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Underheard in New York
by Jen Statsky (10/7/2010)

Open House at Pooh Corner
by Zach Ayers (10/7/2010)

Celebrity Hurricane Names
by Brendan Fitzgibbons (9/30/2010)

Courses I Wish My College Had Offered
by Owen Morris (9/30/2010)

Sad Hayao Miyazaki Movies
by Jesse Benjamin (9/30/2010)

Items That Are Better For Flyin’ Away On Than a Wing and a Prayer
by Sara Bieker (9/23/2010)

Middle School Abstinence Film or Song From the 1980s?
by Jackson Grant (9/23/2010)

Dancing With the Stars
by Andrew Ian Lipstein (9/23/2010)

Things Are Looking Up for Bob Dylan
by John Cafiero (9/16/2010)

If Governed by “Truth in Advertising” Laws, What Your Next Tattoo Should Say
by Darren Addy (9/16/2010)

Release History of My iPhone Fart App
by Andrew Bridgman (9/16/2010)

Topical Ointments
by Michael H. Rowe (9/9/2010)

More Realistic Cocktail Names
by Andrea Bellemare (9/9/2010)

Things I’ve Overheard My Roommate Say to Her On-Again/Off-Again Boyfriend or Works by Joyce Carol Oates?
by Wendy Oleson (9/9/2010)

Other Hallowed-Ground Prohibitions
by Teddy Wayne (9/3/2010)

Things My Girlfriend Said During Last Night’s Game of Clue, Which Lead Me To Believe That She Might Be Cheating On Me
by Rit Bottorf (9/3/2010)

First World Beverage Problems
by Joslyn Hamilton, Leslie Munday and Vanessa Fiola (9/3/2010)

Literary Ringtones
by Daniel O'Keefe (8/26/2010)

Sexual Orientation
by Matt Powers (8/26/2010)

Great Moments in Product-Placement Poetry
by Rebecca Coffey (8/26/2010)

Rejected Silly Bandz Shapes
by Gregory Mazurek (8/13/2010)

New Criticism Literary Theory Book Title or Self-Aggrandizing Male Genital Nickname?
by Daniel Nester (8/13/2010)

More Herman Melville College Metaphors
by Marco Kaye (8/13/2010)

When Push Comes to Shove
by Tim Cahill (7/29/2010)

Were a Talking Pull-String Doll Ever to Be Made in My Likeness, Here Are Some Facts it Might Impart
by Ryan Robinson (7/29/2010)

Ten Reasons We’re Not Going to Grad School
by Jill Marcellus and Sara Horvath (7/29/2010)

Men’s Cologne or Members of Brazil’s 2010 World Cup Team?
by Antonio Jocson (7/1/2010)

Songs From Rise Up Screaming, The Post-Zombie Apocalypse Group Singing Songbook
by Barry Harkin and Julia Kingrey (7/1/2010)

Literary Theory Arts & Crafts
by Logan Scherer (7/1/2010)

Possible Reasons Why There is a Bird in This Whole Foods Dining Area
by Hallie Cantor (7/1/2010)

Actual Descriptions of Lara Croft from the Scholarly Book Video Games: A Popular Culture Phenomenon, by Arthur Asa Berger
by Stephen Bates (7/1/2010)

Televangelist or Dental Product?
by Mike Harding (6/24/2010)

Passive-Aggressive Driving
by Chris Wang (6/24/2010)

Selected Chapter Titles from Superb Virility of Manhood: Giving the Causes and Simple Home Methods of Curing the Weaknesses of Men, by Bernarr Macfadden, Physical Culture Publishing Company, New York, 1904
by Michael Spinelli (6/24/2010)

Conference Realignment
by Walter Carson (6/17/2010)

Indian Punk Rock Anthems
by Pravasan Pillay (6/17/2010)

Nine Reasons Why Children Will Always Be Enthralled By Such Comfort Books as Mommy Mine
by Kyle Minor (6/17/2010)

Profile of Two People Who Held My Jobs Before Me
by Liz Coen (6/16/2010)

Sleater-Kinney Album Titles That Also Tell the Story of an Ill-Fated Rock Climbing Expedition
by Seth D. Michaels (6/10/2010)

Rap Lyrics of the (17)90’s
by Chloe Filson (6/10/2010)

Signs You Made a Poor Choice in Picking Up a Hitchhiker
by Eric Martin (6/6/2010)

Great Literature Retitled to Boost Website Traffic
by Mike Lacher (5/27/2010)

Names for a New Las Vegas Casino That Carry On the Grand Tradition of New York, New York and Circus, Circus
by Scott Rothman (5/27/2010)

Comfort Food Menu from the Emotional Café
by Eliabeth Rawlins and Timothy Gager (5/20/2010)

Least Popular Prom Themes
by Kevin Evers (5/20/2010)

Urban Legends
by Alex Schmidt (5/20/2010)

Senior Pranks
by Alex Watt (5/20/2010)

The 7 Habits of Effectively High People
by J. Alex Boyd and Jonathan Baude (5/13/2010)

