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Jerk of the Week: A Fat Friend, Part 2 It’s rare that I tell a Jerks of the Week entry from a friend’s perspective, but I’ve done it a few times over the years. Years, by the way, being 17. Yes, somehow, Jerks of the Week has lasted 17 years. It’ll be old enough to…

Jerk of the Week: Is Burger King the New King? I’ve ranted about fast food restaurants many times throughout my Jerks of the Week entries in recent years. It’s been several months since I’ve done so, however, so allow me to do it again. A fun part of my childhood was going with my mom…

Jerk of the Week: Shrinkflation at Red Lobster Some people collect baseball cards when they are kids. Others collect action figures or Barbies. Some collect stuffed animals, comic books, or Pogs. Remember Pogs? And then, there are some kids who collect crab legs. Yes, crab legs. If you don’t believe me, you’re reading the words…

Jerk of the Week: Party in the Woods Fifteen years ago, a Jerks of the Week entry entitled “Party in the Woods” would have meant something completely different for me. My friends and I used to party quite often in those days, so much so that some Jerks of the Week readers told me that…

Jerk of the Week: The Elusive Ankle X-Ray I constantly joke about how obese I am in these Jerks of the Week entries, but the truth of the matter is that I haven’t been super fat most of the time. I’ve joked about it in self-deprecating fashion because I used to be extremely fit when…

Jerk of the Week: The Samauri and the Auctioneer If you don’t have kids, you may not know that they get extremely moody and whiney sometimes. And I’m not even referring to teenagers who think their parents are spawns of Satan after being grounded for the weekend. My kids, Conrad and Lilly, are four and…

Jerk of the Week: The Whacky Pizza Party Someone once told me that they lived vicariously through my Jerks of the Week tales. Of course, this was long ago when I used to frequent bars with my friends. I was in my late 20s back then, and I lived within walking distance of my local…

Jerk of the Week: The Potter Room and the $40,000 Business Proposal I can’t say I’m an avid Clue player. I loved the movie – it might actually be my favorite movie of all time – but the board game kind of sucks because it’s formulaic and no one really knows how to play it…

Jerk of the Week: Nala, but Not from the Lion King We’ve had one of the longest and coldest winters in memory, but it’s finally over. The warm weather is here, and the clocks have moved backward, or forward, or sideways, I can’t remember which way. I guess I should look it up, but I’ve…