[Seth Says] Wedding Bells Are Ringing!
...but not for me. Of course, I'm married to my work. And not to the corporate work that brings in the big money (much to my father's dismay), but to the...
[Seth Says] All Out Of Poems
"Roses are redI'm so lost without blue..." With April now over, so is National Poetry Month and also my usual poem-a-day practice which I maintain for the...
[Seth Says] Almost Fun!
I would like to see a company sell candy bars the size of a full-grown human, and call them Really Fun Size. Making candy very small doesn't make it fun. Of...
[Seth Says] Fear My Inept Kung Fu!
Q: What martial art do you use on a challah thief?A: Judo. Hiya, folks! Or I guess alternatively, Hi-ya! Folks! I've got martial arts on the brain (should...
[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...