Monthly Archives: June 2022

The Beauty of Myopia

June 13, 2022 – 7:52 pm

Myopia denies good vision. I’ve been near-sighted since 3rd grade. My teacher moved me to the front row, which was reserved for reprobates and vision-challenged children. The bad boys never persecuted the girls, but ratpacked the bespectacled boys as easy prey for humiliation. 4-eyes around the world have been rescued by laser technology. Laser surgery […]

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Mr. Happy Toilet

June 13, 2022 – 4:09 pm

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts in American life.” It was a nice quote, but completely untrue. People re-invent themselves all the time; Richard Nixon, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and several years ago this phenomena has occurred in Thailand, as the 33 year old son of the Interior Minister has been charged with […]

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Poop Pop Art

June 13, 2022 – 4:01 pm

Last week I found this small painting on South Oxford Street near the fort Greene Observatory. My landlord made a face upon seeing ‘Poop’ and I said, “I have a plan.” I’ve always loved the sublime nihilism of Duchamp’s toilet seat and Piero Manzoni’s ‘Shit in a Can’, but felt both works were missing ‘je […]

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Washing Hands a Go-Go

June 13, 2022 – 9:35 am

Another New York survey revealed that less than 1% of men at Yankee Stadium washed their hands after using the bathroom. Even scarier was that less than 2% did so after squatting on the porcelain throne. Thankfully more than 20% did so after puking cheap hot dogs and worthless Bud beer. Last month I decided to […]

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Up Or Down

June 13, 2022 – 8:49 am

Toilets were invented in the third modern millennium BC and the question of toilet seat up or down has plagued mankind throughout the ages. Men lift the seat to prevent splatter and women keep it down during their business. Men sometimes forget to put down the seat, creating the potential for a woman rushing into […]

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