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My Two Centsnew

The 39-cent stamp is the best deal in town.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Joe MacLeod  |  01-18-2006  |  Comedy

My Burning Bednew

The fire started with a cigarette -- but whose?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  01-12-2006  |  Comedy

A Smoky End to the Airlines Gignew

Working for the airlines was a great job while it lasted, but it has taken a total toilet spin.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  01-05-2006  |  Comedy

The Kidnappers Had Their Trunk Opennew

It's not as if the columnist has ever been in tons of danger, unless you want to count the times (there have been a couple) that people tried to kidnap her.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  12-15-2005  |  Comedy

Learning Lessons From a Catnew

It can't be a good sign if a cat can knock a Christmas tree down.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  12-08-2005  |  Comedy

Stayin' Alivenew

An inflated economy has produced a depressed nation of price-gouged poor people already in debt before Christmas. Who can afford to go over the river and through the woods to grandmomma’s house?
Jackson Free Press  |  Ken Stiggers  |  12-01-2005  |  Comedy

Daniel Now Has L.A. Gallery Despite Corn-Starched Hairnew

Daniel marched into an L.A. gallery with his head looking as if it had been assaulted by bobcats and then walked out with representation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  12-01-2005  |  Comedy

Oui Oui-ing on Poor Folknew

Oooh, la, la! Paris, one of the cornerstones of art and culture, has become a place where folk just don’t get along.
Jackson Free Press  |  Ken Stiggers  |  11-28-2005  |  Comedy

Craigslist.org > Missed Connectionnew

Here's the sordid tale of one man's heartbreak, charted in the notoriously creepy Craigslist Missed Connections page.
Dig Boston  |  Seth Reiss  |  11-25-2005  |  Comedy

Who is This Stranger Sipping Cappuccino?new

Returning to your city of birth offers a different perspective -- especially when that city is L.A.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  11-23-2005  |  Comedy

Convoluted Drunken Driving Lawnew

Don't drink and drive in Massachusetts, or you'll probably get screwed by a law named after someone's relative (who was busted for the same thing).
Dig Boston  |  Rollins O'Reilly  |  11-17-2005  |  Comedy

Hollis Gillespie's Day Offnew

Hollis Gillespie's column is due at noon Friday. Last Thursday, she sent a message to Creative Loafing Senior Editor Doug Monroe and her usual cast of characters. The following is their e-mail exchange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  11-17-2005  |  Comedy

Incoming!new

The number of international graduate students enrolling in American universities appears to have rebounded slightly this fall following three years of decline.
Orlando Weekly  |  Steve Schneider  |  11-11-2005  |  Comedy

The Michael Moore of the Ghettonew

While thousands of people die in a war, others suffer the side effects of deadly medications and the ramifications of environmental alterations.
Jackson Free Press  |  Ken Stiggers  |  11-10-2005  |  Comedy

Taking Mr. Big Smile to Meet the TV Peoplenew

Paramount had requested that Hollis Gillespie pick a representative from what the writer describes as her "band of retarded blow monkeys" to come in with her so the TV people could "see the chemistry."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Hollis Gillespie  |  11-10-2005  |  Comedy

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