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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4h
"So you confused two teams? It’s an easy mistake to make! The one time a friend invited me to a Yankees game with seats by third plate, everyone I knew was outraged that I had such an amazing view but couldn’t remember whether the Yankees had faced the Lakers or Manchester United." buff.ly/hFrhZKG
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An Open Letter to Senator Eric Schmitt About It Being Totally Okay Not to Know Anything About Sports
“It is hard in America not to be good at understanding sports! People have no idea how excluded people like us feel.”
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Chris Robinson @chris-robinson.bsky.social · 23h
Damn, every sentence in this goes hard.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/09/2026
"With each falling leaf, you feel a strange desire building in the area beneath your left pectoral. You think lady-people sometimes call this area the 'heart.' You long for flavor infused with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and — could it be — allspice?" buff.ly/Jt8xHF9
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Pumpkin Spice: Now For Men
“You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed wackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And s...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/09/2026
"You leave the carnival with your arm around your girl and climb behind the wheel of your car. It feels like nothing could go wrong." buff.ly/F7QhXVL
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Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King?
1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen across a deser...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20h
"The child asking you for string cheese is obviously reminding me of government handouts. Instead of providing this much-needed sustenance, I would answer a question with a question: 'Who is John Galt?'" buff.ly/FwI2iK7
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An Incredibly Chillaxed, School-Bus-Stop Hang with the Gen X Dad Who Keeps Putting Atlas Shrugged in Your Little Free Library
“It’s me, the Gen X dad who tells people he could have played college football within five minutes of meeting them. Grab a cold septuple IPA even though it’s...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4h
"So you confused two teams? It’s an easy mistake to make! The one time a friend invited me to a Yankees game with seats by third plate, everyone I knew was outraged that I had such an amazing view but couldn’t remember whether the Yankees had faced the Lakers or Manchester United." buff.ly/hFrhZKG
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An Open Letter to Senator Eric Schmitt About It Being Totally Okay Not to Know Anything About Sports
“It is hard in America not to be good at understanding sports! People have no idea how excluded people like us feel.”
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21h
"Restaurant operating with non-functioning sink. Oven apparently being used as storage space and employees make whirring and sizzling sounds to make food." buff.ly/QahTR38
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Health Inspector’s Notes from the Fisher-Price Kitchen in Miss Carol’s Preschool Classroom
“Witnessed chefs frequently dropping food on floor, retrieving items with bare hands, and immediately serving food to customers.” reposted 7/13/23
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 5h
West Side Story: Immigration is viewed as a boost to the economy and overall culture. Everybody dances but nobody dies. buff.ly/HBCpk8d
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Classic Movie Dilemmas Fixed by Socialism
“Alien: People are comfortable listening to women in authority and the creature never comes on board the ship. Nobody dies.” Feb 28 2021 October 4 2022 10/1/...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20h
"For too long, words were not prompts typed with fingers to create life-affirming stim. They were stacked in tiring rows like this. Clumped together, they were called 'sentences.' Many sentences make a paragraph. And a book is just hundreds of paragraphs that seem to never stop." buff.ly/oZe8zx4
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How to Read Good or Maybe Great
“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F...
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HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 21h
Painful and accurate.
