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Poems To Avoid This Valentine's Day
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By: Jon_Skindzier

The Valentimes are once again upon us. It is a holiday of thinly-veiled stalking, nude flying babies, and ubiquitous romantic poetry. The stalking ...

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category: Life | Valentine's Day
tags: valentine's day | poetry | creepers | poems | poets

February Horoscopes
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By: Jon_Skindzier

Remember that a crisis sometimes turns out to be an opportunity, while opportunistic bees often turn out to be a crisis. A romance will move you in a new direction this month, which is peculiar, because we thought we had figured out pretty much all of the directions already. Save your pennies, because when the moon aliens invade, we'll need them; you'll know why when it happens. Your bizarre February holiday is Toothache Day. More
category: Life
tags: astrology | horoscopes | slideshows

Dating With Science: Girls Literally Make You Stupider
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By: Jon_Skindzier

You, the reader, are probably a guy, and you are probably interested in dating girls, who are probably girls. At the risk ...

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category: Mindhut
tags: dating | life | dating with science

How To Sort of Pretend You Care About The Super Bowl This Year
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By: Jon_Skindzier

It's February, which means that everyone must once again gather around to watch the Super Bowl so that we can all talk about it ...

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category: Life
tags: sports | football | super bowl

Annoying Corrections (That Are Not Correct)
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By: Jon_Skindzier

Sometimes people really do have good intentions when they correct you. "But those aren't honeybees, they're killer bees!" would be a helpful clarification for ...

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category: Life
tags: annoying things | language | grammar | writing | communication | spelling

Dating With Science: A Terrible Date Is Better Than a Perfect Date
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By: Jon_Skindzier

You, the reader, are probably a guy, and you are probably interested in dating girls, who are probably girls. At the risk of ...

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category: Mindhut
tags: personality | advice | life | dating with science

Ask Jono: The Five Approaches To Dating
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By: Jon_Skindzier

Yo Jono,

I love your column. So I decided to go to you for advice. Basically, I have this guy friend. Recently, we went to ...

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category: Life
tags: texting | dating | extracurriculars | advice | boyfriends | ask jono

How To Spot a Liar
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By: Jon_Skindzier

We all know what the stereotypical liar looks like—shifty eyes, a curly mustache, shoulders hunched because he's lugging around a bag with a ...

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category: Life
tags: liars | lying | communication

Four Steps To Getting In Shape (Even If Fitness Makes You Miserable)
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By: Jon_Skindzier

Lots of people have resolved to get in shape with the coming of the new year. Right now, these people still feel ...

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category: Mindhut
tags: health | fitness | appearance | working out | life | muscle

Dating With Science: Girls Prefer Coolness To Hotness
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By: Jon_Skindzier

You, the reader, are probably a guy, and you are probably interested in dating girls, who are probably girls. At the risk of ...

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category: Mindhut
tags: science | flirting | dating | girls | life | dating with science

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Those tiny candy hearts that taste like chalk and despair
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Punching happy couples in the face
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