Come watch television with me, my husband said.

What are you watching, I asked.

A movie about people who got exposed to 20 times the normal amount of radiation and now they have superhuman powers and go around chasing bad guys, he responded (more or less).

Hmm, tempting.

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New slang for me: Showmance.
What it is: a romance on a reality TV show.
Source: "Big Brother," Season 10, Episode 5, link below the cut (phrase comes up around the 8th minute of the episode or so.

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Jon Stewart on "Baracknophobia." Not hilariously funny as he sometimes is, but poignant.



P.S. I've been spelling his name wrong all this time, Israeli style (no "C").

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I found this video on Ask_Me_Anything where someone cites it as an example of something they used to find hilarious but don't anymore.

I'm in the former category. WDYT?

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One of the cruelest tricks in the world is parve (non-dairy) ice cream. There it is, sitting on the shelf as though it belongs, labeled with a small little sign in an innocuous, hardly noticeable place. Then you get home, thrilled to be treating yourself to a much deserved fancy. It looks great. You dig in, scooping a dollop into your open mouth. ( Read more... )