I don’t know if it’s just the grocery stores in the upper Midwest or what, but they seem to be a magnet for awkwardness. Consider these two images from my latest trip:
1. I’ve been making this lame awfully witty joke since I was 8 years old: “Where’s the toast aisle?” Well, I guess it’s existed […]

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Ladies problems? No problem, ask Coach Leach…

His advice might seems a little out-of-date but you can’t argue with results; the last time I took a girl to that place with “very little salad” and made her eat in front of me I got her computer schemes so fast it made my head spin. Thanks, Coach!

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I think I may need to create a new ‘Facepalm Through Head’ category because I’m not sure if ‘Things I Wish I Haven’t Seen‘ does this story justice.
I just read a story about a Dallas-area student who was held from her high school because of a dress code violation.
So why is this story newsworthy? What […]

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And then there are those that are completely devoid of common sense.
I just read a story that a grifter at British Columbia’s Saanich Fair used a fake contest to mine personal information from unsuspecting folks eager to win the free trip to Las Vegas. A free trip for filling out an entry form with a […]

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When you start something with “I” or “My” as in “I think” or “My opinion”, the I/My sort of tells us that it’s YOUR thought or opinion.  Meaning it belongs to you.  Meaning it’s personal to you inherently because it’s yours.  Meaning you don’t need to say, “I myself” or “I personally” or “My personal.”  […]

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Seriously.
This applies to porn sites, too, but I’m mostly talking about beer/alcohol related sites and violent/M-rated video game sites here.  For instance, I just went to the SOCOM website to see any information about the public beta starting today and was prompted with a three-dropdown greeting asking me to enter my birthdate.
Why?
Oh, right.  Because the […]

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