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Read more about the article The definition of taking yourself way too seriously

The definition of taking yourself way too seriously

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 9, 2012
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Only two people at Kentucky Friend Chicken know the secret recipe of eleven herbs and spices, and they are not allowed to travel together for security reasons.

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Read more about the article I guess I’m stuck with Elysha forever

I guess I’m stuck with Elysha forever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 9, 2012
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I recently told my wife that I believe we have the greatest love affair in all of human history, and I meant it. I could never imagine not being with…

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Read more about the article A hell of a lot of toilet

A hell of a lot of toilet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 8, 2012
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Not a joke. At least not intentionally.

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Read more about the article The bacon coffin. Also real.

The bacon coffin. Also real.

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  • Post published:December 8, 2012
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From the same company that produced bacon shaving cream comes the bacon coffin. At $2,999.99, it actually seems like a bargain.

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Read more about the article The gravitas of a three-year-old

The gravitas of a three-year-old

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 7, 2012
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Clara: Mom, I need to talk to you. Elysha: Yeah. What about? Clara: What’s creamed corn?

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Read more about the article Aliens would zap us for this.

Aliens would zap us for this.

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  • Post published:December 7, 2012
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While it’s true that we occasionally eat the meat from a full grown sheep (mutton), almost all of the meat that we eat from sheep comes from animals less than…

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Read more about the article He looks like he knows more than he’s willing to admit.

He looks like he knows more than he’s willing to admit.

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  • Post published:December 7, 2012
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Read more about the article Parenting made easy

Parenting made easy

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  • Post published:December 6, 2012
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My daughter created a beach scene in the living room. Beach chairs, shovels, buckets, books and theoretical lake. I was sitting in a chair, reading her a book, when she…

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Read more about the article Shut up, Torie Bosch.

Shut up, Torie Bosch.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 6, 2012
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In a piece about the Decembeaver (I’ll let you read about it on Slate if you’d like), Slate’s Torie Bosch writes: So we’ve made it through Movember, that silly month…

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Read more about the article Most unbelievable trade in the history of mankind. This is not hyperbole.

Most unbelievable trade in the history of mankind. This is not hyperbole.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 5, 2012
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This is nothing more than a few paragraphs lifted from a Wikipedia article about former major league pitcher Fritz Peterson and his teammate, Mike Kekich. It’s so incredible and unbelievable…

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