People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.

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We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Every single moment is a coincidence.

Every single moment is a coincidence.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

Men won't read any email from a woman that's over 200 words long.

The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top,...

The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top,...

Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world...

Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world...

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

When Donald Duck traded his wings for arms, was he trading up or trading down?

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

Your body isn't just a body. It's an ecosystem.

Your body isn't just a body. It's an ecosystem.

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what...

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I know it's not cat food, but what exactly is it that they put inside...

I know it's not cat food, but what exactly is it that they put inside...

There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.

There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off.

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Christmas makes everything twice as sad.

Christmas makes everything twice as sad.

Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.

Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the...