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Joshua @ughsighshrug.bsky.social · 9h
God DAMN. McSweeney's with yet another home run.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 7h
"Indications are strong that we shall soon Uber to the superclub. Lest I have poor service or big drops to cheer, I feel it prudent to compose this text that will float to you in a blue bubble of tranquility while I am still sober and wide-eyed." buff.ly/YSpinex
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A Text to My Husband Upon My Conscription into a Rave
“Indications are strong that we shall soon Uber to the superclub. Lest I have poor service or big drops to cheer, I feel it prudent to compose this text that...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21h
1. Iced coffee is on your car insurance. 2. You’ve met iced coffee’s dad, who’s nice, and iced coffee’s mom, who can be a real jackass. 3. You and iced coffee went to Six Flags on Memorial Day and made out in the line for Mr. Freeze. buff.ly/LHOsD5I
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Seventeen Signs You’re in a Long-Term Relationship with Iced Coffee
1. Iced coffee is on your car insurance. 2. You’ve met iced coffee’s dad, who’s nice, and iced coffee’s mom, who can be a real jackass. 3. You and iced coffe...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 8h
"You will receive a midmorning text asking if you, too, have ever felt a sharp pain on the left side of your chest when flexing your right foot while seated. Your job is to assure me that you’ve had this same sensation many a time without consequence." buff.ly/B8S8Nas
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I’m Going to Have a Third Cup of Coffee, and I Need Everyone to Respect My Decision
“When I call you to say I feel like I’m going to pass out, you will ask if I’ve had anything to eat all day, and I will reply that yes, I have, but the forkf...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9h
"As a 49-year-old woman, I worry about a lot of issues: threats to our democracy, the changing climate, abortion rights. That’s why I can’t wait for my birthday when—like all women who reach the age of 50—I will naturally morph into an unfeeling, cold-blooded lizard being." buff.ly/F8vQT1N
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I Can’t Wait Until I Turn Fifty and Morph into a Lizard Person
“Ever wonder why women over fifty become invisible? It’s not because society no longer values them; it’s because they’ve changed into superior lizard beings ...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9h
"Loser gets a tattoo chosen by the winner." Way too life-changing. Easy grounds for dismissal by HR, and prohibited pursuant to Article 32 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. buff.ly/ARD2L9x
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Fantasy Football Punishments for Your Work League That Violate the Geneva Convention
Loser runs a beer mile. This common league punishment sprints straight into Article 20, which stipulates that the movements of POWs must be conducted at leas...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10h
"In light of recent developments, Consolidated Harvest Friends is actively exploring adopting a new corporate motto: 'Profits > Products > People.'" buff.ly/3Suetmu
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Our Edible Glue Is Not Edible
“The health and safety of our customers is an appreciable notch on the sliding scale of both Consolidated Harvest Friends’ and the larger Northstar Halcyon T...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY
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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101
“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20h
"The child asking you for string cheese is obviously reminding me of government handouts. Instead of providing this much-needed sustenance, I would answer a question with a question: 'Who is John Galt?'" buff.ly/FwI2iK7
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An Incredibly Chillaxed, School-Bus-Stop Hang with the Gen X Dad Who Keeps Putting Atlas Shrugged in Your Little Free Library
“It’s me, the Gen X dad who tells people he could have played college football within five minutes of meeting them. Grab a cold septuple IPA even though it’s...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20h
"For too long, words were not prompts typed with fingers to create life-affirming stim. They were stacked in tiring rows like this. Clumped together, they were called 'sentences.' Many sentences make a paragraph. And a book is just hundreds of paragraphs that seem to never stop." buff.ly/oZe8zx4
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How to Read Good or Maybe Great
“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F...
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J.T. from Oakland @oaklandjt.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
GODDAMN, McSweeney's is meeting the moment here.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21h
1. Iced coffee is on your car insurance. 2. You’ve met iced coffee’s dad, who’s nice, and iced coffee’s mom, who can be a real jackass. 3. You and iced coffee went to Six Flags on Memorial Day and made out in the line for Mr. Freeze. buff.ly/LHOsD5I
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Seventeen Signs You’re in a Long-Term Relationship with Iced Coffee
1. Iced coffee is on your car insurance. 2. You’ve met iced coffee’s dad, who’s nice, and iced coffee’s mom, who can be a real jackass. 3. You and iced coffe...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21h
"Restaurant operating with non-functioning sink. Oven apparently being used as storage space and employees make whirring and sizzling sounds to make food." buff.ly/QahTR38
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Health Inspector’s Notes from the Fisher-Price Kitchen in Miss Carol’s Preschool Classroom
“Witnessed chefs frequently dropping food on floor, retrieving items with bare hands, and immediately serving food to customers.” reposted 7/13/23
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"The loser spends twenty-four hours in a Waffle House." Under Article 26 of the Third Geneva Convention, prisoners of war must be fed to prevent disease and malnutrition, and everybody knows Waffle House doesn’t contain enough nutrients for a healthy life. buff.ly/ARD2L9x
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Fantasy Football Punishments for Your Work League That Violate the Geneva Convention
Loser runs a beer mile. This common league punishment sprints straight into Article 20, which stipulates that the movements of POWs must be conducted at leas...
