From tipster Uncle Munki comes this Consumerist discussion of a Bob Saget TwitVid (God, I love writing sentences like that!) that the comedian took on a six-hour flight of a screaming baby with a cowbell. The Consumerist commenters include lots of the kind of kneejerk babyhating we saw in our own Crotchfruit-on-Barstool debate–as if the …
Monthly Archives: October 2010
The French Paradox
According to our esteemed local paper, it is both awesome and terrible to be a French woman: Perineal therapy is as ubiquitous in France as free nursery schools, generous family allowances, tax deductions for each child, discounts for large families on high-speed trains, and the expectation that after a paid, four-month maternity leave mothers are …
Wrecking Lives, Skipping Town
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—I’m now 20-something hours into a journey from Brooklyn to Chengdu, China, and I’m sleep-deprived, thirsty, and a good five hours from my final destination. Yes, once again, I’m abandoning my family to go “work” abroad, stuffing my face with spicy Sichuan food and, I think, taking notes. Still, I did what …
More Proof The World Is Coming To An End
The hail tonight in Brooklyn wasn’t enough? (fucking hail, people!) No? How about this video of Grover spoofing that Old Spice commercial all the kids seem to be so excited about these days: That’s what kids need today–more exposure to advertising.