Humor

Jerks of the Week for Dec. 21, 2009 JERK OF THE WEEK: Jerks at the Mall I’m a last-minute holiday shopper. Last year, I went to the mall the day before Christmas Eve. When I stopped at the bank prior to the mall and I told the cougar bank teller that I hadn’t started my…

Jerks of the Week for March 1, 2010 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Figure Skating I was talking to Awesome Kelly in Arizona on Saturday night. I asked her when the Olympics would finally be over, and she immediately responded, “F***ing never.” Intrigued that she might be the only female alive who despises the…

Jerks of the Week for Sept. 7, 2009 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Forum Spammers I talked about spammers in another Jerks of the Week entry. I’ve discussed how stupid these spammers are and how easy it is to spot them. Getting more specific, I want to address three particular spammers I’ve banned recently….

Jerks of the Week for Feb. 8, 2010 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: VBulletin I made plans to hang out with my sister and my neighbor around 9 on Saturday night. At 8:30, I was finishing up some of the work on the site. My dinner was ready, but before heading downstairs, I wanted…

Jerks of the Week for Feb. 15, 2010 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Winter Olympics Let’s get this out of the way. I hate the Olympics, especially the Winter Olympics. If it were up to me, the Winter Olympics would be eliminated forever and replaced with lesbian mud wrestling. Last Monday, I was enjoying…

Jerks of the Week for Nov. 2, 2009 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Community Community is a new show on NBC. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a half-hour comedy about a couple of community college students, including a weird, old man played by Chevy Chase. It’s pretty solid. I laugh occasionally. It’s not…

Jerks of the Week for Nov. 30, 2009 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Major League Soccer The Bears-Eagles game just finished last Sunday night, so I turned to ESPN to watch The Blitz with Chris Berman and Tom Jackson. Unfortunately, there was some weird sport on where guys ran around a large field, wore…

Jerks of the Week for Dec. 7, 2009 JERK OF THE HOLIDAYS: Tiger Woods Instead of giving you three Jerks of the Week, I’m posting one Jerk of the Holidays. It’s Tiger Woods, and I’ll give you seven reasons why he’s earned this honor, starting with… 1. I Hate Golf Well, I don’t hate golf….

Jerks of the Week for Jan. 18, 2010 JERK OF THE WEEK NO. 1: Cocoa Puffs My top five cereals of all time in no particular order: Frosted Flakes Fruit Loops Cocoa Puffs Honey Nut Cheerios Lucky Charms Cocoa Pebbles Corn Pops Fruity Pebbles Golden Grahams Super Mario Bros. Cereal (they used to make this…

Jerks of the Week for May 17, 2010 My sister just graduated from West Chester University’s (Pa.) master’s program last Monday. While the ceremony itself was an excruciating 75-minute snooze-fest for everyone else, I had some fun gathering material for this installment of Jerks of the Week. If by chance you attended that event and…