Monthly Archives: October 2003

Five things I probably should not have tried to make on my own

  1. Clove cigarettes (1985)
  2. Spiderman-like web shooters (1977)
  3. Hash (1986)
  4. Fonzie-like hairstyle (using Vaseline Petroleum Jelly) (1976)
  5. Poems (1987)

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Five things I sometimes wish I still had

  1. My Banana Splits cereal bowl
  2. My full set of mid-’60s Batman and Tarzan trading cards
  3. My 7-inch of “Silly Love Songs” by Wings
  4. My 1970 VW camper van
  5. Easy access to Skyline Chili

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Five cool words I’ve been having trouble working into a normal sentence

trepanation illiquid defenestration antediluvian kopophobia

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Five unrelated things I’ve noticed about myself since moving to California in 1999

I curse like a sailor, even in mixed company I don’t really enjoy reading novels very much I should stop interrupting people I don’t understand the game of craps at all I should eat much more fruit

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Five things I just can’t get behind for some reason

Using the phrase “First Annual” Foot tattoos Talk radio Heroin Televised awards shows

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Five things I like more than I want to admit

Speaking in the passive voice The Old Testament Justin Timberlake Waking up really early Saying “See you in cyberspace!” when I drunkenly leave a party

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Five fake names I like to give at restaurants

Mr. Bob Dobalina Thorstenson Finlandson Rrrrrrrrrroberto! Bubb Rubb Dr. Julius Kelp

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Five good responses for telemarketers or collection agencies

I’m sorry, but what does this have to do with human sacrifice? Seriously, will you still be this interested in me after we’ve dated for a while? Would you be able to tell if I were defecating right now? I … Continue reading

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Five terrible fake names for Michael Jackson’s children

Popcorn Marie Jackson Backrub Jackson John Paul Michael Ringo Jackson Catbox Mel Ramen Pants Jackson Mannix II

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Five terrible fake names for failed dotcom design firms

AwkwardFish.com DreamShepherds.com PicklePixel.com CashNozzle.com MonkeyMonkey.com

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