December 2009
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“Everything I stick in my mouth tastes delicious!”
– bridge
christmas dinner conversations
tdmathis: I have a dual major in telecommunications news and political science... so basically broadcast news and politics, with a focus on domestic politics.
republican country moron at Christmas dinner: Now you didn't vote for Obama, did you.
tdmathis: umm...
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Refer to him more casually, as “the Son of God, or...
Shouts & Murmurs: Holly or Challah?: newyorker.com
Just because anyone with half a brain celebrates Christmas, no one should ever use the holiday to make non-Christians feel uncomfortable. Here are some tips to help the sensitive Christian make everyone, no matter what they’re wearing on their head, feel at ease and have a Happy Interfaith Holiday Season!
1. When non-Christians are present,...
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The one thing I am actually looking forward to... →
“James Cameron’s “Avatar” is the most beautiful film I’ve seen in years. Amid the hoopla over the new power of 3-D as a narrative form, and the excitement about the complicated mix of digital animation and live action that made the movie possible, no one should ignore how lovely “Avatar” looks…”
I am prepared to have my mind blown this Friday.
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I have come to realize coffee breath is the worst thing ever, but I can’t bring myself to give up the brew simply to enhance my interactions with people.
Gate attendant: ... flight 2396 to Newark is verified full. All standby will be transferred to the two o'clock flight off gate eight.
tdmathis: Okay is the two o'clock flight looking better than this one?
Gate attendant: No, no. Looks full.
tdmathis: But if I do get on I will be able to get on my transfer at 5:10?
Gate attendant: No, no probably not.
tdmathis: ...
Gate attendant: So are you excited about the game?
The sky is the limit unless you miss your flight
Woke up on time, jumped in the car, hustled an hour and forty-five minutes to Orlando, paid ten dollars in tolls, thirty dollars in gas, got to the airport, ran to the terminal and checked in only to find to my chagrin the flight wasn’t at 12:04, but rather at 8:00. In the morning. That’s a.m. and it is now 11:20, a full three hours and twenty minutes of not being on the flight I...
Come on now, why perpetuate the discrimination. I was really hoping for good news surround gay marriage coming from the Empire State, but no.
Upstate New York isn’t even New York. They shouldn’t be allowed to vote on anything. And Long Island obviously is just too conservative… Maybe next session.