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Obama joins the Weiner roast

Obama joins the Weiner roast

June 15, 2011 Pop culture

You probably heard that President Obama has gone on record suggesting that Anthony Weiner should resign. But you may not realize that in doing so, Obama inadvertently raised the possibility that it was Obama himself, not Weiner, who had tweeted inappropriate pictures of himself. Whaaaaat? Let me explain. As the Wall Street Journal reports, here’s [...]

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Slips of the tongue. Get it straight, people. Osama is dead. Obama is very much alive.

Slips of the tongue. Get it straight, people. Osama is dead. Obama is very much alive.

May 6, 2011 Spoken Word

Slips of the tongue. Get it straight, people. Osama is dead. Obama is very much alive.

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A Jewish curse for Passover

A Jewish curse for Passover

April 18, 2011 Spoken Word

This Jewish curse is unrelated to writing and law, but I must share it: May your wife eat matzo in bed and may you roll in the crumbs. Of course it sounds even better in Yiddish, but still.

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When it comes to nuclear safety, you can never be too precise. Very funny/tragic vintage SNL ski

When it comes to nuclear safety, you can never be too precise. Very funny/tragic vintage SNL ski

April 1, 2011 Spoken Word

When it comes to nuclear safety, you can never be too precise. Very funny/tragic vintage SNL skit that highlights the profound ambiguity of language, and the profound consequences thereof. Given what Japan is facing, the humor here has more than an ounce of truth. HT to Ed. at Blawg Review.

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