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When Paula Deen’s foot gets amputated, I’m buying it on eBay.

January 26th, 2012 | 1 Comment

So I (and more than likely you too) hear a few days ago that Paula Deen, The Food Network star whose claim to fame is pretty much every dish having a very strong possibility of giving you a heart attack, was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. This should come as no shock to anyone, judging by the food made on her show and served in her restaurant. I’ve never watched her show except without sound … Read entire article »

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Political Correctness Gone Too Far: The Neighbor Who Cried Racist

December 19th, 2011 | 13 Comments

Andy: I came home the other day to find a letter posted up by the mailboxes in my building. Apparently someone broke in to one of the apartments and stole some stuff. It was all very sad, but what I found almost more disturbing was the way other people in the building treated the poster of the note. Let’s take a look: For those of you squinting at the screen, allow me to summarize and provide … Read entire article »

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TLC’s Virgin Diaries: Holy CRAP

December 5th, 2011 | 2 Comments

So there I am, sitting in my living room last night wondering what to watch after the Ravens much-to-be-expected W over Cleveland when I suddenly see this promo on The “Learning” Channel – TLC – whose programming could be used for the forces of good but instead typically highlight gigantic people having babies into toilets. This here special Virgin Diaries features, pretty obviously, people who either choose to be virgins or have had no luck … Read entire article »

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J&D’s Bacon Lube is, unfortunately, very real

November 29th, 2011 | 3 Comments

And so it was, 2.5 years ago when the world was at the height of its almost irritating obsession with bacon when someone emailed me the apparent existence of a product – J&D’s Bacon Lube. Known for their oddball bacon products like Bacon Salt, Bacon Mayonnaise and various other bacon-related foods (but no actual bacon) it appeared as though J&D Foods was moving into the adult lubricant market. My general reaction was something like “WHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY” … Read entire article »

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The trials and tribulations of Mahaffey’s ….beer club website

September 26th, 2011 | 8 Comments

edit: Monseigneur Mahaffey’s email to the beer club regarding the site is at the bottom with an “it’ll be back folks!” Ever heard of Mahaffey’s (2706 Dillon St., Canton) beer club? The much beloved neighborhood establishment known for its giant burgers and decent happy hour has its own rather impressive operation celebrating its patrons who consume vast quantities of beer, with scaled rewards starting at 100 (!) different beers all the way up to a … Read entire article »

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