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CollegeHumor: User 311's Articles http://www.collegehumor.com http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1787689 Michael Showalter Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1787689 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2> Wet Hot American Summer need no intro to this interviewee, who both wrote and starred in the decade-old cult favorite. Michael Showalter is also a founding member of sketch groups Stella and The State, the latter of which is now amazingly available on DVD after much network nagging from persistent fans. You'd also recognize him from his recent comedy album Sandwiches & Cats as well as his very own original online series on this site.

Showalter, whose comedic style is as soft-spoken as it is dry, pairs up with sidekick Michael Ian Black in the new series Michael and Michael Have Issues. I recently talked to him about his new show (which airs Wednesday), what he doesn't like about his job, and his cats.

You've been doing a lot of press for this new Comedy Central show. Is this the worst part of your job?

No. My least favorite parts are: 1. Scouting locations; 2. Having microphones put on my body; 3. Photo shoots (I guess that kind of counts as press.)

What is the worst question you have been asked so far?

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-07-10 13:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 11 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1772259 Steve Hofstetter Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1772259 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

His fourth comedy album comes out on March 17th. I talked to him about that, playing small towns, how CollegeHumor shaped his career, and the recession. Okay, I lied about the last one so read ahead with no fear of learning anything except what and who comedians do when they're off stage.

What do you think you would be doing if you weren't traveling the country telling jokes on stage?

I'd probably have an office job - maybe I'd be a consultant or work in development. I'd have a wife and kids by now, live in a gorgeous house, and spend all my time looking out the window and wishing I were a comedian.

What's the worst city to perform in?

This question sucks. Anywhere I say, I'll upset someone. I may as well tell people I hate babies or I beat the shit out of Rihanna. What, too soon? And by the way, Paterson, New Jersey.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-03-17 14:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 20 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771620 Jeff Richards (aka Drunk Girl) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771620 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Jeff Richards, best known as Drunk Girl from Saturday Night Live, is the only person to have ever been a cast member on both MADtv and SNL. His comedy album comes out March 3rd, where part of the revenue will go to help relieve world hunger. Here I asked him about his famous character on SNL and the motivation behind his new album.

How did you get started in comedy?
When I came out of my mommy, I peed in her face. She laughed and I think I giggled a little bit too. Cut to 17 years later, I hurt my knee in my senior year of high school playing football. I was in the hospital on morphine drip listening to Radiohead's epic The Bends album and thought about interviewing my football coach. I was also at the time very much into The Kids in the Hall, so I decided to create a show on public access and after I healed up I did that. The whole thing turned into a freak show interspersed with random weirdoes and community folk. That was the beginning.

Drunk Girl was a pretty legendary character in the later era of SNL. What was the back-story behind her creation?
I was doing stand-up in La Jolla at the Comedy Store and a drunk girl in the audience kept blurting out things right before I would get to the punch lines. I stopped and basically impersonated her to her and that was it. I made it a bit for the next night and kept doing it ever since.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-03-03 14:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 5 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771355 Trevor Moore & Zach Cregger of Whitest Kids U'Know Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771355 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2> popular online videos and live performances. After two successful seasons of their Whitest Kids TV show, two members from the group are making their own movie.

Zach (L) & Trevor (R)

Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger wrote, directed, and starred in the new film, which I didn't even know was possible to do without your brain exploding. I got to talk to the pair a few days ago about Miss March, the future of WKUK, and what's cool about the Playboy Mansion besides the scantily clad women.

So for people who haven't seen the trailer yet, can you explain the premise of your new movie?

Trevor: Basically it's about two guys who are best friends. One of them is really conservative and terrified of sex, and the other is completely obsessed with Playboy and pornography and what he assumes to be the Playboy code of life. The conservative guy's girlfriend was pressuring him to have sex with her on prom night but he doesn't want to. But he reluctantly decides to and gets really drunk so he can work up the courage to do the deed. And he falls down some stairs and goes into a coma for four years and when he wakes up, his girlfriend has left town and his now Playboy Playmate. So he's distraught and he and his friend take a road trip across the country to confront her.

How did you guys write, direct, and star in this without turning your back on your TV show?

