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- OSIC: A Crushable Guide To Regifting
- Have A Very Jewy Christmas!
- Video: This Kid's The Most Excited For Christmas!
- Spiderman Musical Is 'Very Safe' According To Star
- College Horror Stories: The Common App Is Full Of Bugs
- An Open Letter To The Movieplex Near Tron Guy
- Sweet Repeat: Taylor Momsen Smiles
- OSIC: Christmas Shopping At A Grocery Store
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:04 AM PST
• When it burns to pee, it might not just be a UTI…(Lemondrop) • The best flowchart to telling what your boyfriend is getting you for the holidays. (Frisky) • Miley Cyrus goes for the lesbos looks in some recently revealed (or is that revealing?!) photos. (Buzzfeed) • Obama is “evolving” on the issue of same-sex marriage. Good! Because the people who don’t believe in letting gay couples marry also don’t believe in evolution! (Washington Post) • Brian Lichtenberg’s $1,200 “gizmo” skirt was too terrifying to exist in reality. (The Gloss) • Dude, we were just wondering what the hell happened to OB tampons as well! Uh…last week, we mean. (Jezebel) Post from: Crushable |
| OSIC: A Crushable Guide To Regifting Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST
In the 12 days leading up to December 25th, we're rolling out our "Oh Shit It's Christmas" features to help you with any last minute Christmas problems that may arise. Regifting. Everyone does it. (Right?) Everyone pretends they don’t. The habit has gotten a bad rap, because known regifters are an embarrassment to society. However! If you follow a few simple guidelines, regifting can be a huge help on your budget and your Christmas guilt reflex. But if you really want to become a regifting pro, keep a few of these tips in mind. 1.Remember Who Bought You Stuff! The first rule of regifting is also the most important: Remember who bought you the stuff you’re trying to pawn off! It’s always embarrassing when a gift recipient realizes they’ve been regifted. Worse? When they actually bought them the gift that you’ve wrapped in shiny paper and tried to pawn off as something new. This happened to me once. When I lived in DC, I received a photo of Ronald Reagan standing in the Oval Office. Sure, it was free. BUT. My grandmother LOVES Ronald Reagan. So I gave it to her. The following year, my mother returned the photo to me, in a frame. (I guess my grandma doesn’t love him that much.) I’m not sure why my mother decided I needed a framed Reagan. BUT. I do love my regifted Reagan. That photo now stands proudly on my bookcase. Other regifting recipients are likely not as enthusiastic. 2. Be Prepared To Give Up Good Gifts Look. You are likely regifting for one of three reasons: you’re cheap, or lazy, or both. Do you want your friend/relative to know that? Because you can just save some effort and forgo getting them anything. But you’ve decided to regift because you want to hide your failings, and continue with the illusion that you are thoughtful and care about them. So be prepared to give away some good loot that you have received. 3. Save The Crap For People You Don’t Care About Everyone has a few people on their list that need obligation gifts. So if you really want to get rid of that fruit cake, and feel bad throwing it out, give it here. 4. Schedule your gift exchange AFTER Christmas The best time to regift is after the holidays – or as close to them as possible. Because likely you will have received some gifts – from friends, acquaintances or a boss – that are sufficient to be given away to someone else. Also, there are super great sales after Christmas, if you intended to buy something and just didn’t have the time/budget. 5. Keep a box of gifts that would make acceptable presents Every year, you receive far too many gifts that you can’t do anything with. But some of them are really nice! Why not give them to other people next year? Just keep them in a box in your closet, and consult with it every time before you go out to purchase a gift next year. It’s almost as healthy as recycling. You’re high school Earth Science teacher would be PROUD. 6. Remember Who Bought You Things! Seriously, this can get embarrassing. And if you’re going to keep a box full of gifts that people have bought you, things get confused. Post from: Crushable OSIC: A Crushable Guide To Regifting |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:24 AM PST
Growing up as one of about ten Jews living full-time in Newark, Delaware, I got to know my religious holidays pretty well. Our havara had events for Purim, Rosh Hashanah, and yes, even Hanukkah. Strictly speaking, Judaism doesn’t really have much to do with our gift-giving holiday, probably about as little as Christ’s birth has to do with a Jolly fat man and reindeer. Yes, our menorah does symbolize the eight nights that our little lamp held without any oil, but other than that, the tradition of gift-giving is more in line with Purim, which is also like our Halloween. But since little Christian boys and girls got tons of presents during Christmas and the Jewish-American community had felt ostracized enough already, Hannucka, a smaller holiday of nebulous importance but nonetheless usually fell pretty close to Christmas, became our reason for the season. So you see, it’s pretty hypocritical to begin with for us Jews to place such an importance on Hanukkah, since it’s a day more in line with Sukkot than Pesach in terms of Torah-emphasis. If we wanted presents, we should just bite the bullet and celebrate Christmas as a non-secular holiday than trying to change around our own belief structure to fit the religious majority’s time line. That’s practically un-American! Now, can someone now pass me the ham? I have another seven presents to unwrap. Post from: Crushable |
| Video: This Kid's The Most Excited For Christmas! Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:17 AM PST This kid? He’s our new “Oh Shit, It’s Christmas” mascot. Because, ZOMG, he’s so excited about Christmas that he… well, you’ll see. We wouldn’t want to ruin anything for you.* *BTW, Santa doesn’t… um, actually have a beard (via) Post from: Crushable Video: This Kid's The Most Excited For Christmas! |
| Spiderman Musical Is 'Very Safe' According To Star Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST
But of course, there are people out there who have a big stake in keeping this show alive. Say for instance, its star Reeve Carney, who doesn’t have to do any major stunts and is assuring everyone that the show is perfectly safe.
