navarro

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1140105399332650262006-02-16T09:47:00.000-05:002006-02-16T10:56:39.390-05:00

So after Tikal Sterling and I took a bus to Poptun where we stayed at a place recommended by my friend Marike called Finca Ixobel.As you can see from the web site this place has some awesome things going on. It has caves you can explore, including one with underwater rapids, it has tubing trips, it has horseback riding, I mean there is a ton of stuff to do. Unfortunately, the first night we got

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1140016969683356352006-02-15T10:21:00.000-05:002006-02-15T10:22:49.696-05:00

This piece about the OC is brilliant.

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1139939851753192712006-02-14T12:50:00.000-05:002006-02-14T12:57:31.776-05:00

By the way, Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. My favorite Valentine's Day story happened about four years ago when I was hanging out with my friend Aaron at a show and I was complaining about how I was having zero luck with women and he was like "Oh, it's not THAT bad.". Then our friend Jane came around handing out candy hearts and Aaron got oen that said "Be Mine" and Sterling got one that said

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1139937638499247312006-02-14T11:45:00.000-05:002006-02-14T12:20:38.556-05:00

I know everyone is awaiting word on Guatemala so here it is. It was a 5 hour plane ride there and as soon I showed up I met up with Sterling and we went to eat at the food court of the of Tikal Futura which is a mall in downtown Guatemala City. It's right next to the Guatemala City Hooters which I wanted to go to but just didn't have the time. After I had my Taco Bell, which seemed like it would

Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05539328020323136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588940.post-1138891844288158042006-02-02T09:43:00.000-05:002006-02-02T09:50:44.310-05:00

Man, no more Pig Champion. The passing of a true legend.In happier news, I'm going to Guatemala tomorrow!

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Jessie and I got tattoos yesterday of something she drew. Very happy with it. I was feeling a little apprehensive about getting a new tattoo since it had been five years and the last time I'd gotten one I'd turned white and almost passed out. I had to doa relatively small tattoo in three sittings. It was embarassing. Anyway, This time I went to my friend Craig who has a really light touch and it

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Joe Sacco's comic on Iraqi prisoners.

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One more before I'm off to TN:Co-Worker: I didn't like MASH. I didn't understand it. You know, right now they started showing that on late nights again because we're at war. They want to get everyone hyped up about the war! War's not cool man.

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Man, what happened to Heather Graham's career?

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Real work conversation:Coworker: They should have that show "24" on channel 24 because having it on channel 5 is totally confusing.Josh: Um...

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Real work conversation:Josh: I think 9 years is excessive jailtime for that woman to serve for putting the finger in the chili and trying to scam Wendy's.Dan: You know what? When you mess with the food supply like that it's a big deal!

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Post story continued:Anyway, so I picked a woman named Deepa to go out with because her profile made her seem like the funniest of the bunch. Unfortunately, it turns out that Deepa was out of town that week. So we went to my second choice which was Denise who just seemed like she was kind of plesantly middle of the road. Unfortunately, Denise was unable to be reached by phone. So, I had to go

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This is scary. Thankfully we live in better times.

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There's been a lot of listening to the Traveling Wilbury's around Taaffe St. lately. We've also discussed such issues as "Can we put together a T.W. cover band for Halloween next year?" and "If there was another Traveling Wilburys who would be in it?". So, Nic and I had wracked our brains over this for awhile and then finally Molly showed up to save us. She was a wealth of good ideas and so here

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I was in the NY Post two times in the past week. See, Heather wrote me an email and it turns out that a friend of a friend of hers runs the Meet Market section of the Sunday paper. It turns out that they were desperate for people because it was the holiday season and Heather wrote "This seems like something you'd enjoy doing.". She was right. She had forwarded along the questionnaire that you had

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I don't know anything about lingerie. I admit it. However, is dressing up as Mario from Super Mario Bros. sexy to anyone (scroll down). I mean, really now. And the Long Schlong? Is that even worth the money for the gag? I'm assuming that no one is really turned on by a giant sequined dick but I've been wrong before.via Noisefootprint

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This tree rules.Via Heckasac.

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This is a disturbing and interesting article from the NYT.

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Just a reminder: The spelling bee is on Nov. 30th. I hope to see you there.

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Heckasac, any commentary on this?

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For God's sake, can we get off April for a bit in FBOFW? I am so sick of her pimple storyline, and I'm not a big fan of the Shannon bits either. So, Gerald is her next friend who is an uncaring boob? YAWN. I want some more Michael fighting with his neighbors or Weed and and his girlfriend. Please just something else. I'm starting to really hate April.

