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Read more about the article An education to most certainly brag about

An education to most certainly brag about

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 15, 2011
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Sarah Palin said: "I want the mainstream media, and I've said this for a couple of years now, I want to help 'em. I want—I have a journalism degree, that…

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Read more about the article Sexy rumpus.  I like that.

Sexy rumpus. I like that.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 14, 2011
  • Post category:Web/Tech/Words
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Outstanding advice from From The Oatmeal’s Valentines Day cartoon:__________________________________ If Valentines Day really means so little to you, then I politely ask you to shut the hell up and treat…

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Read more about the article Not cool. I think. Actually, maybe it’s very cool.

Not cool. I think. Actually, maybe it’s very cool.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 14, 2011
  • Post category:Film/Quandry
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It’s hard to imagine that this was unintentional.  Right? Maybe?  I’m not sure.  My question is this: If it is intentional, is it wrong? If little kids are unable to…

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Read more about the article Ten people who hate Valentines Day and should be avoided at all costs

Ten people who hate Valentines Day and should be avoided at all costs

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 14, 2011
  • Post category:Idea
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1. Singletons who worry aloud that they will be single forever (almost always real life women and male leads in romantic comedies) 2. Recently dumped singletons who cannot help but…

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Read more about the article Three decisions that simplified my life

Three decisions that simplified my life

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 13, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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1. I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, choosing to avoid the rigmarole, excessive accouterments and early morning addictions that plague coffee drinkers. 2. In 1990, I stopped thinking…

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Game show cruelty

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 13, 2011
  • Post category:Television
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In the Columbian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, the audience often answers incorrectly when the contestant uses the Ask the Audience lifeline. Just to be jerks. My…

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Read more about the article Sometimes the obvious should be obvious

Sometimes the obvious should be obvious

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 13, 2011
  • Post category:Sports
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I love basketball, almost as much as golf, but I am plagued by one reoccurring question: How long did it take Naismith to figure out that the game would be…

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Not every honor is an honor

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 12, 2011
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In the event that I lead a nation through its infancy or command an army of rebels against overwhelming imperial forces, please don’t name a structure like the George Washington…

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Read more about the article I punched a guy in the gut. Maybe a little lower than the gut.

I punched a guy in the gut. Maybe a little lower than the gut.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 12, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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I broke up a fight in a parking lot of the gym this morning. Actually, all I really did was stop one guy from beating the hell out of another…

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Read more about the article Crazy knows what crazy does

Crazy knows what crazy does

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:February 11, 2011
  • Post category:Autobiography
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A man was recording what appeared to be a disjointed, ranting, nearly unintelligible video outside of 7-11 this afternoon. I have seen this man at the 7-11 before, filming on…

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