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Feb 03, 2006 23:15

Mcsweeney's Reccomends

They recommend:

-Stephen Fry
Actor, director, comedian, novelist, screenwriter, aviator ... Talentwise, Stephen Fry is like a one-man Cirque du Soleil. Known both for his big brain, which is roughly the size of Saskatchewan, and for his kindness (also Saskatchewan-sized), Fry is a top-notch human being. Hugely famous in England, he is almost unknown here in the States, which is a shame, because it means that A Bit of Fry and Laurie-the hilarious sketch show he did with his pal Hugh Laurie-is not widely available here. Fortunately, Fry's memoir, Moab Is My Washpot, is available here. Read it. It is brilliantly funny, achingly sad, and wise.

-Small pads of paper, maybe 4 inches by 4 inches
Lots of times, there are things we want to write down. These do the trick.

-Anagram Madness!!!
Too lazy to sit through a two-hour game of Scrabble? Ditch the board, flip all the tiles upside down and take turns with one or more friends turning over tiles. Whenever you can make a word of three letters or more using the available tiles, call out the word and form it in front of you. Steal your friends' words (or fortify your own) by adding at least one letter to existing words to make a new word (example: add an "S" to PAN to make SPAN or SNAP, but not PANS because it is a form of the original word). Okay nerdy nerds, have fun!

-Brushing Your Teeth in the Shower
Saves time and water if you do it right.

Also:
Responses to People on the 6 Train That Hopefully Convey My Feelings in a Polite Way.
Things You Can Do If You Love Jesus Other Than Honk.
Geometric Relationships More Realistic Than the Love Triangle.
Questions You Should Ask Someone Who Calls in a Bomb Threat, According to the "Life Safety Manual" at My Office Building in Chicago
Other Poll Questions That May One Day Appear on an Unnamed Internet News Website, Given Its Recently Asked Question "Have You Ever Been in an Accident Involving a Plane?" Following the Air France Crash
Things My Boss Said to Me Without Elaborating
Errors in Communication Between My Hairdresser and Me, in the Form of What I Said and What He Heard

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