From New York, original humor & commentary by Brian Sack.
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October 2003
The Return of Dr. Abu
After my initial Nigerian Email Experiment, I had lost contact with my friend Dr. Abu. The duration of the lapse...Read on...Eulogy For Charles
Hello ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for coming today. I wasn't a close friend of Charles. He didn't have many close...Read on...Precursor To The Apocalypse
That's it. We're doomed. Despite all the signs that the world was teetering on the edge of disaster, I...Read on...The Next Nigerian Email Experiment
In the intitial Nigerian Email Experiement, I decided to take the scammer up on his offer to wire $35,000,000 to...Read on...Plastic Bag Man
Standing behind a gentleman at the Whole Foods on Seventh Ave. His transaction is taking longer than normal. He's a...Read on...Revenge of the Poles
Trudne? Trudny? Trudna?Read on...Plight of The Average-Penised
Long before we all knew the perils of putting your email address out in the open, I gave my email...Read on...Stone Age 21st Century Lady
Seated at the table next to us in this old-fashioned, charming steakhouse, a man and woman. Both early 40s, I'll...Read on...The Nigerian Email Experiment, Part II
Incredibly, my correspondence with the Nigerian scam artist goes on. So far, Dr. Abu has continued relentlessly to press me...Read on...Events Historians Have Ignored With Good Reason
The Battle of Geddy Lee The Frowning Upon of Sir Henry Cromwell of Hinchinbrook, 1588 Massacre of the Not-So-Innocents Martin's...Read on...Shedding Tears for Screeners
Every year, a certain number of actors are selected by the Screen Actors Guild to vote in the Screen Actor's...Read on...Lesser Known Cosmic Events
Beige Holes Not-so-supernovas Planetary Dawdling Confused Nebulae Unenthusiastic Binary Stars Average Orbits Quasar Farts Over-twinkling Unhappy White Giants When a...Read on...The Nigerian Email Experiment
The Nigerian email scam is the modern day version of the Nigerian Fax Scam which was once the modern day...Read on...Uses for 311
311 is New York City's New Phone Number for Government Information and Services. Among the many services accessible through 311, you can...Read on...Banterist Personals
Read on...Eavesdropping, Part I
Conversations overheard on the streets of New York.Read on...Reparations For The Awkwardly Surnamed
Every Ho and Fuykschot is well aware they're the source of entertainment at roll call. There's not a Dickgraber or Dumfart who hasn't been hung up on at least once.Read on...Convenient Gangsta Press Release
Press release for up-and-coming artist ________________.Read on...Kitchen No Longer Confidential
Prior to meeting and marrying my wife, my method for eating out involved simply exiting the house and looking for...Read on...New York Sidewalk Trivia
Did you know the average time it takes any stationary object to be sprayed with dog urine is nine minutes?Read on...I Am A Corrupt Catholic Priest
In an ongoing effort to further tarnish the Catholic church, I appeared on ABC's All My Children as a...Read on...Ambrose Bierce may have linked to us.
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