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Jerks of the Week: Nov. 29, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Lady of the Hot Tub I would pay lots of money to sit in a nice hot tub right now. Of course, I sort of already do, as my monthly LA Fitness membership is supposed to include that. There’s a hot tub at every…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 22, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Microsoft Ignite Video I’m not breaking any news by saying that Bill Gates is one of the creepiest people in the world. But don’t take my word for it. Let me read you a passage from a best-selling book that quoted Gates when he…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 15, 2021 Jerks of the Week: The $300 Long Con I’m sure many of you have received e-mails that resemble the following: Dear Sir, my name is Marmalade Bananabottoms and I am an African princess. The imperial storm troopers assassinated my father, King Reginald Bartholomew Beethoven Von Bananabottoms IV, by…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 8, 2021 Jerks of the Week: The Failed Laser Tag Revenge I published a Jerks of the Week entry in early August where I discussed the Great Laser Tag Controversy. If you’re too lazy to click the link, my wife and I took our 7- and 4-year-old nephews, Zach and…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 1, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Shortages Those of you who read this Web site regularly know how much of a serious approach I’ve taken regarding the pandemic. I would argue that no one has treated the pandemic more seriously than I have, and regular visitors of this site would…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 25, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Frank Sebastiano Part 2 I publish my hate mail all the time. I do it every single week during the NFL season on my NFL Picks page, and I sometimes devote entire Jerks of the Week entries to them. We’ve had some glorious haters…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 18, 2021 Jerks of the Week: The Starbucks Conspiracy I don’t know if these type of signs have been popping up where you live, but I first saw them several weeks ago around my area. They’re on the front doors of every business: I’ve decided that I’m not going to…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 11, 2021 Jerks of the Week: The Met Gala I can’t say I’m the most sophisticated person in the world. I always thought I might be sophisticated, but I recently discovered that not to be the case. This occurred when I posted a Jerks of the Week entry about my…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 4, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Jerks of the Jersey Shore, 2021 For a while, it seemed as though my wife and I weren’t going to make it to the Jersey Shore this year. We make the trip at least once every summer, so failing to go would have been…

Jerks of the Week: Sept. 27, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Walt Goes to Vegas 2021, Part 7: Vegas Gripes and the Overbooked Flight I’ve been asked this question by numerous readers: How many people were wearing masks around Las Vegas? Actually, to be honest, no one reading this Web site has asked me this…