Author Archives: Carlos

A Dream, Perhaps, To Never Come True

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Until recently I had a dream to be written about in Vallywag without a sex scandal. Apparently that is no longer possible. The one writer that is being left behind is Owen Thomas. I don’t know if he is interested in writing about me considering I am not a money player.
So, in a [...]

Is Love an Obligation?

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My current most frequent search result: Is Love an Obligation?
Certainly, love is an obligation to not be an asshole, to shower on a regular basis, and to be the best person you can be for the people you love. The thing that crushes love the most is relying on other peoples love. Love does [...]

Well Maybe I Mis-Understand

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Is discretion really the better part of valor?
- I forget your name, sorry?
The answer is both yes and no. I think that it depends on your personal reading of the phrase. The popular definition of the idiom is this:
“It is better to be careful and think before you act than it is to be [...]

Congratulations Barack

It is difficult for me to adequately express the way I feel tonight. It is, of course, a monumental occasion for the United States. But, I don’t know if there is a clear way to express what it means to me as an individual. So, I will share something that wasn’t really meant for this [...]

The Hardest Part of Growing Up

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What is the hardest part of growing up?
-CJ
There are a lot of hardships in growing up. Frankly, it probably isn’t worth the effort. Here is a short list of the things that you will lose while growing up:

Teeth
Vigor
Innocence
Virginity (only once if your lucky)
A sense of peace
Hair

What you get in return:

Responsibility
Bills
Taxes
Hair (in different [...]

A Private Problem

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How do they fix a mans penis when it breaks?
-Tori
The answer to that question really depends on your definition of breaks. Do you mean stops working properly, like erectile dysfunction, or do you breaks like a bone? Since we all receive regular e-mails informing us about Viagra and Cialis I am going [...]

Truculence: Not As Tasty As You Think

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Why do Americans get so angry about politics? It doesn’t seem like many people even know what is happening.
-Someone who wants to be anonymous
First, do you know what truculence is? It is aggressive self-assurance, belligerence, a kind of bravado that falls, ultimately, on an arbitrary distinction. Dem vs. Rep; red vs. blue; [...]

How Long Can You Survive?

I could survive for 167 seconds! chained to Matt Inman
At Matt’s request I have altered the test to reflect fighting; rather than listening to him talk.
Matt Inman is the man behind many a quiz on the Internet. He generally revolves his quizzes around a question. So I have decided to add [...]

Things Monkeys Like: Not White People

Overheard: Why aren’t there any monkeys here?
Map of Monkeys:

Pink = White People
Orange = New World Monkeys
Red = Old World Monkeys

You will notice that there is a suspicious lack of monkeys in the high White People areas. I endeavor to answer why.
I when out into the Interweb to find pictures of how monkeys react to various [...]

A Mixed Bag of Nuts

What the fuck is “fire eagle”? what is it good for? why did i bookmark it? why did i sign up?
- Chris
FireEagle is Yahoo!’s version of DodgeBall. You remember DodgeBall, right? No, you don’t remember DodgeBall? Well it was an early entry to social media that came out in like 2005. Basically you text your [...]