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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
DAMN. I want whatever McSweeny's is having. 10/10, no notes.
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Cortisol-Infused Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love this one. A+ McSweeney's.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026
"So we beat on, paddleboats against the wake of a neighbor’s jet ski, born back ceaselessly into the past." buff.ly/mcVs4Xj
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Book Review: The Great Gatsby by the Xerox 914 Photocopier
“Just as Jay Gatsby is an enigmatic larger-than-life figure driven to accumulate wealth at all costs in a futile bid for the love of Daisy Buchanan, the Xero...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026
"We here at Consolidated Harvest Friends know consumers have a choice when it comes to the products no one ever—and I do mean ever—asked for, and we thank them (in a strictly internal capacity) for making us a part of their lives. However long that may be." buff.ly/3Suetmu
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Our Edible Glue Is Not Edible
“The health and safety of our customers is an appreciable notch on the sliding scale of both Consolidated Harvest Friends’ and the larger Northstar Halcyon T...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
Happy National Coffee Day to all that celebrate.
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Aaron Paul Godfrey @godfreyforoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@mcsweeneys.net at it again
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Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everything in my life up to this point has led me to the discovery of the oreoboros. My latest for @mcsweeneys.net 🐍🍪♾️ www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/chi...
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Reviews of New Food: Chicken and Waffles Oreos
“The smell and taste of artificial pancake syrup are so overpowering that I had to remove the box from my kitchen with a pair of tongs and relegate it to a c...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026
"How can God not want us to experience all of the wonders of autumn? Come on, it’ll be fun! We’ll pick some, we’ll eat some, we’ll pick some more, we’ll eat some more, and then we’ll pick way too many, get home, and realize that we have 100 pieces of fruit." buff.ly/UkxkRzq
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Adam and Eve Go Apple Picking
“ADAM: Come on, it’ll be fun! We’ll pick some, we’ll eat some, we’ll pick some more, we’ll eat some more, and then we’ll pick way too many, get home, and rea...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/09/2026
"To stop the WALL OF SHIT LAVA from WRECKING YOUR HOUSE AND BICYCLE, you will actually need to purchase the SHIT DAM, which is SOLD SEPARATELY." buff.ly/giIjvin
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We Must Create the Shit Machine
“For as long as humans have created SHIT with our BODIES AND BUTTS, we have been asking this FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: What if there were a COMPUTER that could A...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
No.
Please note that no AI may be used under any circumstances in submitted Rape Essays. Discovery of AI use will result in immediate, nonnegotiable expulsion, revocation of all credits, and support of any legal action or public shaming that follows. This does not fit Cornell’s standard of pupil.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/09/2026
"It was a thrill discovering none of my pre-pregnancy work clothes fit, so I spent one of my last days with my child in the clearance section of JCPenney hunting for office-appropriate attire that could accommodate a constantly changing body and still absorb a breast-milk leak."
