Brian Sack
I started Banterist in 2003 after this conversation with my cat. It led to all sorts of good things.
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Banterist Archive
Recent Comments
- ian murray on Poland Dispatch: The German Poo-Shelf Toilet
- James Smith on China Dispatch: Using the Squat Toilet
- PJ on I Am An Expert On France
- Anonymous on China Dispatch: Using the Squat Toilet
- Mohamed on A Gentleman’s Guide to Labor & Delivery
- Susan on eBay: DKNY Men’s Leather Pants I Unfortunately Own
- Ana Maria on The Cons of November
- Captain on eBay: Playboy. In Braille.
- Leah on eBay: Tiffany & Co. Glass Apple My Father Didn’t Want
- JLRaven on eBay: DKNY Men’s Leather Pants I Unfortunately Own
Why does the exclamation point get all the attention???
Are you listening?????
and who the hell cares?????????
CAPS LOCK HAS CHUNKS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS IN ITS STOOL
Also used by eBay sellers (present company excluded) in conjunction with hyperbole such as:
“Rare!!!!!!”
“HARD TO FIND!!!!”
“Don’t pass this up!!!!!!!”
How quickly we forget Schowalter’s failed foray into the Interbang.