Okay, which is it, Reeve? Have you always felt safe, or are they finally taking more safety precautions? Because even if you thought they were taking enough precautions before, you should probably feel less safe now, knowing that they were doing the bare minimum in keeping your stunt doubles alive. Oh wait, you’re not doing major stunts? Well then screw it. It’s all good! Of course, Damon Lindelof of Lost fame remains the worst: Post from: Crushable Spiderman Musical Is 'Very Safe' According To Star |
| College Horror Stories: The Common App Is Full Of Bugs Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:57 AM PST
According to The New York Times:
Funny, I’ve never heard of it happening before, and no one I know who applied to college had the issue. But this year it is actually worse, because more kids are using the common app to apply to colleges. According to the article:
The college admissions board has sort of addressed the situation. They’ve created a pop up window, that reads:
Awesome. That means that kids who encounter this issue have to condense their already short essays to around 150 words instead of 1000. Fun! At least Twitter has given us all some practice in condensing our thoughts! An even more annoying issue? Some letters are bigger than others on computer screens. And eat into the word count even more. Are you ready to start thinking of your college application in terms of how big the letters are that you are using? Typically, college admissions offices are not fixing the issue and expect kids to copy edit their applications thoroughly before submitting them. And if there’s one thing we know kids today are great at, it’s spelling. Oh wait…. (Photo from 20 Strange College Application Questions) Post from: Crushable College Horror Stories: The Common App Is Full Of Bugs |
| An Open Letter To The Movieplex Near Tron Guy Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST
Tron Guy is a meme legacy, not unlike the title of your terrible new blockbuster. He is one of the original memes, and has been famous for almost a decade. Do you know how long a decade is in Internet time? He is like the Jeff Bridges of memes, and he has lived in your computer for centuries. Do you realize how much money in free marketing you’re missing out on should Jay decide to grace your dilapidated theater with your presence?? Here’s a quick hint: neither me or any of my friends have seen the original Tron (some of us didn’t even know there was an original Tron), but we all know about Tron guy. As for your worry that people would be “distracted” by Jay’s costume, let us ask you this: would they really be distracted, or would they think that you guys had the best 3D theater in the country, because some of the action seemed so close they could actually touch/smell it? Tron Guy is not just a walking advertisement the moment he steps into your multiplex, he also sells the whole concept behind Tron: Legacy, thus ensuring repeat customers. But mainly: shut up, movie theater. Jay was kind enough to call up and ask you in advance about his Tron costume, and you denied him over the phone. Did he get to talk to a manager? How old was this manager? Did he know he was talking to the Tron guy, or just a Tron guy? Did this query go up to the higher echelons of Regal Plaza or whatever, all the way to the main offices in Detroit? Because we think if this came across the desk of any high-ranking movie theater official, they would be able to see a great opportunity when it smacked them in the face. Although maybe not, if they weren’t wearing their 3D glasses. Post from: Crushable An Open Letter To The Movieplex Near Tron Guy |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:28 AM PST What do you get when you buy a $50 cat calendar? – Cats in designer clothing, duh. “In this photo, Oscar, Mr. February, wears a regatta blazer with striped trim and a white shirt dress.” Great, now my cat’s going to ask for that for Christmas. (NY Times) Post from: Crushable |
| Sweet Repeat: Taylor Momsen Smiles Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST
When we think of Taylor Momsen we usually thing “teenage Grinch.” She runs around Hollywood sucking joy and glad tidings with her black clothes and surly grimace. But, just like the Grinch when he walks the red carpet, Taylor has actually been known to let loose with a smile every once in a while. This gallery is our attempt to prove that Taylor’s lip muscles still work. Medical journals here we come! Post from: Crushable Sweet Repeat: Taylor Momsen Smiles |
| OSIC: Christmas Shopping At A Grocery Store Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:06 AM PST In the 12 days leading up to December 25th, we're rolling out our "Oh Shit It's Christmas" features to help you with any last minute Christmas problems that may arise. We’ve already shown you how to pick up last minute gifts anywhere from McDonald’s to a 24-hour drug store, so you should be good to go. However, if it’s the night before Christmas and mom sends you out to pick up some ham-dressing (I have no idea what normal people eat on Christmas, I’m a Jew), check around your local grocery store for gift ideas. You might be surprised at the wealth of clever presents you find.* *Does not exempt you from feeling like a jackass when the rest of your family gets you an Xbox or whatever kids are into these days. Post from: Crushable OSIC: Christmas Shopping At A Grocery Store |
• Here’s hoping that 2011 is the year for plus-sized models like Crystal Renn…just like 2010 was supposed to be. (
When did my Jewish family start giving gifts on Christmas Eve? When did we start spending Christmas Day together, eating ham? We didn’t switch religions or anything, but this trend is something my other Jewish friends have noticed in their families as well: Hanukkah traditions like eating latke and lighting the menorah have gone out of style in favor of just full assimilation on this holiday. And you know what I say? Great.
So by now, you’ve probably made up your minds about Julie Taymor’s Broadway death trap, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. Either you think 
As if applying for college weren’t hard enough. Are you prepared to shorten your answers to fit into the arbitrary space that your computer decides on? Because the common application is especially buggy this year. Good times!
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