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Jerks of the Week: Feb. 2, 2015 JERK OF THE WEEK: Paranoia, Incest and Near-Death – All at the Gym! I’ve written about countless weirdos over the years, but I think the strangest person I’ve ever discussed was No Space Man. If you’re too lazy or fat to click the link, this gentleman was given…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 26, 2015 JERK OF THE WEEK: Going to the Flyers Game I’ve written about my dad’s reactions to the various crappy players the Philadelphia 76ers have selected over the years in my live draft blogs. I’ve lost track of how many times he has sworn at the TV and yelled…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 19, 2015 JERK OF THE WEEK: Return to Parx Casino I absolutely cannot stand the casino they built around the corner from my house. I’ve mentioned it before; in fact, I wrote an entry several years ago on how I spent a miserable New Year’s Eve at Parx Casino –…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 12, 2015 JERK OF THE WEEK: Chris Christie, Clorox, Gay Jokes What do Chris Christie, Clorox and I have in common? Both Christie and I are rotund gentlemen, but Clorox is obviously not. Christie and Clorox begin with the letter C, but I don’t. Clorox and I happen to be…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 5, 2015 JERK OF THE WEEK: More Christmas Shopping I don’t know how many more years I can keep this up. I’m talking about Christmas, of course, and in particular, Christmas shopping. I feel like it’s rotting my brain every time I go to the mall and buy gifts for…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 29, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: 2014, Year in Review Back in 10th grade, I took a computer class in which they taught us how to use this new technology called a “word processor.” It was pretty revolutionary stuff. You’d type things on a keyboard, and it would appear on…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 22, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Jerks of Christmas Shopping, 2014 I was watching TV one evening when a hilarious trailer for a movie came on. I had seen it before, but I wasn’t sure if my girlfriend did. I told her to take a look, and she laughed at…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 15, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Idiots at the Gym I have an update on someone I wrote about a couple of months ago. If you’re fat and lazy like me, and you don’t feel like clicking the link, there’s this 70-year-old man at my gym who talks about how…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 8, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Septa Train Zombies I have an extremely difficult commute to work every morning. Once I describe my process to you, tears will uncontrollably cascade out of your eyes upon learninghow taxing my daily routine is: 1. I get out of bed at the crack…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 1, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Lifeguard Training Day I usually write my Jerks of the Week entries on Thursdays. With Thanksgiving coming up, I decided to write an entry in advance so I wouldn’t have to compile anything while drunk or hung over from the tryptophan. I went back…