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PHOTOSHOP HELPS US REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES  5:44 pm August 18, 2010

Alabama Politician Inadvertently Exposes Nick Saban’s Lameness

by Riley Waggaman

Nick Saban has won a lot of “football,” according to Wikipedia, and that is why every Alabama politician lusts after The Nick Saban Endorsement, because it is some sort of football sports analogy for something really great that is sure to bring you victory. Sadly Nick Saban hates politics and never endorses anybody. But that [...]

GOD IS WATCHING US FROM A DISTANCE  10:03 am August 10, 2010

Why Does Europe Hate American Freedom Christ?

by Sara Benincasa

Most Americans correctly believe that the Christ-child was born 400 years ago in a shitty barn behind Jethro’s Dogfight Shack in Arkansatucky, Missibama. Lo, betwixt her mighty labor pains, his unwed 14-year-old mother (who was just a little bit older than the average first-time mama in today’s South) said to her 20-year-old pervert fiance, “Um, [...]

HMM QUITE YES INDEED  4:41 pm October 30, 2008

by Jim Newell

MAGAZINE ABOUT WEALTH ENDORSES OBAMA: Sarah Palin’s favorite — dare we say, “favourite,” tut tut — magazine, rich & sexy British global-money pamphlet The Economist, has endorsed Barack Obama, who is more likely to save all of their money than John McCain, who’s just nuts. [The Economist]

THAT'S SEXIST  10:19 am October 7, 2008

Katie Couric Mocks Sarah Palin For Being Illiterate

by Sara K. Smith

Here’s “gotcha journalist” Katie Couric getting quizzed by TMZ about her reading habits. She says the same exact thing that Sarah Palin said (“all of them, any of them”), except she says it to be funny. HOW DISRESPECTFUL. Katie also says she reads The Economist for the articles, and for the monthly compendium of slightly [...]

PERSONALITIES  3:18 pm September 8, 2006

Wonk’d: A Supremely Bad Hair Day

by Alex Pareene

CHINA  6:28 pm March 21, 2006

Rumors on the Internets: People Are Really Pissed Off Today

by Alex Pareene


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