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-02-26 14:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 28 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771027 Honest Movie Titles: Oscar Edition Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1771027 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-02-20 15:30:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 641 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1770513 Founders of The World Series of Beer Pong Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1770513 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Billy Gaines and Duncan Carroll helped take beer pong from an excuse to black out to a legitimate sport by co-founding The World Series of Beer Pong and Bpong.com. I recently got to ask them how the tournament came to be, what winners do with their prize money, and the best distraction they've ever witnessed.

Usually when someone is really good at beer pong, they are considered to have a drinking problem. Is each yearly winner guaranteed to be a raging alcoholic?

If beer pong was just a college game, then perhaps your perception is correct - what college student is not a raging alcoholic? What we've done with beer pong, however, is brought the game out of your college frat house basement and turned it into a sport. At the World Series and in any game a player is not required to drink any alcohol if they so choose. WSOBP official rules also have the back four cups filled with water rather than beer. Those that attend our events view beer pong as a sport and are there with a number one goal of winning their games. As such, I suspect the odds are against the winner being a raging alcoholic.

Is there a favorite type of beer to play with in the tournament?

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-02-11 15:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 26 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1770118 Mr. Chi City Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1770118 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

It's hard to be a normal human being and become famous on the internet. In most cases, you have to be an overweight preteen tweaking out over videogames, a ninja, a baby singing rap songs, or a groin injury. Mr. Chi City is none of these. His videos involve nothing out of the ordinary: freeze pops, parking tickets, and chrome garbage cans. He has acquired millions of hits on YouTube and CollegeHumor, yet he remains just a "regular dude who happens to own a digital camera."

I spoke to the self-proclaimed "realest dude on YouTube" last week about how to get women, keeping anonymity in his videos, and why he thinks his videos are so popular.

How did you begin making the videos?
You know what, man, I had a friend who was in a -they don't call them halfway houses anymore, now they're called transitional houses- and he had internet access. I guess you could call it good behavior, where as long as they wasn't in there clownin', they would let them watch TV and have internet and stuff like that. So he wanted me to e-mail him and keep him updated on what was going on, and I was like, "If you got the internet, look, I'll post a video about my Chevy on YouTube and then you can just check it out." And he hit me up the next day like, "Man, we really liked seeing your car... could you post something else, just going around where you live at?"
So I was like... "A'ight." [laughs]

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2009-02-04 18:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 250 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1765533 Rob Corddry Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1765533 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2> Blades of Glory, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and W.

Corddry is now the writer/director/star in the new WB online series, "Childrens' Hospital." The show revolves around a flippant medical staff working in a children's hospital, filled with injured children and their upset parents. The series spoofs the oh-so-dramatic medical genre and includes a cast with the likes of Ed Helms (The Office), David Wain (Stella), Ken Marino (The State), Rob Huebel (Human Giant), Jason Sudeikis (SNL), and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace).

I recently got a few minutes to talk to Rob about how he got the idea for "Childrens' Hospital," the differences between an online series and regular TV, and what sucked about hanging around with Jon Stewart.

How did the idea for Childrens' Hospital come about? You're the creator, right?
I am. I am the auteur, as they say. Not unlike Francis Ford Coppola or Chris Elliott. I was at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles, waiting for my wife and daughter who were in the treatment room. My daughter had popped a ligament out of place and it's a really easy procedure and it took like thirty seconds-- but as I was waiting in the waiting room, this horrible thing happened.

The doors burst open, and in came this total TV hospital-like show where, you know, five nurses and doctors were around this gurney, pushing it really fast. There were LifeFlight helicopter pilots bringing up the rear, there were IV bags, and people yelling the word "stat" a lot. There was practically theme music going on in the background. I was like "Oh man, this is awesome... wait a minute, this is a children's hospital." So that I found it funny or interesting for a second was completely inappropriate.

And then it kind of just went from there?
It all totally fell into place in that one second and was basically written within 15 minutes. The only thing that I got rid of was Maura Tierney. I wanted Maura Tierney as a character to play herself ten years after "ER" but she's an actual doctor now and everyone just tells her to shut the f*ck up.

