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Band Math
by Jonathan San (12/6/2011)

Super Short Cliff’s Notes for All Classic Novels
by Arielle Zibrak (12/1/2011)

Passive-Aggressive Films
by Kevin Deutsch (11/29/2011)

Pardoned Turkeys: Where Are They Now?
by Tom O'Donnell (11/23/2011)

Crate and Barrel Furniture or Character from The Wire?
by Sarah Garb (11/17/2011)

Seven Bar Jokes Involving Grammar and Punctuation
by Eric K. Auld (11/8/2011)

Honest Chat Room Acronyms
by Bryan Cook (11/3/2011)

Bear Market
by Brendan Fitzgibbons (10/27/2011)

My Ballet Teacher’s Increasingly Threatening Metaphors for Lifting the Pelvic Floor
by Amy Schleunes (10/21/2011)

My Love for You
by John de Guzman (10/13/2011)

A History of Pizza Hut’s New Product Releases, 2002-2042
by Simon Rich (10/11/2011)

Beyond the 4th Wall
by Dan Markowitz (9/29/2011)

Proposed Additions to the Internet Lexicon
by Brandon Scott Gorrell (9/20/2011)

Thereof On Steroids
by Jessica Goldkind and Rebecca Azhdam (9/13/2011)

What Your Favorite ’80s Band Says About You, Part 2
by John Peck (9/8/2011)

TV Pitches From a Guy Whose Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Forty-Five Minutes Before the Pitch Meeting
by Ravi Mangla (9/1/2011)

The Candy Encyclopedia of American Literature
by Katie Pappageorge (8/30/2011)

For Those Starting Philosophy on Monday
by Jack Graham (8/25/2011)

2011 NBA Rookie Projections (Lockout-Adjusted)
by Chris Grace (8/18/2011)

Your Hollywood Internship Welcome Packet
by Joe Cristalli and Rob Turbovsky (8/11/2011)

Ineffective Pick-Up Lines for the Modern Internet Persona
by Stephanie Georgopulos (8/9/2011)

Things the Doctor Really Said When Called About the Monkeys Jumping On the Bed
by Vince Eckert (8/3/2011)

Dante Alighieri’s Google+ Circles
by Cara Pacifico and Meron Langsner (8/1/2011)

What to Say When Friends are Discussing Video Games That You Have Not Played
by Chris Grace (7/26/2011)

Reasons My Puppet Show Pilot Wasn’t Picked Up for Television
by Doogie Horner (7/21/2011)

More Realistic Makeup Slogans
by Liz Arcury (7/19/2011)

Advanced Yoga Positions for African-American Beginners
by James Hannaham (7/14/2011)

Other Adages for Sailors
by Sloan Schang (7/12/2011)

Great Quotes From the End of NASA’s Space Shuttle Era
by Jim Santel (7/7/2011)

What Your Favorite ’80s Band Says About You
by John Peck (7/5/2011)

Elements of Surprise
by Matt Powers (6/30/2011)

YouTube Videos With Minimal Views
by Jordan Seagull (6/28/2011)

Additional Improvements to the Coors Light “Cold Activated” Beer Can
by Marco Kaye and Sloan Schang (6/23/2011)

Conversational Italian for the Cast of Jersey Shore
by Mary Green (6/21/2011)

Famous Opening Lines from Novels Updated for the Modern Age
by Sean Ryan (6/15/2011)

Initial Pop Offerings
by Sloan Schang (6/9/2011)

Upcoming Urban Outfitters’ Books
by Megan Amram (6/9/2011)

Yiddish Words for the 21st Century
by Tim Harrod (6/9/2011)

Compliments Given to Me After a Comedy Show Where I Bombed For 45 Minutes Straight
by Doogie Horner (5/12/2011)

Roles I Imagine I am Auditioning for When I Shop at Whole Foods
by Sloan Schang (5/12/2011)

Lesser Nobility
by Matthew Charles Donald (5/12/2011)

Positions Found in The Kama Sutra for Midwesterners
by Pete Reynolds (4/29/2011)

April Fools’ Day Pranks to Play On an Unemployed 20-Something Male Who Still Lives at Home With His Parents
by Walter Carson (3/31/2011)

If the Beach Boys Had Lived in Great Britain
by Caspar Salmon (3/31/2011)

Less Popular Olan Mills Portrait Studio Backgrounds
by Sloan Schang (3/31/2011)

Gaius Julius CaesarStone™ Introduces the Roman Patriot Collection: New Countertop Colors for Spring 49 BC
by Kate Hahn (3/17/2011)

Tips for Your Mommy Blog
by Katherine Gehan (3/17/2011)

What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About You, Part Two
by John Peck (3/17/2011)

Your Place in the Social Security Number-Based Caste System of the Future
by D.J. Buckmaster (3/10/2011)

Rubber Stamps I Wish I Had for Grading Freshman Composition Papers
by Katherine Perry (3/10/2011)

