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Jerks of the Week for July 12, 2010 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: LeBron James Like most of you, I watched the LeBron James train wreck (or Lebaclation, as I like to call it) on Thursday night. I was actually looking forward to it because unlike all of the reality shows on television, this…

Jerks of the Week: July 7, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Dumb Kids, an Old Pervert and a Lunatic While composing my Jerks of the Week Five-Year Anniversary: 50 Apologies, I realized something: There were numerous jerks I’ve previously written about that I’ve been neglecting. My 15th apology was to Russian Yoda Man, where I…

Jerks of the Week: June 30, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Girl Meets World, Sushi and Soccer I had been looking forward to June 27 for quite some time. For those of you who don’t know why June 27 was extremely important, shame on you. In fact, I don’t even want you reading this Jerks…

Jerks of the Week: June 23, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Therapy Pool Abominations I haven’t written about my new gym in quite some time because I hadn’t gone there in a while. We’ve had a super-cold winter, and this gym is cheap and doesn’t heat up its pool above 80 degrees on most days….

Jerks of the Week: June 16, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Sprint Framily Commercials If I go anywhere, I can usually spot someone to write about in Jerks of the Week in less than an hour. Sometimes, it’s instantaneous. I don’t know if it’s because I attract jerks, or if I’m a jerk myself and…

Jerks of the Week: June 9, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Jerks of the DMV Last Saturday was one of the more frustrating days in recent memory. It was supposed to be a pleasant afternoon. My girlfriend and I were invited to my friend Kate’s graduation party. We then planned to head to the mall…

Jerks of the Week: June 2, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Five-Year Anniversary: 50 Apologies I can’t believe it’s been five years already. I began writing Jerks of the Week on Memorial Day Weekend 2009, publishing my first entry on May 31. I just came from my College Roommate’s Wedding – it was his 5-year…

Jerks of the Week: May 26, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Night of the Six Stink Eyes I used to consider it a win if I didn’t piss anyone off throughout the day. I have an uncanny ability to anger those around me. Whether it’s the old people plotting my death at the gym, or…

Jerks of the Week: May 19, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Internet Idiots III My girlfriend works at a personal-injury law firm. She tells me these amusing stories about how stupid some of her clients are. For instance, one guy got into an accident and quit his job at a grocery store. He then called…

Jerks of the Week: May 12, 2014 JERK OF THE WEEK: Hate Mail, Part 2 I never thought there would be a consolation to losing money. I was wrong. I had my second-best year in terms of picking NFL games this past season. I needed this because I had my worst year ever in 2012….