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]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-12-11 18:00:00 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 325 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1764548 Aziz Ansari Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1764548 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

After Aziz Ansari got to college and had people comment on his sense of humor, he gave stand-up a shot and never looked back. Since getting up on stage at age 18, Ansari has enjoyed national recognition of his stand-up before joining the sketch comedy group, Human Giant. After two seasons of Human Giant's critically acclaimed show on MTV, a handful of various movie roles, and an appearance in an episode of Flight of the Conchords, Aziz became the first hire for the future spin-off of some NBC show called "The Office."

He now has a spot in an upcoming Judd Apatow movie and starting this week, setting out on his own stand-up comedy tour. I asked him about the Office spin-off, food, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Well, not so much the last one.

Some comedians have spent decades to get to your level. How did you go from random bits on Premium Blend to being in Seth Rogen movies so quickly?

I've been pretty fortunate. I started doing standup around 2001 when I was 18, so I was really lucky to be able to start out young. And then around 2006, after getting some awards in standup and making some short films with the Human Giant guys, MTV offered us the chance to make our show Human Giant. Doing two seasons of that show is what helped me get some of these recent acting opportunities. And yeah, I'm 25 and am kind of young to be where I'm at, but at the same time, re-read your question and then think about this - Seth is only 26! I hate him.

That's true; you're both unusually young. I guess I maybe should have said, "being in Adam Sandler movies" instead. He's in his mid-70s now, isn't he?

Well, it's a little known fact, but Adam is only 17 years old.

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]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-10-20 18:21:46 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 65 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1761344 Bill Burr Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:52:28 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1761344 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Unlike many comics, Burr can't be pinned down to only one style. He is able to successfully touch on political material, running over a large crowd of people in a car, racial material, and then segue into talking about how neutered dogs can help the nation's obesity problem.

He gained more recognition in 2006, when he delivered a very NSFW tirade to a massive Philadelphia audience, berating everything cherished by the city such as their sports teams, their mothers, and Rocky.

What made you want to get into standup as opposed to another form of comedy like writing or acting?

I always loved stand up comedy. When I was a kid, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world to be able to stand alone on a stage and make a crowd laugh their asses off. To me, the idea of doing something like that was both fascinating and absolutely terrifying.

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]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-08-20 23:20:04 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 208 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760856 Zach Galifianakis Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:51:53 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760856 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

In 2005, he appeared in "The Comedians of Comedy" alongside Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Maria Bamford and has since released a live standup DVD. Last fall he appeared in the Sean Penn directed "Into the Wild" and stars in "Visioneers," an upcoming indie film.

Galifianakis is the only person in history to appear in music videos for both Kanye West and Fiona Apple.

How did you get into doing standup?

I moved to NYC after failing my last course in college by one point. I had a nervous breakdown and then moved there with my cousin Dean who was going to NYU. We shared a closet for a bedroom. I moved to Manhattan in hopes of finding a great acting teacher who would change my life. Instead I met too many drinks.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-08-20 00:51:53 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 62 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760231 An Open Letter to My MacBook Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:02:03 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760231 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2> Dear MacBook Hard Drive That Crashed Three Hours Before My Ten Page Paper Was Due,

I'm going to try to remain calm and articulate here, even though deep down I would enjoy nothing more than cracking your screen open with the heel of my bare and bloodied foot.

I'm going to do my best to remain on topic in this letter and not give in to instinctive rage. But don't be fooled, MacBook. I'd like to do nothing more than envision a scene of me throwing your shattered LCD shards and miscellaneous keyboard letters into the bathtub, turning on the water, and speeding out of town in a stolen car.

But cooler heads must prevail, MacBook.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-08-06 11:02:03 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 17 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760095 Michael Ian Black Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:44:51 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1760095 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Most widely recognized as the snarky talking head from VH1's "I Love the 70s/80s/90s" series and member of the Stella trio, Michael Ian Black's witticism is getting closer to conquering every medium.

The self-proclaimed "very famous" Black already has a comedy album out, has a new book of humor essays climbing the NY Times Best Seller list, hosts a new show on Comedy Central, and has an additional one in the works alongside another well-known Michael. He recently took some time to tell me about his very public feud with Tucker Max, how to score with smart girls, and his new book "My Custom Van... And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face."

What is the best thing about your career right now?

