If you believe in clichés, you might expect some men to hop directly on the booze-fueled party train to Stripper Town the moment their wives leave them alone for any significant period of time. But according to these responses from the recent, “What would you do if your...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
Whenever I catch a whiff of chlorine, I’m reminded of the frigid early mornings and tiring late nights that I spent playing water polo as a teenager. The chlorine-induced memories are so strong, in fact, that I can even feel the cold water splashing against my skin....
Boxers and a T-shirt: That’s how I’ve dressed for bed since ditching footie pajamas in my childhood, and I don’t ever see it changing. Occasionally, if I’m cold, I’ll wear a pair of thin cotton pants that I got for 12 bucks off Amazon, but that’s about...
Everybody loves a winner! Even toddlers. That’s what researchers from Aarhus University concluded in a new study into toddlers’ understanding of social status. In front of a group of 23 toddlers, a team of researchers presented two scenarios performed by puppets, with the goal of finding out...
My preferred way of watching baseball is to have the game muted and playing on a TV at a bar. That’s because I don’t even watch baseball, but for some reason, I’m completely unable to look away if it’s playing on the wall behind the person I’m...
The number of people participating in the month-long alcohol detox known as Dry January has increased fifteenfold in the last four years, and more of these booze-free months are popping up to address the apparently ever-growing desire to take a momentary break from trying to murder our...
When was the last time you replaced your plunger? You have no idea, do you? Do you even know how you got your plunger? Was it a gift? Maybe it came with the house? Unless you’re a plumber or a major germaphobe, you probably can’t answer any of these questions. Same...
Fun fact: I once quit a job only three weeks after being hired. Admittedly, my reasoning for making such a swift departure was simply that another (better) opportunity popped up—a pretty dull tale, compared to what follows. So what exactly follows? Some of the most compelling stories...
For most air travelers, the real concern isn’t crashing, being hijacked or, y’know, snakes — it’s the germ-ridden in-flight air supply. We’ve all sat next to someone with chronic flatulence, or with a sweaty hangover that could easily be mistaken for ebola symptoms, wondering if each of their coughs,...
Grief is complicated enough — the death of a loved one can turn your world upside-down as you try to move forward and make sense of a new life without that person. But what if, once some time has passed and the world starts to make sense again, the wound...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