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I shouldn't post after drinking so much wine. The "I'm thankful for you" post was the cyber equivalent to getting one of my inebriated hugs.Thanksgiving was great this year. It didn't live up to the majesty of the legendary 2003 Thanksgiving but I don't think anything ever will. When the party is started by everyone doing the wave you know you are in for some good times. But, on to this year. The

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I'm now liveblogging Thanksgiving dinner. Phyllis is going to the Price is Right. She wants to get on and win some money. Does anyone have any tips for her? Gorman was in rough shape this morning when I called but I sarged him out of bed and now the turkey and ham are cooking in the oven waiting for us to eat the living hell out of them.

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I'm thankful for you!

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WYSIWYG was awesome last night! I was very, very, very, nervous but when I got up there it just disappeared and I sailed into the bit with the greatest of ease. I was also happy, since I didn't practice my bit for time, that I didn't have to hear the humiliating "bing" of the egg time telling me I had gone for too long. I especially liked Dan's story about Chucklehead.

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Next Tuesday I will be performing at this event doing a story about the strangest tour I ever went on. It should be pretty fun and the other performers are really good so you should think about coming down.

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Sorry Out Hud. The L Train is a crappy train. I've only been commuting to work on it now for about three weeks and I can say that I now dread going to work in the morning. It is not uncommon to watch a few trains go by at the Bedford station too full of people for me to get on and when you do finally get on there's not even any room for me to read For Better or For Worse! By the way, I'll be

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Hey everybody! Just a quick note: putting a picture of your horse on your MySpace profile is lame.

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People talk a lot of shit about Courtney Love and much of it is well deserved. I mean, do you remember the whole thing about how she tried to make her drug overdose "fun" for her kid? I suppose that's better than attempting to make it even crappier but come on now. Anyway, I'm always pleasantly surprised by how many Hole songs I don't know and their consistently high quality when I do hear them.

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I'm putting a moratorium on nerd costumes. They aren't funny anymore so cut it out. The tape on the glasses, the highwaters and all that jazz? Tired.Soon to be tired according to how much these costumes were sighted during the NYC Halloween parade: Ipods and The Gates.

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Things on my mind today:George Takei is gay.Should I get croutons for my salad costume?Man, that lady on the subway was rude.

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Thanks for all the suggestions! However, I've made my decision. I'm going as a salad.

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Spelling Bee Time!!!Tomorrow 10/26 at 8 pm. It's going to be fun! I promise! Really! No fooling!

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I need your help. What should my costume be for Halloween this year?

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CEOcast Fun Time!Co-Worker: So, you know if you put a pringle can on top of your laptop as an antenna you can just walk down Wall Street or whatever and get social security numbers and credit card numbers right there on your laptop. Yeah! That's why wireless internet is big trouble.Other Co-worker: Yep.

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CEOcast FUN:We interviewed a company called Little Squaw gold mining the other day. Here is an actual conversation that happened afterwards.Mike(sound guy): Big squaw, little squaw, medium squaw. I don't even know what a squaw is.Ken(boss):You don't know what a squaw is?Mike: It has something to do with indigenous people right?Ken: No, it means Indian woman.FINIS

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This finally articulates something I've felt for a long time.

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The bee has been all over the media lately. First there was the New York Times article, then the Today show called me, then we had a short piece on Channel 12 news, then an mention in Time Out New York in an article about bar games and finally, the Village Voice weighs in.

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Overheard at CEOcast:Wachs(my boss) on the phone to Paychex: Then those morons got my local tax witholding wrong! Yeah, they were off twenty nine cents!

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I'm assuming most of you have seen this already but for those of you who haven't:Here is the story.

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Unfogged has an interesting post up. I'd like to know what you think.

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Via Warren Ellis:The warning people are being given as they return to New Orleans:

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Bill Bennett on the radio.

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I threw up yesterday.In happier news the New York Times has a story on spelling bees in which I'm mentioned.

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By the way, the spelling bee in tomorrow. I hope you can come. 8 pm at Freddys. Should be a blast as always.

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I was doing some searching about the bee and stumbled on this on Gothamist from this past April:I've been to both bees, and the one at Freddy's doesn't even compare -- it's loud and dark and people talk through the entire thing! The one at Pete's has a stage, in its own area of the bar without any distractions, and people actually cheer and pay attention, and the emcees tell jokes. At Pete's,

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Bite update:I went to the doctor today and got a prescription for antibiotics and a tetanus shot. Sarah(the woman who owns the cat) called me and told me that when her neighbors woke up the next day they opened the door and saw a pool of congealed blood on the floor in front of her apartment. Of course, she was out of town and didn't answer her door. There was so much that they suspected foul

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