Probably the best thing is that I've gotten to a point in my career where people are seeking me out to do interesting and dynamic work. On the other hand, I was offered an opportunity to be on "Circus with the Stars," which doesn't exactly fall into that category. It's great to be in a place where I am known enough that I don't have to always jump through hoops to get things done. Usually, but not always.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-08-04 10:44:51 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 33 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758776 The Hole in This Capri Sun Is Exasperatingly Complex to Penetrate Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:49:05 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758776 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

by Morgan Freeman

Oh. Hello there, sonny. Would you mind quickly assisting me with a glaring issue of mine? Much obliged. You would never believe how eager I currently am to have run into an individual such as yourself: an individual who may just happen to be able to be of some assistance to this particular dilemma of mine. It seems, my boy, that the hole in this Capri Sun is exasperatingly complex to penetrate.

You see... I have dealt more than several hours with attempts to release this refreshing liquid into my body. But as you can so clearly observe, this fruit drink has infuriatingly halted itself to no end.

In fact, the roof of my mouth, in its extreme state of desiccation, is dreadfully crying out for just the slimmest drop of quenching tropical fruit juice. Due to the faulty perforated hole that is normally to be pierced by the individually wrapped straw, all 6.75 fluid ounces of my liquid replenishment will remain in its default container.

Just ever so slightly out of reach.

Does every great quenching snack have its obstacles? Surely. If this here beverage weren't so delightful, it would not be worth the trouble that it is. All wise men know these 70 calories of strawberry kiwi flavor do not come without a little work, a bit of exertion.

Could I cheat and thrust the straw through the bottom of the container? I suppose that technically I could. That would mean two things: I took the ways of a weak man to solve my problem. Also, I wouldn't be able to set the drink down until I have completely finished it.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-07-09 12:49:05 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 110 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758739 CollegeHumor Interview: Mike Birbiglia Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:53:47 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758739 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

Mike recently took a few minutes away from being super productive to speak to us in what we, in the comedy business, call an "e-mail interview" enlightening us on his writing process, topics that cannot be turned humorous, and how much damage his sleepwalking disorder has caused.

Unlike a lot of other comedians, your material isn't all that cynical. The most cynical you really get is about politics. Do you think that will change after this next election? Which candidate do you think would provide the best material?

That's complicated. Because I think I'm cynical just not cartoonishly cynical. As for politics, there will always be room for cynicism. Both McCain and Obama will be disappointing in some way, thus there will be comedy. Who would be more disappointing? McCain by a nose. An old, shriveled up nose.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-07-08 17:53:47 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 26 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758471 A Sore Subject Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:10:01 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1758471 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2> Turkey: Oh... hey, Eagle. What's up?

Eagle: Not much, how have you been? I haven't seen you in at least three hundred years, my fair-feathered brethren.

[Turkey self-consciously strokes his wattle.]

Turkey: Ha. I know, right? I've been ca-razy busy with my new part-time j-o-b.

Eagle: Yeah, well I hope there's no tension between us anymore, Turkey.

Turkey: No, we're cool.

Eagle: Are you sure? It was pretty awkward there for a while. I'm sure the divorce didn't help, but--

Turkey: I'm beginning to regain custody of them, so thanks for that.

Eagle: I'm not trying to ruffle your feathers but you must realize that I am the exemplary essence of this great land.

Turkey: Oh, relax. Our little feud died out about thirty years ago. Right around the time your species almost did the same.

Eagle: Real mature.

Turkey: DDT FTW!

Oak Tree: Hahaahahah, zing!

Eagle: Quiet, national tree.

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written 2008-07-03 18:10:01 by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 107 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1757646 Your Night Transcribed Via the Newsfeed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:00:19 -0400 http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1757646 <table border=0 width="360px"> <tr> <td colspan=2>

]]> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="35px"> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311"><img src="http://1.media.collegehumor.com/collegehumor/ch6/2/2/collegehumor.9457d5b2b882a218aa7f8ff222c62b4b.jpg"></a> </td> <td valign="top"> Written by <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/user:311">Jake Klocksien</a> <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/school:265"></a> <p> <img src="http://www.collegehumor.com/artwork/icon_likeIt_noLink.gif" align="texttop" /> 521 likes </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr />