aug 22 in idea barrages

A late Gen X poem: you took him to bed / because he played you “Crash” / you woke the next day / with one hell of a rash

Why say “portable dip” when you can say “guacamobility”?

If “The Famous Teddy Z” had somehow been a hit with that unbelievably terrible title and survived to international syndication, would it have been “The Famous Teddy Zed” in England and Canada or would they have renamed it, like, “Oh That Teddo!”?

Advertising your ob-gyn practice with the slogan “Cervix With A Smile!” is a real swing-out-your-shoes play. That’s either a home run or a strikeout. Gotta respect it.

Why say “silent but violent” when you can say “private tutor”?

A fancy restaurant called SOME LIKE IT HAUTE.

The yoga warlord, the Chakra Khan.

“Bindle-packer!” sounds like an insult thrown around by hobophobes.