Stand Back. Way Back.

16 Feb 2006

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I have a zit the size of Vesuvius growing on the side of my nose. Dogs snap and young children run in terror when they see it coming. If you don't want archæologists to find your perfectly-preserved, sebum-encased, fœtally-curled body 5,000 years from now in the ruins of Nyorksitty, for God's sake RUN NOW!

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William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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Alcohol

Don't Bully My Seer!

5 November 2013, Chicago, IL Dear Overlords at Munster Taverns: Let me preface this email by saying that Lady Gregory's is one of my favorite places in the world. This afternoon I ordered a Daisy Cutter with my burger. When my beer was close to the bottom, my

22 Nov 2013

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Puns

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Dear Miz Manorz, I find myself flush with discomfort, and I hope you'll give my predicament a swirl. At my shared workspace, a sign over the privy clearly requests that writers of the male persuasion put the seat down when finished, yet at least one of my upstanding

09 Nov 2009

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Alcohol

Green at the 'Leaf

█████ and I had dinner at one of our favorite local restaurants this evening, Hopleaf. It's a Belgian place, with a bar out front specializing in Belgian and Belgian-style beers. It's always packed, and if you don't show up early you can wait an hour

04 Apr 2009

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Comics

But It's Only Aesthetical in a Comic Book

Rat carcass in alley this evening. Tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. Sad when you almost step in vermin, and the first panel of Watchmen is the thing that leaps to mind. At least I didn't skid

26 Sep 2007

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By: William Shunn

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