Standardized Test Learning Objectives
by Harlan Stewart (5/13/2010)

“NO FEAR” T-Shirts Based on Board Games
by Katie Gutteridge and Michael Hingston (5/13/2010)

U.S. Senator or Hobbit?
by Abe Kemmis (5/6/2010)

Formatting Terms That Could Also Be Action Films Starring Steven Seagal
by Mary-Margaret Wheeler-Weber (5/6/2010)

Musician Update
by Jimmy Chen (5/6/2010)

The First Three Entries from the Journal of Charles Hupperton — Inventor of Time Travel
by Jason Greene (4/29/2010)

What Our Attendees Say About Our Animal Carcass Rendering Seminars
by Thomas Gabriele Busillo (4/29/2010)

Popular Twenty-First Century Dwarf Names
by Adam Purple (4/29/2010)

Food Brought to a Sex Addiction Group Therapy Potluck
by Eric Martin (4/22/2010)

Questions Begged by the Banner in My College’s Admissions Office: “Where Great Futures Begin!!”
by Ben Mesirow (4/22/2010)

My Family’s Trending Topics
by Todd Wasserman (4/22/2010)

Headlines from My High School Newspaper
by Shaj Mathew (4/15/2010)

Names of Pick-Up Artists’ Hats
by Brendon Lloyd (4/15/2010)

Death Metal Lyric or William Blake Quote?
by Eli Petzold (4/15/2010)

Name, Lifespan, and Manner of Death of the Clawed African Aquatic Frogs (Xenopus Laevis) That I Have Owned
by Cornelia Ann Bailey (4/12/2010)

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Running Water in the Bathroom So Your New Boyfriend Doesn’t Hear You
by Katie Sticca (4/8/2010)

Bronze-Age Memes
by Pravasan Pillay (4/8/2010)

Terms Used By the Sommelier That Indicate You Should Order a Salad
by Elena Degnan (4/8/2010)

7 Things Mario Games Have in Common With the Bible
by Jake Ardoin (4/1/2010)

William Faulkner’s Favorite April Fool’s Day Pranks
by Julia McCloy (4/1/2010)

Diet & Fitness Books of the Bible
by Laurence Hughes (4/1/2010)

Hemingway Novel Character or Match Game PM Star?
by Kevin Lauderdale (3/25/2010)

Other Things On My List Besides Your Kiss
by Sarah Schmelling (3/25/2010)

Literary Photoshop
by Marco Kaye (3/25/2010)

A Germaphobe’s Exercise Plan
by Alyson Sheppard (3/18/2010)

Common Sense Solutions to Alt-Pop Song Problems
by Curtis Weyant (3/18/2010)

Opening Lines from an Ill-Humored Comedian of the 18th Century
by Becky Cardwell (3/18/2010)

Cultural Stereotypes
by Jeff Funnekotter (3/11/2010)

Liberal Arts College or Celebrity Baby Name?
by Chandra Friend (3/11/2010)

Your Protest Signs Are Too Specific
by Alan Trotter (3/11/2010)

My 2010 Oscar Night Predictions
by Wendi Aarons (3/4/2010)

Universal Invoice for a Manhattan Child’s Birthday Party
by Justin Warner (3/4/2010)

Philosophical Queries of Academia That Prompted Classic Songs By Hair Bands
by Selena Coppock (3/4/2010)

Scott Hamilton, Are You Breaking Up With Me?
by Kelly K. Ferguson (2/26/2010)

Missed Food Connections
by Federica Bepler (2/25/2010)

Grown-Up Crayon Colors
by Casey Johnston (2/25/2010)

How to Put On a Sports Bra
by Anna Lefler (2/25/2010)

Toddler Super Powers
by Kelly Shriver (2/18/2010)

Know the Ropes
by Colin Hunt (2/18/2010)

New Fears for the 21st Century
by Hannah Tepper (2/18/2010)

Misanthropic Jazz Standards for Valentine’s Day
by Phillip Johnston (2/11/2010)

Slow Food Movements
by Alyson Sheppard (2/11/2010)

Subject-Verb Disagreements
by Teddy Wayne (2/11/2010)

Horticultural Westerns
by Alex Schmidt (2/4/2010)

Marijuana or Rollercoaster?
by Lockie Hunter (2/4/2010)

Overachieving Beers
by Jimmy Chen (2/4/2010)

Hit Singles From the 1990’s in Passive Voice
by Jim Rodovich (1/28/2010)

Things Dorothy Parker Might Have Said, Had She Been a Mother
by Dennis Stacey and Stephany Aulenback (1/28/2010)

Benefits Not Provided By “Friends With Benefits.”
by Tony Carnevale (1/28/2010)

How I Plan To Impress My Girlfriend’s Parents
by Walter Green (1/21/2010)

My Roommate’s Apparent Step-By-Step Method For Turning Off My Alarm Clock When I’m Out Of Town
by Jason M. Mustian (1/21/2010)

Medical Treatments Prescribed By My Mother, a General Internist, for My Varying Ailments
by Eva Meszaros (1/21/2010)

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