I was born to be a Walmart Greeter. It’s in my blood, like high cholesterol and disenchantment. My grandfather, Earl “Pops” Haskins, manned the door of Store #118 for 22 years, armed with nothing but a crooked smile and a wooden cane he used to redirect feral children. My mother, Loretta Mae, served during the great “Plastic Bag Transition of…
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Trump Trades and Tirades The breakfast flakes, cigarettes, and canned catastrophes of America’s first infomercial couple
Viewer Discretion Advised The following presentation includes emotionally intense moments drawn from a lesser-known chapter in the saga of Donald J. Trump. The glossy, ink-smudged era of the 1950s and 60s when dignity was irrelevant and his face was plastered across print ads with all the authenticity of a mannequin having a midlife crisis. Throughout this presentation, you will encounter…
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Money for Nothing The Misadventures of the Chronically Employed
“That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it Get your money for nothing, get your chicks for free” – Dire Straits, 1985 We’ve all done things for money. Some noble. Some necessary. And some that still wake us up at night in a cold sweat, with the faint echo of elevator music and the itch of polyester uniforms. From…
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Misorder in the Court! Four cases where reason took a back seat to absurdity
The Fried and the Furious State Fair Justice Comes for Leonardo DiCaprio This is Harrison Whitmore, reporting live from the Jefferson-Hawthorne Federal Courthouse in downtown Maplewood Falls, where the legal spectacle of the century has just commenced—the United States v. Leonardo DiCaprio. The charge? Improper Use of the State Fair Deep-Fried Food Allowance—a crime that has sent shockwaves through the…
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From Inbox to Indictment The Reply-To-All Trial That Shook the World
This is Zachary Holt live from the Wexler-Kensington Federal Courthouse in downtown Cedar Brook, where today marks a pivotal moment in modern digital jurisprudence. The defendant? Gwyneth Paltrow. The charge? Knowingly and Willfully Misusing the Reply-To-All email function. Prosecutors allege that Paltrow, a repeat offender in the realm of excessive digital communication, recklessly responded to an office-wide email thread with…
