We all know HBO’s legendary roster of some of the greatest shows ever made (The Wire, The Sopranos, Rome, Deadwood, The Larry Sanders Show, and countless others) but taking a look at its schedule you can’t wonder if HBO’s best days are behind it. The Sopranos—its last unqualified hit with both audiences and Emmy voters—is…
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Mom Jokes, resending the best joke my mom emailed me last week:
A woman walks into a used pet store and notices a beautiful parrot is only 20 dollars. Shocked, the woman asks, “Why is that bird so cheap?” The pet store owner explains that the bird used to belong to a whorehouse and the bird had picked up a lot of bad language and remembered a…
The Black Elephant in the Room and the White Lion on the Rooftop: Why People Won’t Say They Hate Obama Because He’s Black but Will Say They Hate Him Because of His “Religion”
“I am uncomfortable with a black President.” You won’t ever hear these seven, direct words uttered out loud about Obama, but you will hear people say everything except it. I have heard people hate him. I have heard he’s not really black (although he’s black enough for the same white people to never let him…
Bubba’s Sex Tips for a Seductive Evening: How to be a Player in a Rural Area. Tip 1: Who Needs a Big Penis When You’ve Got a Big Truck?
Anyone can be a player in a big city like New York when you just have to throw a rock to hit a 5 foot 10 glamazon aspiring model. Being a player inside an area locally known as “the county limits” is pretty damn hard. Most women are 15 (illegal as my buddy Brad would…
Interviews with the Invisible: “The Welfare Bum”
In the national debate about cutting out “entitlements” to trim the deficit, over and over I keep that “welfare bums” are the ones bleeding the country dry. Well I decided to ask a “Welfare Bum” who has drawn unemployment and food stamps how much he really makes. The following is an interview with Michael Baranick,…
Larger Editorial: Why Old People Should Vote Democrat
In the ongoing debate about what fat we need to cut off our budget in an attempt to reel in our 14 trillion dollar national deficit, a clear distinction emerges between the two parties. The Democrats want to cut the military budget—largest in the world—which is also the government sector most directly responsible for the…
Petty Issues Week 1
Jewelry companies have advertised 400 times more than usual in the run up to Valentine’s Day. Why don’t they just show a picture of an angry girlfriend opening a box of candy with the tag line “Our advertising is designed to make her disappointed?” I wonder if alcohol commercials will increase around St. Patrick’s Day……
Now What? (Life Post Grad): The Vicious Cycle of Experience
Welcome to “Now What?” a weekly feature for figuring out what to do after you graduate college. It is the best time of times to be young. It is the worst of times to be young. This is the worst economy for recent college graduates in almost a century. All the promises of wealth you’ve…
The Fast Food Critic: Reviewing the Latest Foods Designed to Kill You
Today I’m reviewing the latest Frankenstein burger, the Jalapeno and Cheddar Stuffed Burger King Steakhouse Burger which sounds more like a sentence than a sandwich. As a general health rule, if your burger needs a period at the end of it (like Chili’s Bacon Ranch Cheddar Fried Onion Chili Burger), you might want to go…
Working Class Economist: Take Your Credit Card, Set It on Fire, and Piss on the Ashes
Welcome to Working Class Economist, a feature that will take a look at the economy through the people most affected by it but so rarely mentioned by policy wonks discussing interest rates or credit default swaps: people making less than 60,000 a year. Today’s feature is all in the title: the abusive relationship you have…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody Vs. Betty
In this debate I will be talking to a super religious housewife whose husband is in the military. Brody: Hi, thank you so much for coming out. I mean it. Betty: You’re welcome. Brody: Why do you hate gays? Betty: Wait…what? Brody: Okay, we’ll skip that one for now. Actually, I would like to ask…
Down and Out in Bumblefuck: The Rural News Covers Natural Gas Drilling
Today I want to talk about natural gas drilling. Most people think of domestic, natural gas drilling as a positive step towards energy independence and ditching America’s foreign oil addiction. Most people would be wrong. I could write a book about how natural gas drilling is bad for people—from poisoning the ground with hexa-chromium 3,…
What the Fuck Happened to Vince Vaughn?
[This kicks off “throwback” week on Alabama Liberal. This week I will be re-posting the most popular items from the site’s first 7 months. I just go solely by whichever items had the most comments and am “re-sharing” them in a week that hopes to tap into some nostalgia while also finding new eyes for…