Backstory > Humor
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03.13.09 Thanks for reading me – and occasionally laughingI’m turning off the keyboard on my humor dispatches. Remember, I was only trying to summon a wry smile. |
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03.13.09 The country needs a corrector-generalThis czar would force us to fix things in the neighborhood, such as leaky oil pans, broken sprinkler heads that spritz pedestrians, and left-open garage doors. |
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02.27.09 Don’t tap me for ‘Dancing With the Stars’I like living anonymously, so no one with a cell phone can inadvertently record me having a nasty encounter with a pet or tap me to be on a TV show. |
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02.27.09 Why don’t people act their age? |
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02.13.09 Guys need their own Valentine’s Day |
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02.13.09 How to fight a recession with a bottle of shampoo |
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01.30.09 Yachta, yachta, yachta: Why I am a landlubber |
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01.30.09 Super Bowl halftime becomes a full-time ventureEntertainment will soon include everything from SpongeBob, to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, to an ‘Iron Chef America’ smackdown between Rachel Ray and Martha Stewart. |
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01.09.09 My transition to becoming a BritI realized I had officially embraced my wife’s native country when I no longer giggled at pictures of Prince Charles opening a butcher shop while waving a mutton chop like a broadsword. |
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01.09.09 Ten tips to avoid buying the wrong houseBe wary of putting money down when neighborhood kids set up a stand across the street selling ‘Discount Tattoos.’ |
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12.26.08 A sampling of New Year’s resolutionsAngelina Jolie vows to adopt the Vienna Boys’ Choir, while Barack O’Bama plans to learn more Don Ho songs. |
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12.26.08 Holiday greetings – from my refrigeratorInstead of a card, we’re putting our year-end letter this year online, where you can access the webcam showing our backyard compost pile. |
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12.12.08 My idea of skiing is sitting on the sofaI don’t like getting cold. I’m also a big fan of friction and traction. |
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12.12.08 Why I live out of my wife’s suitcaseWhen I pack for trips, my suits come out rumpled like a flag football. So I leave the packing to her. |
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11.28.08 What Thanksgiving leftovers are in my fridgeThe inventory includes some some vegan stuffing that if not eaten can be used as insulation. |
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11.28.08 The day I got stuck in the Congo and called Car TalkFortunately, Click and Clack knew the difference between the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, and a carburetor. |
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11.14.08 Stop outsourcing my customer-service calls to IndiaWhen I call to make an airline reservation, they think I’m ordering chicken tikka when I’m just trying to get an aisle seat. |
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11.14.08 Joe Biden, time for you to choose a petForget Obama’s dog. The vice president should establish his independence with a ferret or bee hive. |
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10.31.08 Ten ways to tell your hotel is too much of a bargainWhen the registration card asks you to fill in next of kin and a sign in the lobby says: ‘Llamas can’t be left unattended in room.’ |
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10.31.08 Here’s the exam financial advisers should have to passWhat do you do when a client says he’s going to replace you with a new broker? Remind him he’s your son. |
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10.17.08 What not to say on your cellphoneDon’t call me anymore to ask, ‘Did you bring my laundry upstairs?’ |
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10.17.08 This year, Halloween needs a government bailoutWith the recession deepening, I won’t be giving out Godiva chocolates and truffles anymore. Think sunflower seeds, one at a time. |
