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My girlfriend told me, “It’s men like you that drive women to Bulimia.”

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“That’s ridiculous!” I said, “I don’t even know where Bulimia is.”
I Mapquest-ed it and found out it’s actually a small country right next to Hungary and Low-self-esteemia.
I could fly a woman to Eastern Europe but couldn’t I drive a woman across the Atlantic Ocean? Come on, that’s crazy talk.

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Germans were Against War with Iraq

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When German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder declared “Nein zum Irak-Krieg” (“No to war in Iraq“), pro-war Americans and Brits were appalled by Deutschland’s cowardice.
I see it differently.
If you compared war to alcohol, Germans are like your recently sobered uncle who suffered from alcoholism for decades. Now imagine if your family was ridiculing him for not loosening [...]

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You Could Sell Frozen Dihydrogen Monoxide to an Inuit

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The terms Eskimo and Husky have become officially politically incorrect for the indigenous people in the north.
The word Eskimo was derived from the French word Esquimaux which literally means “flesh eaters”.
Inuit is the preferred name of the handful of surviving inhabitants who were desecrated by Europeans from the 1800s through the 1900s.
However, Inuit is plural [...]

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What do get when you cross a misogynist and a linguist?

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I Have a Cure for World Hunger

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Pillows!

I grew up poor and learned the best way to curb my appetite as a kid was going to bed early. The growling of my stomach was a little annoying at first, but I’d just wrap my head with my pillow and get some sleepy sleep.
What would you rather have?
A bowl of gruel or a [...]

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New Delhi Deputy Mayor Killed by Monkeys

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The growing population of monkeys in New Delhi, India has been an epidemic for quite some time because many Hindus worship the deity Hanuman, a monkey god who symbolizes strength.
It became international news when a gang of marauding monkeys mauled their deputy mayor to death.
When I read this, my first thought was, “Man, [...]

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‘Pretend to be an Illegal Alien’ Weekend Getaway

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I’m subscribed to Kayak.com for travel deals. Normally, I get emails that tell me when flights to Orlando dip down below $150 or if there are any spectacular packages to London but today I got this treat: “Night Border Crossing Experience”.

Your ‘coyote’ guide, Pancho, pulls off his black ski mask while actors gather around to [...]

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