Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Comedy

25 Aug 2005, 8:23 a.m.

Self-Plagiarism As Cannibalism

As I'd sort of warned you, my MC Masala column this week is about a silly anecdote. Specifically, I cannibalized a July weblog entry about seeing a mouse. Enjoy. I slammed the bedroom door, immediately …

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19 Aug 2005, 9:06 a.m.

Spicy Quip

Upon seeing that Leonard had spilled peppercorns in the kitchen: "Are you making counter au poivre?"

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17 Aug 2005, 21:45 p.m.

Petrarch Innovated The Wacky Twist Ending

Salon published a review of new Nike ads. Sadly, the Salon piece contains no instances of the word "bedonkadonk" or its variant spelling "badonkadonk." It brings to mind a phrase I loved in Salon long …

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10 Aug 2005, 21:49 p.m.

Eh

If you see The Aristocrats, you should probably bring a barf bag. I nearly threw up twice. It has some very funny moments, but as an interview-a-hundred-people documentary, it pales next to Ken Burns's Baseball, …

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10 Aug 2005, 14:00 p.m.

Blah

E-commerce is hard. Let's go shopping. Will see a preview of the filthiest movie ever tonight. John, Kristen, Susanna, etc. will definitely not want to see it.

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25 Jul 2005, 14:40 p.m.

Seth Stevenson Is Making Sense

"But the house was TOO SMALL!"

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25 Jul 2005, 11:50 a.m.

Comedy Reminder

Will Franken's new website tells me that he's performing two discrete shows this Saturday, the 30th. I tell you that I'm going to both shows. They take place at The Purple Onion in North Beach, …

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21 Jul 2005, 7:51 a.m.

Not "Ironic," Thank Goodness

The SF Zoo has an exhibit/event called "Parrot Encounter." That sounds ominous. More ominous than the old magazine or comic "Tales of the Unexpected." Today I conceived of a similar magazine or comic: "Tales of …

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20 Jul 2005, 16:20 p.m.

Obligatory Franken Notice

"Not Quite Thought, Not Quite Speech" tonight at 8 at The Marsh.

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14 Jul 2005, 9:16 a.m.

Past Current Events + Tastelessness

This Year In Nepal: Hamlet II: Where is Everybody? Subtitle: "What's all this blood on the floor?"

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