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James Napoli is a satirist & performer and the author of several humor books. His latest is The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm. He is also the creator of the Internet comedy self-help expert Mr. Paul Maul.

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Dear Movie-Going Friends: 'It Wasn't as Bad as You Think' No Longer Qualifies as a Good Review

(12) Comments | Posted May 29, 2012 | 6:01 PM

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My dear long-term friends: I have known you since college, and along the way we have shared many deep conversations, many milestones and many intimacies. In the process, we have often discovered an intersection of tastes in the arts and entertainment, and so we...

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Divorce Should Be Between a Man and a Woman

(18) Comments | Posted May 14, 2012 | 10:09 AM

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I suppose we will have to leave it up to individual states to decide the outcome of this volatile issue, but why aren't more Americans standing up for the fact that the sacred ritual of divorce should only be allowed between a man and...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Eight

(2) Comments | Posted May 8, 2012 | 4:20 PM

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So, you often find yourself wondering about why we are all here and what it all means. Well, you are not alone, because a rock, a piece of paper and a pair of scissors wonder those same things. Join them as they get deeper...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Seven

(2) Comments | Posted April 30, 2012 | 3:11 PM

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If you are like most people, then your week will not be complete until you have watched three inanimate objects debating the meaning of life. See Rock, Paper and Scissors ramp up their ongoing inquiry into the nature of desire and suffering. In this...

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Momentarily Confused Congress Declares War on War

(2) Comments | Posted April 26, 2012 | 12:09 PM

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During a heated debate about American military involvement in several of the world's hot spots, an as-yet unidentified member of Congress blurted out a suggestion that the United States lead the world into a new era of enlightenment by declaring a war on war....

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Six

(0) Comments | Posted April 16, 2012 | 3:58 PM

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All this time, you have secretly known exactly what you need. And that is to watch inanimate objects discuss the meaning of existence. Your life is filled with so many deep philosophical questions, and it might be humbling to know that a rock, a...

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New Celebrity Douchebag Tax Could End U.S. Budget Deficit

(8) Comments | Posted April 10, 2012 | 5:35 PM

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As Americans prepare for another looming tax deadline, Congress has pushed through 11th-hour legislation that will add a retroactive douchebag tax onto celebrity tax returns starting immediately.

"The douchebag tax will not only apply to the previous tax year," explains Connor Flaherty, a...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Five

(5) Comments | Posted April 5, 2012 | 5:01 PM

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When you are seeking inner peace, sometimes nothing else will do but to watch a rock, a piece of paper and a pair of scissors discuss the meaning of life. Our intrepid inanimate objects continue their inquiry into suffering, desire and, happiness. In this...

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Titanic 3D Now Has Two More Dimensions Than Its Characters

(8) Comments | Posted March 29, 2012 | 2:09 PM

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The highly-anticipated 3D re-release of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic promises moviegoers not only the chance to see one of the most brilliantly staged disaster sequences in movie history, but also fully two more dimensions to its characters than it had upon its original release....

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Four

(2) Comments | Posted March 26, 2012 | 1:24 PM

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You need to see inanimate objects discussing the meaning of life. This series of videos features inanimate objects discussing the meaning of life. Talk about a win-win.

James Napoli is an author and humorist. More of his web content can be found here....

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ABC Unveils Reality Show Hybrid Dancing with the Hoarders

(6) Comments | Posted March 22, 2012 | 10:29 AM

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Two hoarders get ready to cut a rug inside a tiny storage facility on television's newest dance competition show.

Even as it kicks off its 14th season of Dancing with the Stars, featuring such competitors as Martina Navratilova and Jack...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Three

(0) Comments | Posted March 16, 2012 | 7:09 PM

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Have you ever gotten to a point in your life where you feel like the old paradigms just aren't cutting it? Have you entertained the thought that maybe "all is vanity and striving after wind"? It might comfort you to know that inanimate objects...

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These Photos of Exploited Chinese Workers Look Amazing on the New iPad

(2) Comments | Posted March 12, 2012 | 10:22 AM

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You will not believe the lifelike photographic resolution on the New iPad. The new Retina display has, like, four times more pixels than the previous model -- 3.1 million of them. Plus, it's got 2048-by-1536 resolution and amazing color saturation.

I'm telling you,...

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue -- Part Two

(4) Comments | Posted March 7, 2012 | 4:49 PM

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Does all suffering come from desire? What is desire, anyway? What would we be without it? The debate continues in this, the second installment of an ongoing philosophical discussion among three strangely-vocal inanimate objects.

James Napoli is an author and humorist. More of his content for the web can be found here....

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: A Dialogue on Who We Are

(4) Comments | Posted February 29, 2012 | 1:22 PM

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Because I normally blog in the comedy section of The Huffington Post, and because my micro bio reads "satirist," I should begin by saying this video series is not satire.

Yes, it features three inanimate objects talking about the meaning of life,...

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Oscars Introduce Best Supporting Product Category

(2) Comments | Posted February 23, 2012 | 9:55 AM

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Viewers of this year's Academy Awards telecast will be the first in history to see the coveted gold Oscar statuette handed to a company that did the best job of gracelessly shoehorning its product into an otherwise perfectly adequate movie scene.

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Top Ten Benefits of a Rick Santorum Presidency

(21) Comments | Posted February 15, 2012 | 10:59 AM

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We seem to be in an anything-can-happen moment. And we must prepare for the logical outcome of that moment by being as positive as we can be about its consequences. May these thoughts provide that positivity.



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Ten Valentine's Day Cards From the 99 Percent

(28) Comments | Posted February 8, 2012 | 2:19 PM

Now that it's officially halftime in America, perhaps we will see some changes soon. In the meantime, those of us who are struggling through, battling against or just doing our best still need to spread the love on the most romantic holiday of the year (well, apart from Groundhog Day,...

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American Dream Downgraded to American Whimsical Notion

(4) Comments | Posted February 1, 2012 | 12:50 PM

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In a move that reflects the economic and political uncertainty of the times, the United States Government announced yesterday that the American Dream has been downgraded to an American Whimsical notion.

"We understand that many of you have been reduced to eating the...

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Why God Allows Suffering Now Easier to Explain Than How to Get a Job on LinkedIn

(2) Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 8:36 AM

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New research reveals that LinkedIn, the business related social networking hub, has become so mysterious and labyrinthine in its purpose that it is now much simpler to explain why a caring God would allow suffering in the world than it is to describe...

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