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Meredith C. Carroll

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Neiman Marcus Goes Budget

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


Last week Neiman Marcus unveiled its 2009 Christmas Book. As usual, the extravagant offerings in the 83rd annual catalog do not disappoint, particularly the A5 Sports Aircraft and Pilot Training for $250,000, Algonquin Round Table Experience with such luminaries as Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Nora Ephron and George Stephanopoulos for...

Lesley Stern

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How to Live On $0 a Day: Saving a Cherished American Holiday

Lesley Stern | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


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In 1621, the Pilgrims and Indians gathered for a harvest feast that became known as America's first Thanksgiving. Over the centuries, the legacy of gathering and giving thanks for a bountiful harvest has has evolved into a frenzy of gluttony and consumerism....

William Easterly

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African Leaders Advise Bono On Reform Of U2

William Easterly | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


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An expert commission of African leaders today announced their plan for comprehensive reform of music band U2, according to unconfirmed and, frankly, fictional sources. Saying that U2's rock had lost touch with its African roots, the Commission called for urgent measures to...

Jonathan Richards

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2012 and All That

Jonathan Richards | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


Sarah Palin, Going Rogue, 2012, and the end of the Mayan Calendar. It all has a fearful symmetry.

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Matthew Filipowicz

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Sarah Palin Goes Rogue On Martha Stewart

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


As you may have heard, in an interview on CNN's Showbiz Tonight, Martha Stewart had some less than flattering things to say about Sarah Palin. Stewart said of Palin

She's very boring to me, very boring. And a very, to me, kind of a dangerous person. I...
Lee Camp

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Moment of Clarity - Is It True About Oprah?

Lee Camp | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


Jonathan Leigh Solomon

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Let Us Now Bash Robin Williams

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted November 23, 2009 | Comedy


Who is Sarah Ball and why is she saying awful things about Emo Phillips? And, why is she not saying awful things about Robin Williams? I.E., if she is going to bash those twelve, she ought to also be brave enough, and have the critical eye required, to take...

Catie Lazarus

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Book Review: Sarah Palin's Going Rogue

Catie Lazarus | Posted November 22, 2009 | Comedy


In deference to reading about Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue on The Daily Kos and watching clips from her appearance on Oprah, I wrote a review, as there is so little written and said about her already.

With her new book, Going Rogue, Sarah...

Andy Borowitz

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Facing Criticism, Goldman Sachs Cancels Plan to Dance Around Bonfire of Thousand Dollar Bills

Andy Borowitz | Posted November 22, 2009 | Comedy


NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Facing mounting criticism from the public and the media, Goldman Sachs announced today that they would cancel plans to dance around a bonfire of thousand-dollar bills.

The company had planned to perform a pagan dance around the inferno of blazing thousands while roasting a...

Sybil Adelman Sage

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2012: the end of Oprah or of everything?

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted November 22, 2009 | Comedy


Read More: 2012, Mayans, Oprah

There's been an unrelenting amount of dismal news.  Heaped on top of the existing and illogical wars, economic woes, job scarcity, terrorism, genocide, trafficking of women, global warming, identity theft, the greed of pharmaceutical companies and Wall Street tycoons, we're worried about health care reform, Social Security going broke, swine...

Spencer Green

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Sneak Preview: The Oprah Winfrey Network

Spencer Green | Posted November 22, 2009 | Comedy


Before Oprah Winfrey's last daily show airs in September 2011, she will premiere The Oprah Winfrey Network. Via spies at Harpo Productions, here is a preview of the bold and innovative programming that network with feature:

MONDAY

8:00am - Grief Counselors Prepare You For Oprah's Regular Show Leaving the Air...

Tom Gregory

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Oprah! to Ascend!; Copyrights Exclamation Point!

Tom Gregory | Posted November 22, 2009 | Comedy


(Reouterz) Chicago - Shocking even Herself, Oprah! Winfrey announced she will soon end her earthly talk-show reign in preparation for Her Ascension.

The publisher of O magazine who is known as "The Most Powerful Person In The Free World," Ms. Winfrey quoted Herself, saying She is leaving Her show "in...

Andy Borowitz

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Inspired By Oprah, Homeless Guy Ends 25 Years of Shouting at Passersby

Andy Borowitz | Posted November 21, 2009 | Comedy


NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - A homeless man who began shouting at New Yorkers in 1985 said that Oprah Winfrey was the inspiration behind his decision to call it quits in early 2010.

"I've had a good run," said Tracy Klugian, who has barked non sequiturs at passersby on...

Matthew Diffee

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Naming America's First Marijuana Cafe

Matthew Diffee | Posted November 20, 2009 | Comedy


The first ever marijuana café in America opened last week. That doesn't surprise me. What shocks me is that it's in Portland, Oregon. That would be like opening a Mormon bookstore in Salt Lake City. Weird, right? The place is called The Cannabis Café, which I must say I...

Bob Saget

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Why I Love Thanksgiving

Bob Saget | Posted November 20, 2009 | Comedy


Thanksgiving is a time of family. A time of reflection. A time of giving. And a time of stuffing. It is a time when a man or woman, sometimes a slightly intoxicated man or woman, crams their butter-coated hand into a turkey's butt. If this act were to be done...

Sybil Adelman Sage

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Advice to Women: You're Better off Without Medical Care

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted November 20, 2009 | Comedy


Read More: Mammograms, Pap Tests

This past week women learned from a task force (consisting of no doctors) that those under the age of 50 should hold off on getting mammograms. 

An unrelated finding, this from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is that pap test screenings are best postponed until after the age of...

Andy Borowitz

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Lieberman Exploring New Ways to Be a Dick

Andy Borowitz | Posted November 20, 2009 | Comedy


WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - As the health care reform bill makes its way through the U.S. Senate, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) said today that he was "actively exploring" new ways to be as big a dick as humanly possible.

For Sen. Lieberman, whose reputation for assholic behavior is legendary,...

Matthew Filipowicz

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Twilight: New Moon Werewolf Denied Health Care

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted November 20, 2009 | Comedy


The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened last night, and already swarms of movie goers have packed theaters to see the continuing saga of vampires, werewolves and emo teens.

However, those who have witnessed the film, have not seen the entire story.

In this exclusive deleted scene, the character of...

Robert J. Elisberg

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Moose and Squirrel Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted November 20, 2009 | Entertainment


This will be unreasonably brief and lacking in far too much detail, but sometimes things must be rushed and not overlooked, and today is one of those times. Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most beloved and still-appreciated cartoon shows, ever.

Yes, on November 19, 1959,...

eSarcasm

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2024: Carrie Prejean for President

eSarcasm | Posted November 19, 2009 | Comedy


It appears family values beauty queen Carrie Prejean has been churning out sex tapes the way Krispy Kreme churns out honey glazed doughnuts. We are shocked, shocked we tell you. But that's only the beginning of the shocking news eSarcasm has uncovered.

First, the videos: Forensic video investigators have...

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