The topic of bullying is a circular one. Let’s say you feel like the rich man is bullying you by pouring his finances in anti-you organizations. You protest locally. Change is so slow and seemingly out of reach. But then something twists. A worker at the anti-you organization claims he was bullied by protesters as …
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13 ways to define your love for V-day
Lines for your valentine you won’t likely find in a Hallmark card: Nerdy: You’re the central node of my network. Country: You’re like fresh eggs and warm milk. City: You’re my 20th floor. What a beautiful view! Fatty: You’re the canned cheese on my cracker. Eerie: Yours is the only mind I want to …
Le Film Romantique
For Valentine’s Day this year, your first responsibility is to learn French. It’s la langue de la vache. No, no, no. It’s la langue de l’amour. Ha ha ha! Either way, you could get yourself laughed at or in trouble, or both, unless you learn it up good. So learn French. Ready? Go! While you …
To Turn a Phrase
Hyperbole is embedded so deeply in everyday language, we can’t possibly extricate it. No one ever wants to see what it looks like when skin crawls. It’s a phrase with a meaning beyond the norm when you say, “My skin is crawling.” Sort of like when you say you can feel it in your bones. …
Just Admit It
Hanging from the office lights, I casually snipped off and conked the HR guy, Gavin, on the head with a freakishly large, size eleven boot. It was his boot. He was trying to get me to give his boot back to him. He’s so tall, you’d think he could jump higher, but reality isn’t always …
