Cup Check: Woman Crushes Man’s Testicles Resulting in Death

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Jamie Reidy comments on a woman’s killing a man by crushing his balls with her hand.

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Man Up & Do Your Own Laundry, Dude

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Jamie Reidy shares a story concerning his own baptism into the wonderful world of wash.

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Anger Management: Guys, Get Mad & Get Laid

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Jamie Reidy reacts to surprising news regarding what women want.

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Ten things I've learned from crashing at somebody's house

I always travel to places where I know people, so that I can crash with them. I hate the idea of paying for a hotel. You can sleep anywhere if you need to. A floor, outside on a bench, a couch, a chair, a beanbag chair, a car…I’ve done ‘em all and more. There is [...]

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Guestpost #75: Katie Harrington – Ten things I’ve learned from having a vagina

Bio:  I’m a 23 year old Irish girl, I like reading, writing, spicy chicken, the feeling of sand between my toes and the warm fuzzy feeling of a hug. This is her blog: http://oracularspectacular.wordpress.com Note: In response to – Ten things I’ve learned from having a penis. If you’re going to ask your middle-aged, male Indian cleaner to [...]

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Ten things I've learned from Jerry Sandusky

Teachers, gym teachers, and coaches have to be extremely cautious around their students. There was a time when teachers would run the gamut from physical affection to physical abuse. That time has passed. For the most part it’s for the best, but it seems a bit much when a teacher can’t even hug a kid, [...]

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Ten things I've learned from workplace politics

Note: this is not about any workplace in particular. They say you shouldn’t burn bridges, and that’s true. But I’ve burned bridges before, and it’s hard not to be angry sometimes if you feel like you’ve been taken advantage of. The trick is to buck up and apologize if you’ve made a mistake, and try to [...]

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Guestpost #74: Amanda Petryschuk – Ten things I’ve learned from being a witness in the Superior Court of Canada

Bio: Amanda Petryschuk is a Toronto improviser and secretary with a colourful past. This past led to the experience referred to here. You can follow her on Twitter or catch her around Toronto performing with Impatient Theatre Co. and other improv groups like POMP. You can buy her a drink and pick her brain about [...]

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Remembrance Day HuffPost Edition – Ten things I've learned from veterans and war objectors

1. In the 1960s and 1970s, Canadian Quakers housed and supported a large number of conscientious objectors in Canada. It allowed people like my dad to live, and eventually settle, here when he came up from California during the Vietnam War. It later meant that I briefly had a place to stay in Vancouver when [...]

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Ten things I've learned from nuts

Cashews are delish! Peanut butter is really sugary. Unless it’s natural. Then it’s really oily. Small things can kill you. If you are into almond butter, you are also guaranteed to have done a lemon cleanse. Nuts, like everything, are delicious with chocolate. When I buy nut-themed mixes, I often spend a fair amount of [...]

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Ten things I've learned from the New York Musical Improv Festival

I went to this. I want to perform in it next year. Because it’s the best. Sadly, I missed heavyweights like Baby Wants Candy and Freestyle Love Supreme, but I caught a lot of amazing stuff. Special shout out to the Magnet Theatre and all their wonderful musical house teams. Bodies do strange things when [...]

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Ten things I've learned from guerrilla improvised theatre

Note: I’ve done various types of planned and unplanned improvised things both in Toronto and in Vancouver. Generally, I would consider guerrilla improv to be something done that is not in a traditional theatre or performance space, and that takes people by surprise. Like a flash mob…sort of. Having a loud argument with a fellow improviser [...]

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Ten things I've learned from crowds

There is one acceptable place to look in a crush of people on a subway in rush hour. Up. When you are in a mob, you feel powerful. When you are facing a mob, you feel desperate. Crowds allow for many things you can’t do on your own: crowd-surfing, crowd-sourcing, ‘the wave’, orgies. Elevators are [...]

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Guestpost#73: Josh McNorton – Ten things I’ve learned from traveling in China for a month

Note: Josh McNorton is a musician, writer, and all-around good guy. This is his website: www.joshmcnorton.com Every year for the past three I’ve embarked on a solo adventure in a foreign land. With encouragement from some Canadian friends living in Beijing and Shanghai, plus a very inexpensive plane ticket, I chose China this year. These are [...]

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Ten things I've learned from performing in the Toronto Improv Festival

Note: The Toronto Improv Festival is in town, so if you live in Toronto and you love comedy, or improv, or fun, go to it this week ONLY. It’s every night at the Comedy Bar, and there are teams from all over Canada and the States. Website is here: http://www.torontoimprovfestival.ca/ Note: I performed in the [...]

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Ten things I've learned from cheese

Cheese is delicious. Cheese is so delicious that I could never be vegan, specifically due to cheese. Also…burgers. The moon is made of cheese. Wallace and Gromit proved it by going to the moon in a home-made rocket. Lunar cheese does not taste like any other cheese. Do not cut the pointy bit off the [...]

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