[Seth Says] Feast of St. Reuben
Q: Why did St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?A: It was cheaper than flying them out. Greetings, Friends! Like a pot-smoking ghost or top-shelf...
[Seth Says] Kiss a Wookie, Kick a Droid
Q: What temperature is it inside a tauntaun?A: Lukewarm. Today's subject line comes from the classic Star Wars Acapella Medley, which was in my head because...
[Seth Says] Book Book B'Gack
So a chicken goes into a library, walks up to the counter and says, "Book book book!" (I am realizing this joke works much better spoken, but I've already...
[Seth Says] You Can't Make This Up
What do you tell a Pixar employee who tries to start every film with a heart-wrenching montage? ... A friend reached out this week to let me know they had...
[Seth Says] No Rest For The Wicked
How can I make jokes in such grave circumstances?It's time to try defyyyyyyyying gravity. Sorry, that's no rest for Wicked. (a reasonable choice if you want...
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[Seth Says] Crit Damage
When people get very drunk and discuss novels, it's called "Lit Crit".If they discuss a zoo novel they haven't read, it's "Hippo Crit""But what if they have...
[Seth Says] Calm Before The Storm
Reminds me of the time I had to write a piece about a racist senator, but first had to fortify myself with seafood. It was the clam before the Strom....
[Seth Says] Present: Tense
Are you proud of stealing people's gift-wrapping materials? Go ahead, take a bow. Yes, we're into the thick of it, or I guess arguably, into the thin of it,...
[Seth Says] New Essential Thanksgiving Songs!
(By which I mean, they contain the essence of Thanksgiving. Think essential oils, rather than medical essentials, which is to say you don't need them and...
[Seth Says] I Also Hate It
So yeah, here we are, this is the world and this is the country. Not great, Bob. But also, I'm sure you, like me, have already read/watched/eaten far too...
[Seth Says] Who Gives A Damocles?
Q: Why don't theatre companies ever stage the story of Damocles? A: Too much overhead. I was originally going to title this week's newsletter "MF...
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[Seth Says] Do the Needful
It's the hot new dance trend that's sweeping the nation! Do the Needful! Well, okay, it's not sweeping the nation. (For that matter, it's not even a hot new...
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[Seth Says] Settling For Happiness
I know, weird concept, right? Isn't happiness one of those unattainable sky-high goals? Don't you need things to be going much better in order to be happy?...
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[Seth Says] Snoop Loggy Log
Greetings Friends, Readers, Countrymen, I come not to bury Snoop Dogg, but to praise him. (He's not dead, sorry, just realized that could worry people)(Well,...
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[Seth Says] In Which Seth Gives A Speech
Hello Friends (and Very Committed Enemies), Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Blatherton Court, the place where we court blather. (The judge's...
[Seth Says] Part of This Complete Breakfast!
The other day I was chatting with a friend about following through on inspirations. Inspiration is as natural and important as breathing, which is probably...
[Seth Says]Bad Link
What, he’s not even gonna rescue Zelda or fight Ganon? Apparently the link to my column in today’s email was incorrect — here’s the correct link to The...
[Seth Says] Olympic Fever!
Or, as it's commonly known, "Covid". ("Jesus, Seth, can't we get a single sentence into your newsletter without something depressing? Don't you like humor?"...
[Seth Says] Comedy= Tragedy+Time
I'm a math head. Still better than using Sethamphetamines, but I do tend to overdo it on math sometimes. What can I say, I derive pleasure from applying...
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[Seth Says] Courting Disaster
It's really the only appropriate way to treat disaster. What, you just want to show up, wham, bam, thank you apocalypse? No, where's the respect? Where's the...