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10Aug/113

Dirty Word Scrabble – Screenshot

I once wrote a little post about a version of Scrabble where players are awarded an extra ten points for every dirty word they play. (I also tried to shoehorn in as many dirty words as possible into that old post.)

One of the best parts about the game is when you try to convince your opponent that the word you're playing is dirty. I mean, "tits" is a no-brainer. But then you get to "box" and you have to explain that it's a slang term for a vagina. And "seed" is semen. And "shoes" is... well I don't know. Something about a foot fetish maybe.

Here's a screenshot from a recent game between me and my wife. Enjoy.

Oh yeah - and I was holding onto those letters hoping I'd have a place to play "jugs". I failed.

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12Jul/118

Bullshit my older brother told me

When I was a little kid, my older brother used to make up shit just to scare me. Here are a few of the things he told me (and I completely believed him):

1. Spiders live inside the couch. If you fall asleep there at night, they crawl out of the couch and all over your body and face. They might even lay eggs inside your ears and mouth.

2. Peanut butter and crackers combine to form glue inside your stomach. Eating too many crackers with peanut butter will basically turn your insides into a brick. You won't be able to digest any food or water and eventually you'll die from starvation.

3. Watermelon seeds grow into vines inside your stomach. Similar to #2 on this list, if you swallow watermelon seeds, they'll grow into vines that spread into your esophagus and intestines. And if you survive that, they'll eventually sprout watermelons that sill surely obstruct your digestion and breathing until you die.

4. If you stay in one position too long, your bones will fuse into place. Don't sit still for too long on the couch or you won't be able to bend your arms and legs. This also affects how you sleep. You have to wake up every hour or two and move around so you won't turn into a human statue overnight.

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17Jul/104

A list of my phobias

I'm not a superhero... yet. You never know. It could happen. One day I just might strap on a mask and run into a bank trying to thwart a robbery attempt. And if no robbery is happening at that point, maybe I'll get arrested. And once I'm in jail, maybe I'll be violently assaulted by hardened criminals. Wait, I'm getting off track here. What I'm trying to say is, a superhero's life is unpredictable and full of excitement.

And if I ever do decide to become a superhero, I will surely be the best ever. Compared to me, Superman will look like a weirdo in blue tights and greasy hair with an ugly woman posing as his girlfriend. Which is what he is. But still.

So with all my greatness, I don't think it's fair to the evildoers of the world. I'll need to take a handicap, like in golf, or racquetball, or rheumatoid arthritis. My handicap is this: I'm going to reveal a full list of my phobias. My arch-nemesis can use this to try to destroy me. They won't win because I'm so awesome, but they can try.

  1. Heights
    Fortunately I can't fly. I'll be a very grounded superhero. Like a vigilante homeless person on PCP. Any time I climb a ladder taller than 3 steps I start crying. Then I fall into a fetal position on the ground and cover my face. After about ten minutes I'll come out of it and slowly pull myself together. That's plenty of time for my nemesis to strike. But good luck trying, dipshit! I'm still a badass!
  2. Spiders
    The little ones. Not the big furry ones. I can see the big furry ones and I can run from them. I worry about the little ones though. They could crawl into my ear canal while I'm sleeping and have sex in there and lay eggs and create entire colonies and take over my brain and turn me into a spider-zombie. Not in a cool way like Spiderman. In a shitty way. Like a zombie that shoots webs out of its ass and eats bugs.
  3. Pubic hair
    The kind that are attached to a woman's body and trimmed and clean are fine. It's when a pube strand escapes from its host and lands on a urinal or a bathroom floor. That's fucking nasty. Once, I saw a pubic hair on my plate at a restaurant. Maybe it was stuck to the waiter's hand after a piss. Or maybe the cook put it there to fuck with me because he could tell I'm such a tough guy. Who knows. The mystery alone put me into a deep sleep. I passed out right there at the table and woke up 4 hours later face down in my plate, with spaghetti in my eyes and nose. I nearly died! I can't believe everyone just left me there sleeping in my food. With a pube right next to my face!
  4. Feces
    Poop makes me vomit. Every time I drop logs, I have to flush immediately, before I catch a glimpse or a whiff. If I happen to smell the faint odor of a shit or a fart, I collapse in violent convulsions. It's a lot like epilepsy without the shaking. My nemesis would have a clear advantage in a fistfight with me if he were to smear human poo all over his hands before throwing the first punch. A poop punch. I just puked in my lap thinking about it.

So there you have it, folks. I'm laying all my cards on the table. One day I'll buy myself a badass superhero costume and hit the streets. And my enemies will already know my secrets. But it ain't gonna help, fuckers! Cuz I'm the bees knees and I'll take you out with a single eye-poke.

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8Jun/103

Meat is so versatile

Meat is the only food you can mold into different shapes to create totally unique meals. Take a giant pile of raw meat, shape it into little spheres, cook that shit, and you have meatballs. Mush the meat into a long thick roll, cook it, and you have meatloaf. The same goes for chicken nuggets and fish sticks.

You can't do that shit with bread. Breadballs? Nope. Breadloaf? Hardly - bread is naturally in loaf form. How about corn? Cornballs? That's a fucking insult, not a food. Orangesquares, avacadotriangles, cabbagetrapezoids? Ridiculous.

Though I am a little confused. People form meat into all kinds of shapes and cook it, but they don't always name it after the shape they created. No one calls hot dogs "meatsticks". And you wouldn't refer to a hamburger as a "meatcircle" or a "meatdisc". I think you should. It's so much more descriptive. Next time you're at the ballpark watching a game, make sure to order a meatstick and a meatcircle. They'll appreciate your clarity.

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26Jul/091

Another way to be even more annoying than you already are

I want you to annoy people. Constantly. It'll be fun. Here's an idea to help get you started.

Throw rappers names into your regular daily conversations. Like this:

Dork #1: "You want to go to the movies with me tonight?"
Dork #2: "Mos def."
Dork #1: "Awesome. I'm thinking we can check out that new creepy movie, Orphan."
Dork #2: "Coolio."
Dork #1: "Oh shit. I just realized we don't have a way to get there. My car's in the shop."
Dork #2: "Eazy E. We can borrow my mom's car."
Dork #1: "Fresh Prince!"
Dork #2: "What?"
Dork #1: "I'm just saying."
Dork #2: "I don't get it."
Dork #1: "Fresh Prince. Like - 'Fresh'. You know. Like it's cool that we can take your mom's car."
Dork #2: "That's Ludacris."

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