Category Archives: This is Awkward

Funny things from the internet, or that readers have received.

Catfish Noodling Legalized in Texas

Today, the Texas state Senate legalized noodling, the practice of shoving your hand into a riverbed and hoping an enormous catfish with glom onto your arm. There was previously a $500 fine for noodling, but if Rick Perry signs the bill … Continue reading

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Pejazzling has arrived.

Fellas, are you tired of your girlfriend’s sexy bits getting all of the attention? Do you get jealous when you see her beautiful vejazzled private parts? Well, fear no more. The pejazzle is here! You too can stick tiny crystals … Continue reading

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1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila…

A few weeks ago, I went on my first Match.com date. We met for drinks at a Mexican restaurant and started with some Margaritas. Everything was going alright and rather normally. I began to suspect my date had been drinking … Continue reading

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Man Licks His Shoes Clean on the Subway

Living in New York can be great. Then there are the times when you see things like this on your way to work and have the sudden urge to move to a dude ranch in Wyoming.

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How’s your health?

A friend of mine set me up with his coworker, and I should have been skeptical for a few reasons, but as a single New York woman quickly approaching 30, I was working on keeping an open mind. Here were … Continue reading

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OKCupid Delivers Nightmares

This would be funny if this weren’t an actual sampling of “matches” sent to me on OKCupid this week. Yes, that’s a devil enthusiast.

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