Introduction Contest winner announced The end of an awful year Fun with Escort Service shorthand Contractually-obligated Batman discussion “Auld Lang Syne” performed by Mario Ajero
We provide you with the first half of a fortune from a fortune cookie and it’s up to you to fill in the blank (and you can’t just write “in bed”). Every week, we will pick the funniest response. You won’t actually win a prize, but you will get the satisfaction of knowing that you…
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Courtney Enlow [Editor's Note: If you missed any of Courtney's excellent "Goodbye 2009" retrospective, please enjoy part one, part two and part three.] The Best Music of the Aughts In the past decade I’ve learned that I’m apparently not cool enough for Animal Collective or The Hold Steady or any number of album Pitchfork keeps…
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Aaron R. Davis Over the Christmas vacation, I spent a few days finally catching up on the fifth season of Lost. Has there ever been a show that was as convoluted, as frustrating, as ridiculous, as involving, and as completely awesome as Lost? With the final season just a month away, I’ve been thinking again…
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Extract Release Date: December 22, 2009 Own it on Blu-ray and DVD Director: Mike Judge Writer: Mike Judge Stars: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons MPAA Rating: R HoboTrashcan’s Rating: In Office Space, writer/director Mike Judge showed he is capable of capturing the humor in mundane, everyday life. Unfortunately, in Extract,…
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Joel Murphy I have always been hesitant to do a list column. Ultimately, no matter how much thought or effort you put into compiling a list, people will tear it apart and tell you just how wrong you are. At the end of the day, these types of lists are nothing more than one person’s…
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Anyone who has worked retail has encountered the creepy older guy who works in their store and will probably stay there until the day he dies. On Chuck, that creepy older guy is Jeff, who is played brilliantly by Scott Krinsky, a stand up comic and character actor who had a reoccurring role on Josh…
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Hobo Stu Hello everyone, In honor of Christmas (and the fact that Hobo Headquarters needs to be fumigated), HoboTrashcan will be shutting down next week. The rest of the staff will be celebrating Christmas with their families (except Aaron, who will be alone inside his bunker writing hate mail to ABC). I will be trying…
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Introduction Listener contest update Death Sex Contractually-obligated Batman discussion “Feliz Navidad” by Christmas with Beer
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We provide you with the first half of a fortune from a fortune cookie and it’s up to you to fill in the blank (and you can’t just write “in bed”). Every week, we will pick the funniest response. You won’t actually win a prize, but you will get the satisfaction of knowing that you…
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