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group name: dimmerswitch
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May 26, 2006 11:30 PM EDT --
I have a question. This particular question has plagued me for the past month, tried my wits and patience, and left me feeling uncertain about my mental faculties. I'm stumped. So I pose this question . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:37 PM EDT --
Today is a sad day for the English language. Extreme, a word that has long been associated with sporting activities that are borderline suicidal, died earlier today in a tragic accident. Born in the late . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:08 PM EDT --
I want a theme song, written about me, just for me. My theme song should highlight all of my positive attributes and make no mentions of my flaws. On second thought I have no flaws, so the song . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:34 PM EDT --
Spring has finally arrived in my neck o' the woods. The calendar may say spring started over a month ago, but I doubt that mother nature received that text message. Besides, the start of spring isn't . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:12 PM EDT --
Hello. My name is Chris, and I'm a bad neighbor.
I never thought of myself as a bad neighbor. The crazy neighbor? Perhaps. I believe I achieved crazy neighbor status last Halloween. I handed out . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:17 PM EDT --
I recently found myself in the market for a new razor. It wasn't a planned razor change; I was extremely happy with my previous razor until it unexpectedly offed itself last week in an act of "toilet . . . more
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May 26, 2006 11:21 PM EDT --
(The Dimmer Switch was recently the subject of a focus group to assess its overall humor capacity. 74% of the participants in the study said they found the content of the Dimmer Switch to be entertaining . . . more
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June 01, 2006 07:19 AM EDT --
My wife and I took the kids to the zoo this weekend. The zoo wouldn't take them so we had to bring them back home with us.
ba-dum-bum-CHING!
(That joke never gets old. Never gets funny, either.)
So . . . more
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May 30, 2006 09:23 PM EDT --
I've lived in Ohio all of my life. Born in a small town, raised in a small town, for a change of pace I went to college in a big town, then returned home and currently live in another small town not . . . more
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May 26, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
I've noticed a disturbing trend on restaurant menus lately. This is probably the most distressing change to casual dining since the Restaurant Free Trade Act of 1998 made it mandatory for each restaurant . . . more
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June 15, 2006 01:25 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch. Link to original article.)
As summer comes barreling in with its stifling heat and humidity, children all across the country take up . . . more
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May 01, 2007 12:15 PM EDT --
Guys, we’ve known for years that we lost the battle of the sexes. The exact date fails me, but I believe it was sometime after the invention of the miniskirt when men first realized the battle had . . . more
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August 09, 2007 03:50 AM EDT --
As a parent, I often find myself in situations where I'm not completely sure how I should respond. The first example of this was an incident that occurred soon after the birth of my oldest daughter . . . more
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June 06, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch. Link to original column)
Have you ever read one of those men's health & fitness magazines? As a rule of thumb I try to avoid . . . more
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June 07, 2006 10:31 AM EDT --
(Originally posted to my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 2/21/06. Link to original column .)
Note: Originally I wanted to call this Air Travel for Dummies, but the publishers of the "For . . . more
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June 07, 2006 10:39 AM EDT --
(Originally appeared on my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 6/23/05. Link to original article .)
I am an easily distracted person. Look, bunnies!
Ok, where was I? Ah yes, my condition. . . . more
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April 24, 2008 04:05 AM EDT --
"Scream at the top of your lungs until someone pays attention." That's great advice if you've fallen down a well or an elevator shaft. If you're a parent with young children, it's . . . more
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February 07, 2008 02:41 AM EST --
I had an epiphany while driving home from the office the other day. That's one of the advantages of having a long commute: you have plenty of time to let your mind's higher functions go idle and . . . more
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February 21, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
This Sunday evening marks the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Although in years past I have made a point to watch the Oscars, I have no intention of watching this year's broadcast.
No, it's . . . more
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October 25, 2007 05:12 AM EDT --
Every October, malls and shopping centers across the country are treated with the seasonal Halloween store. You may not know exactly where it is in your shopping complex since the Halloween store’s . . . more
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