Entries by Allison Hirschlag


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The Overlook Hotel’s Safety Measures for Reopening Now That We Know the Hotel Is a Sentient Being That’s out for Blood.

While it appears the hotel is a sentient being that has taken control of every caretaker we’ve ever had, turning them into psychopaths who have killed or attempted to kill their entire family, we want you to know we’re doing everything we can to keep it from doing that to any of our guests. However, since spiritual forces are notoriously difficult to contain, we’re legally obligated to alert you to the voluntary risks you’re taking by staying with us. 

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Self-Care Tips For Zombies

Stay hydrated! A dehydrated zombie is, well, the same as a hydrated zombie, but it’ll give you something to do between feedings. 

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The Art Of Re-cluttering Your Life After Tidying Up Throws You Into A Cataclysmic Emotional Crisis

Just because you don’t read anymore doesn’t mean you don’t need your books: Do you think books arranged into a high order rainbow are pretty? Does the perfect symmetry turn the volume down on the noise in your brain? Then you definitely can’t get rid of your textbooks from AP Bio, or any of your 17 copies of The Mists of Avalon.

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Manager Handbook Chapter 12: So You’ve Hired A Woman. Now What?

Hiring competent people, regardless of their gender, is an important aspect of any manager’s job, but in today’s post #MeToo world, men in positions of power need to take certain precautions when they decide to allow a female into an office environment. No doubt she’s going to wreak some havoc simply by having breasts and walking around, so it’s important to prepare your male employees by requesting they review these guidelines and procedures should they have to interface with her.

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Those Self-important Scientists Warning About The Dangers Of The Plague-infected Giant Rats In America Need To Stay In Their Lane

Whelp, they’re at it again, folks. When will those infectious disease scientists at the so-called Center for Disease Control ever quit their fear-mongering and just do their jobs? Yes, a few of those giant rats Americans love keeping as pets have contracted an illness that’s made them prone to violent outbursts in which they occasionally tear the flesh off their owners’ faces, but these scientists are making it sound like that’s some out of control situation.

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I’m Typhon, Father Of All Monsters, And There’s More To Me Than Being A Reprehensible, Serpent Giant Who Wants To Burn The World To The Ground.

Many of you’ve probably seen my beautiful wife Echidna knocking on doors around town. Don’t be fooled by her half-reptilian body, she’s the warmest woman you’ll ever meet. But maybe keep any babies or pets away from her mouth just to be safe.

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Half-Assed Apologies From Historic Leaders For Egregious Crimes Against Humanity

Pharaoh of The Exodus   When I enslaved the Israelites and ordered all their first-born sons to be killed, I was really just trying to start a productive dialogue with the state about population control. Caligula   Yes, I often called myself a god, had sex with my own sisters, turned my palace into a […]

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Things You Say to a Dead Loved One OR Your Kid When They’re at Sleep Away Camp for the First Time

We miss you terribly. Are you making friends? Is it everything you hoped it would be, or have there been let downs? I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately… I wish we hadn’t gotten into that fight about politics before you left. It feels so trivial now. I didn’t even really know what I […]

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9 Things That Are Definitely More Responsible For School Shootings Than Guns

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says there are too many entrances and exits to schools, and that is why shootings are able to happen. “Had there been one single entrance possibly for every student, maybe he would have been stopped.” May 18th, 2018 Hands School shootings happen because bad people use their hands to fire […]

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15 Ways To Determine If Your Facebook Post Contains Hate Speech

It uses derogatory language to describe a person, animal, country, race, religious group, publication, restaurant chain, political regime, oil company, etc. It makes you chuckle wickedly while pressing your fingertips together, Emperor Palpatine-style. Your mom would purse her lips and look down if you read it to her. It’s in reference to a political pundit’s […]

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Things Oprah Might Think Are A Sign From God That She Should Run For President

1. She walks into her dressing room, and a burning bush that looks vaguely like Barak Obama tells her it would probably be a good idea. 2. All the cars that she gifted audience members simultaneously break down and explode. 3. Her publicist mentions HGTV is jonesing for a before and after White House makeover […]

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French Kiss 2: Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron Lost in Italy

After the inaugural meeting for the G7 Summit, young and lithe politicians Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron steal away to a private garden in Taormina, Sicily to have a more intimate conversation. (The dialogue that follows is spoken in french, aka the language of love). Macron: I wasn’t sure you’d come. I know how afraid […]

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A Comprehensive Advisory System Based On Sean Spicer’s Standing Patterns As Devised By Homeland Security

Feet straight ahead, eyes forward, hands not on podium: A relatively calm, slow day at the White House. So far no one’s been fired, and the President’s only tweeted twice about not colluding with Russia and once about voter fraud. One foot pointed forward, the other angled to the side, eyes downcast, one hand in […]