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Non-Essential Mnemonics
In this space, writer Kent Woodyard shares all the mnemonics
you’ll never really need to remember.
To view this column offline, check out Kent’s first book, Non-Essential Mnemonics: An Unnecessary Journey Into Senseless Knowledge.
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January 11, 2012Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Canada’s bloated, openly-apathetic government makes America’s entrenched, debt-frenzied Congress seem somewhat competent…”
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January 5, 2012Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Strippers, while tantalizing, can rarely provide comfort—pretty looking but empty inside.”
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December 13, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Dude, Wal-Mart always tears apart the illest songs…”
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November 7, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Los Angeles residents love actors, singers, and Kobe. San Franciscans prefer “granola people” – bicyclists, bearded Democrats, people with bisexual dads…”
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October 26, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “President Crawford, Dean Gregory, dignified guests, bloggers and journalists, hecklers, fraternity brothers, campus safety officers, students, and janitorial staff… hello, konnichiwa, salud.” (laughter)
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October 10, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: Veggie Burgers are Pointless. People Can’t Give Up Cow & Still Expect “Burgers” from Gardens
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September 19, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “I mean… immigration isn’t illegal is it?”
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September 6, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Just finished making a massive jalapeno-jerky-avocado sandwich. Oddly… not disgusting”
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August 22, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Hey. Idiot. Give me exact change.”
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August 15, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: Most Tourists Can’t Distinguish Between the Famous Hilton Sisters and Random Other Slutty Celebrity Starlets. Paris, Nicky, Lindsay Lohan, Heidi Pratt, Whoever Else—All are Identically Classless to the Typical Foreigner
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August 4, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Hey, hotties. Can you make babies? Excellent! Message me. Baby making virtually guarantees betrothal.”
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July 18, 2011Non-Essential Mnemonics: “Britney Spears poops solid gold.”