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I’m Thrilled to Be Back from Maternity Leave
“Yep, it sure is good to be back. I woke up three times last night to feed the baby and two more times because I was scared the baby was being too quiet. But...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY
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Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101
“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
2 p.m. I participate in a protest against laws. A Hate-America-Pro-Hamas-Antifa-anti-law march. The only opportunity to wear my WE OPPOSE LAWS. At the protest, we burn an American flag—the last one left in New York City. As we’re burning it, we get stabbed. buff.ly/sBBxMOa
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McSweeney’s Books: A Day in the Life of a New Yorker, According to My Fox News-Watching Florida Family Members
7 a.m. I wake up and get stabbed.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"The smell and taste of artificial pancake syrup are so overpowering that I had to remove the box from my kitchen with a pair of tongs and relegate it to a containment zone in my garage." #NewFoodReviews buff.ly/IAyoUjD
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Reviews of New Food: Chicken and Waffles Oreos
“The smell and taste of artificial pancake syrup is so overpowering that I had to remove the box from my kitchen with a pair of tongs and relegate it to a co...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"My kids used to think I was a halfway decent parent. Sure, I might spend too much time online. But I was doing okay until you two came along with your delightful Australian accents and seemingly endless stores of free time and patience." buff.ly/rusRXII
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An Open Letter to Bluey’s Parents: Please Stop
“As if the dancing weren’t enough, when my kids yell ‘HEAVY,’ I’m expected to pantomime that whatever I’m holding is unbearably heavy. That works fine with a...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/09/2026
Can planting gardens cure depression? Can eating twelve fistfuls of dirt a day cure depression? Can immersing your hands in the soil and letting the worms and small bugs use your fingers as if they were fleshy foam rollers cure depression? buff.ly/rpJeEfz
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Goop’s Fact Checker’s Google Search History
“Does Lauren have the most killer body and hypnotically chiseled abs Megan has ever seen?” Jan 18 2021 9/24/26
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"When I say I feel like I’m going to pass out, you will ask if I’ve had anything to eat all day, and I will reply that yes, I have, but the forkful of leftover birthday cake I had at 8:45 a.m. after my workout is not the issue. You will agree that this is completely unrelated." buff.ly/B8S8Nas
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I’m Going to Have a Third Cup of Coffee, and I Need Everyone to Respect My Decision
“When I call you to say I feel like I’m going to pass out, you will ask if I’ve had anything to eat all day, and I will reply that yes, I have, but the forkf...
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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On this heartbreaking occasion I looked up an old interview I did with my dad for @mcsweeneys.net. The Houston Symphony survived a flood, too. And they made it back. Rooting for you, Nashville.
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Odd Occurrences: An Interview With Robert Pastorek, A Professional Symphony Musician, Part One.
Q: Hi. Okay, I’m interviewing you to find out about you and playing the bass and why you wanted to be a bass player and what’s happened this summer to the sy...
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Timothy Harvie @timothyharvie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Omg this genius. Hilarious (and sad). 😂
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Gatsby put on his swim trunks and headed to the above-ground pool he had purchased on sale at Menards. He stopped in the garage for the inflatable sprinkle donut tube he had used all summer long to drag his party guests around the lake with his pontoon." buff.ly/5Pt4hve
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The Great Lakes Gatsby
“In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing someone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that not ev...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
ICYMI: August saw the Trump administration commit sixty-nine new atrocities. # LestWeForgetTheHorrors buff.ly/tl8KxXX
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Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: August 2026: Atrocities 1211-1280
August 2026 saw another sixty-nine cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes committed by Trump and his administration.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Charlie Brown should not criticize Lucy for pulling the football away. He should say he is disappointed that some stakeholders have chosen not to participate in good-faith autumn recreation." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"It is a deeply held belief of those here at Consolidated Harvest Friends—a subsidiary of Northstar Halcyon Technology Ventures—that customer well-being, though never explicitly guaranteed, is sometimes necessary." buff.ly/3Suetmu
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Our Edible Glue Is Not Edible
“The health and safety of our customers is an appreciable notch on the sliding scale of both Consolidated Harvest Friends’ and the larger Northstar Halcyon T...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"The loser spends twenty-four hours in a Waffle House." Under Article 26 of the Third Geneva Convention, prisoners of war must be fed to prevent disease and malnutrition, and everybody knows Waffle House doesn’t contain enough nutrients for a healthy life. buff.ly/ARD2L9x
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Fantasy Football Punishments for Your Work League That Violate the Geneva Convention
Loser runs a beer mile. This common league punishment sprints straight into Article 20, which stipulates that the movements of POWs must be conducted at leas...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"My kids used to think I was a halfway decent parent. Sure, I might spend too much time online. But I was doing okay until you two came along with your delightful Australian accents and seemingly endless stores of free time and patience." buff.ly/rusRXII
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An Open Letter to Bluey’s Parents: Please Stop
“As if the dancing weren’t enough, when my kids yell ‘HEAVY,’ I’m expected to pantomime that whatever I’m holding is unbearably heavy. That works fine with a...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026
"Lin swings hard, like he’s beating a carpet, like he’s angry but can’t say nothing." buff.ly/ySBasih
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William Faulkner Does Pickleball
“The ball gets bigger coming at me. I stick the paddle up thoughtless and the ball skips back across the net and catches Rayleen Butters in her pink soft gut...
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