From New York, original humor & commentary by Brian Sack.
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December 2003

Grammar Cop: Shirty Spelling

Banterist's Department of Corrections.Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Rocky 2, Neighbors 0

A bite as bad as its bark.Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Village Gossip

A son from the richest village family was sent off to jail for six months for having a few too...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Mending Fences

Twain said golf was a good walk, spoiled. But, I submit he probably never stumbled upon dead dogs during...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Christmas In Poland

The Polish countryside with a dusting of snow makes a remarkable Christmas landscape. The snow was exquisitely timed so...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Car For Sale

1996 Polonez Caro 4-door, hatchback Color: Darkish something Engine: 4 cylinder, 65 Catpower Transmission: 5 Speed Standard 106000 Kilometers...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Catching Up With Capitalism

Yesterday was an exciting day. We left the village and drove to the 'big city' of Pila (pee-wa) which isn't...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Review, Village Bar

The village bar, so called because it's the bar and in a village, is a smallish one-room affair. There are...Read on...

Poland Dispatch: Virgin Gives It Up

Virgin is the greatest airline ever in the history of flight to cross the Atlantic. I have flown numerous carriers...Read on...

Banterist Goes To Poland

Banterist will be dispatching from an incredibly inconvenient part of Poland beginning today. Our geographic location will be seven hours...Read on...

Grammar Cop: Hello, Dolli?

Banterist's Department of Corrections.Read on...

Ultimate Caesar Salad

This is the same kind of Caesar Salad you'd pay $12 for a French guy to bring you. Ingredients: 2...Read on...

Christmas Party, Cheesecake, Jelly Bean, Boom!

Observations from Michael Stipe's Christmas Party.Read on...

Ask Banterist: Taxing Question

Dear Banterist, I am still a relatively new member of the New York community. There is something which puzzles me,...Read on...

Grammar Cop: TGFI

Banterist Deparment of Corrections.Read on...

Helpful Tips For Actors

Make sure to criticize the writing of the commercial. Even better if someone associated with the advertising agency or client...Read on...

Non-Celebrity Sightings

Guy who kind of looked like Angela Lansbury at the Union Square Starbucks. He ordered a medium mocha. 8:32am. Guy...Read on...

Dear Gary

Got your Christmas Card. Ethan looks adorable. I was going to make some joke about him looking more like...Read on...

In Pursuit of Victimhood

Abercrombie vs. The Culture of ComplaintRead on...

"Making It" Made Easy

There was a time, and it really wasn't that long ago, that in order to be famous you had...Read on...

Kazakhstan: Not very -stan like.

If you got all the other -stans and put them together, the resulting country would still be smaller than...Read on...

Copier Jam

I remember back in the '80s when I was reading a some aspiring-writer magazine of the sort and came...Read on...

Nathaniel Jones: Real American Hero

We live in troubled times, indeed. And I for one am worried. I'm worried that it's no longer safe...Read on...

Grammar Cop: Sell APST

Banterist Deparment of Corrections.Read on...

The Cons of November

In the month of November alone, I received 26 solicitations from con-men seeking an 'extremely urgent' form of 'business partnership.'...Read on...