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Male Aversion To Holiday Shopping Linked To Survival Instinct

Male Aversion To Holiday Shopping Linked To Survival Instinct

Many men won’t admit to being afraid of woman holiday shoppers. The rest are still missing.

It’s an American tradition: Kicking off the holiday shopping season by spending the morning after Thanksgiving standing in line at your favorite department store, shivering in the pre-dawn hours, determined to be among the first to get through the doors before your holiday dinner bowel movement hits. It’s…

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Intercultural Misunderstandings in the Dog World

  My partner and I slot into place in our village as neatly as a bathtub in a tree. We’re American. Our village is British—Cornish, to be exact. And since I’ve lived here, this has happened to me twice: I’ve been walking the dog—a lovely cluster of fluff and enthusiasm—and someone would stop some 20 feet away and ask, “Is that a dog?”

Both times I looked at her as if I needed to check. Half of me…

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LAP advisory: In the event of a Sharknado, find the nearest catfish noodler

Yes, Minnesota, even you have reason to fear a Sharknado.

We all know it’s only a matter of time before “The Big One” hits the West Coast, probably somewhere in California first because, let’s face it, they get everythingfirst. The aftershocks will then spread north along Oregon’s coastline, which is exactly where I happen to live. I’ve prepared myself for The Big One as best I can but the truth…

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