Cultural/Literary

The Election is Officially a Comedy

February 10, 2012

If you want to write a comedy these days, it’s a good idea to use four guys and make sure at least one of them is fat. We love fat guys. I don’t need to explain much more. Just look at these pics. Okay, Grownups has five guys. But Chris Rock is actually the wife [...]

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Showing Off

February 8, 2012

NOTE FROM FREDI wasn’t going to post today. Not that I’m depressed or anything. I’m just busy thinking. I can’t write when I’m thinking. Anyway, I’m introducing a new author on The Fred Effect today. The article below is written by Brian. Our entire hometown has called him Hoot for over thirty years. But I [...]

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Help! Help! I’m Being Repressed!

February 1, 2012

As a Roman Catholic, I am mortally offended that my Blue Cross policy covers breast reconstruction in the event that Jesus takes one or both of my breasts with cancer. This sexist, over-reaching policy is repressive to my religious belief that my breasts are naughty. The next president had better stop this assault on my [...]

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Prez Offers Gov. Brewer Some Comfort Food

January 27, 2012

I ought to be kicked right square in the onions for going so political these days. It’s too easy. I promise someday I will get back to real humor. Today’s video was intended to be just a snapshot with speech ballons, but it took only a couple of hours to voice and animate this. And [...]

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The Rest of the Story Problem

January 22, 2012

Between the story problems in Sean’s algebra homework this week and the South Carolina primary yesterday, I ended up having the following dream last night: Mitt Romney’s weight is a three-digit number, the sum of whose digits equals nine. The second digit is three times the third digit, and the third digit is twice the [...]

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We Don’t Say “Retarded” Anymore

January 15, 2012

Now, we say “limited cognitive functioning.” I’m not going to say “intellectual disability.” You don’t get Aristotle and Aquinas jammed down your throat as much as we did and let someone get away with “intellectual disability.” Not without a fight. Still. Might as well face it. I’m fucking retarded. I’m watching Captain America. Got no [...]

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The Truth About Fiction

January 11, 2012

This is not a fiction blog. I don’t even consider myself a fiction writer, even though I’ve written four novels. Maybe five. Depends on what you call a novel. If a novel is a book that makes people cry, then I know I’ve written one. It’s titled Who Made You?. Stole the title from an [...]

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Sarah Palin’s Picks for the GOP Nomination in 2012

January 9, 2012

If your friends need you, and you haven’t posted your scheduled article for the day, please screw the article. You’re the boss. That’s what we did yesterday. A friend was under the weather, so we went over there and Tessa offered comfort while I did housework. Absolutely, totally worth it. I was animating a cartoon [...]

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