Opossum Opus Part 3 If you were with us on Part 1, you know that off the highway, opossums are sorta indestructible. If you made it through Part 2, you know their penises are hellish, their wombs magical, and their babies cute as the dickens. Now it’s time to learn why I’ve used the word [...]
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Old people just smell. It’s not mean or ageist to say, it’s a chemical fact. Aging humans share this detectable change in odor with many other animals, including mice, deer, rabbits, otters, owls and monkeys. While part of this scent is scientifically attributable to the oily secretions of the apocrine glands, I think we all [...]
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What are lemmings? Lemmings are small Arctic rodents. They are subniveal animals, meaning they spend most of their time in and underneath the snow pack. They do not hibernate, they live alone except for mating and they can be rather fierce when confronted. Oh yeah, and they’re best known for their tendency to commit mass [...]
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What is the birthday song worth? If you live in the English-speaking world – or simply watch Western Hemisphere television or film – “Happy Birthday To You” has likely been part of your life since your earliest memories. It’s repetitive, impersonal, devoid of imagination and absolutely mandatory at family gatherings. Maybe you love it. I [...]
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Ben Franklin’s Prank or Nazi Plot? If you’re reading this, congratulations. You have survived another year of dreaded Daylight Saving Time. And I don’t just refer to the hassle of waking up an hour earlier on the account of the government, the scientists or some other sadistic, time-bending policymaker. Daylight Saving Time increases the risk [...]
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And How Can Straws Prevent Date Rape? First, let’s get one thing out of the way: Curly Straws are awesome. I know that’s not breaking news, I just feel like it needs to be said. We’re all getting older and unless you have kids on hand, chances are you probably haven’t slurped through one in [...]
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For All the Kiddos Out There When American forces commando-ed into Pakistan and put a bullet in Public Enemy #1 last May, I read an interesting thing. Following the announcement, internet search traffic shot up 10,000%. Ok, not so surprising. But of those searches, many were this question: “Who is Osama Bin Laden?” 66% of [...]
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From The People Who Brought You the Weekend There are two ways to look at Labor Day. It’s either the sad but inescapable end of summer or it’s the beginning of NFL season. And neither of them have anything to do with work. So let’s see if we can’t give you some one-up material for [...]
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