A Series of Haiku from a Shift at Starbucks
by Thierry Comte (3/10/2011)

Intramural Basketball Names for English Majors
by Alex Watt (3/3/2011)

I’ve Been Told My LOLCat Captions Are Too Wordy
by Laura Pearlman (3/3/2011)

Major Points in a Handwriting Analysis of Bigfoot’s Signature
by Ben Greenman (3/3/2011)

Kenny Logg-ins
by Tim Wassler (2/24/2011)

Taglines for The Social Network Knock-Offs
by Jackson Grant (2/24/2011)

What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About You
by John Peck (2/24/2011)

Reasons Not to Think Outside the Box
by Michael Rodman (2/17/2011)

Important Instructions for the Babysitters of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Children
by Coleman Larkin (2/17/2011)

Growing Up, Our Neighbor Never Called Her Grandmother “Grandma.”
by Dan Kennedy (2/17/2011)

Ingredients in Tostitos Hint of Lime Chips
by Sarah Garb (2/3/2011)

Place I’ve Cried or Place Ludacris Claims He Had Sex in His Song “What’s Your Fantasy”?
by Anna Breslaw (2/3/2011)

Groupon Deals for My Friends
by Cara Gillotti (1/27/2011)

State of the Union
by Ben Greenman (1/25/2011)

Your Newborn’s Cries Decoded: A Guide for Manhattanites
by Jay Welch (1/20/2011)

Literary Symbols I Fear I Overuse
by Karl Pichotta (1/20/2011)

TED Talks Throughout History
by John Cafiero (1/20/2011)

Settlers of Catanlifornia
by Brian Garrison (1/13/2011)

Continued Problems With Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
by Marco Kaye (1/13/2011)

Other Guesses for That’s Why They Call It Blues
by Amy Brady (1/13/2011)

Things I Have Needed to Google While Writing Poems to Turn In to My MFA Workshop
by Daniela Olszewska (1/6/2011)

HGTV Program Or Film About Human Trafficking?
by David Harnden-Warwick (1/6/2011)

Modest Alternatives to “Fuck Me Boots.”
by Jimmy Chen (1/6/2011)

My Tenure as Holiday Party Planner Was Long, Controversial, and Will Be Ultimately Vindicated by History
by Edward Fairchild and Jake Swearingen (12/23/2010)

Surprising Things Mr. Potter Did With the $8000 Uncle Billy Lost
by Dave Coulter (12/23/2010)

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Tea Partiers of All Ages
by Greg Garcia, Kate Micucci, Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton and Shannon Woodward (12/16/2010)

Revelations from Wicked Leaks Plumbing, Inc. of Medford, Massachusetts
by Joe McGonegal (12/16/2010)

Phrases I Use to Practice My Katharine Hepburn Impression
by Anna Marquardt (12/16/2010)

The Stoner Gods Are Angry
by Greg Paulos (12/16/2010)

Quote from a 2010 Brett Favre Post-Game Interview, or Last Words of a Dying Celebrity?
by Robert Seulowitz (12/9/2010)

The Jazz Vocal Institute’s Glossary of Scat Syllables (Z)
by Gary Lucy (12/9/2010)

Suggested Caveats for Standard Wedding Vows
by Rachel Bachman (12/9/2010)

Surprising Index Entries from Sarah Palin’s New Book America By Heart
by David Harnden-Warwick (12/2/2010)

Continuity Errors and Other Mistakes in the Film Eat Pray Love
by Austin Sidley (12/2/2010)

Jehovah or J-Hova?
by Joe Aguilar and Kate McIntyre (12/2/2010)

Hemingway’s Blonde Jokes
by Chris Riebschlager (11/18/2010)

OC/DC Lyrics
by Josh Fischel (11/18/2010)

Metal Band or Collective Noun?
by Samantha King (11/10/2010)

Visual Representations of Sexual Congress, From Classiest To Crassest
by Rick Paulas (11/10/2010)

Metacritic Throughout History
by Ben Greenman (11/10/2010)

The Tea Party Agenda
by Joseph S. Pete (11/4/2010)

Other Types of Remorse
by Ainsley Drew (11/4/2010)

Endings of Martin Scorsese Films
by Adam Rothbarth (11/4/2010)

Other Political Parties Inspired By Things Upon Which People Generally Agree
by Eric Feezell (10/27/2010)

Microsoft Word to Your Mother
by Chloe Filson (10/27/2010)

Pickup Artists’ Favorite Discussion Topics
by Teddy Wayne (10/27/2010)

Names of Poses for American Apparel Models
by Kait MacMurray (10/21/2010)

Barack Obama’s Undersold 2012 Campaign Slogans
by Nathaniel Lozier (10/21/2010)

College Course or Brand of Dietary Supplement?
by Ashley Meyer (10/21/2010)

Recession Résumé
by Erica Reder (10/7/2010)

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