‘ve been up all night working on an “argument paper.” I’m supposed to pick any controversial topic that I can think of, and write six pages of drivel about which side of the argument I tend to lean towards. Being myself, I’ve put it off until one week before it’s due. I’m supposed to have [...]
My mom and dad don’t understand me. The black clothes, the pale skin, the dark makeup, they just don’t get it. My dad tells me I look “sick,” and my mom tries to pretend like I’m trying to look like other kids my age. I never wear the porcelain fangs around them. I think that [...]
On being a ghost I’ll say this; it’s not that much different than being alive. I mean, hunger is gone, along with other behavioral reliances that you may have as a living being, but cognitively it’s no different. The only way the mind changes from living to dead, is that everything seems to become the [...]
The following is a work of satire and should be read as such. If you think that I am way off base you should check out this actual IPS presentation concerning the uniform policy. Pay attention to the slides depicting appropriate and inappropriate modes of dress.
-Tony
Dear parents of IPS students,
It’s finally here! We don’t need [...]
Politics is a prime topic for humorists. Political humor is relevant and easy to relate to, since politics affect everyone. Tina Fey, former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer, recently began satirizing the public appearances of republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Her portrayals of Palin have drawn big ratings for NBC, and cries [...]
Deaf Nick
It’s a quarter past ten on a Friday night. I find myself in the same place I was last Friday at this time, the same place I’ll probably be next Friday. There’s a lingering heat from the tall steel pizza ovens that hangs dead in the air. There’s not much in the way of [...]
The Idea Of Money
To understand the current chaos of the world money market, the very nature of money itself must be taken into account. Money is, first and foremost, an idea. Physical paper money is only paper, but it carries the weight of an idea that it is backed by a sound and reliable government [...]