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Kathy Benjamin
Kathy has lived in New Jersey, California, England, and Texas, resulting in the most ridiculous accent known to man. More of her writing can be found at Cracked.com and Weirdworm.com.

Space Race 2020: USA vs. Adorable Robots

06.16.10 Written by Kathy Benjamin

Recently there has been a big resurgence in worldwide desire to explore space. After years of budget cuts and general “meh” reactions to space travel, more than one country is now revving up it’s space program once again. China, India, Russian, it seems anybody who wants to be somebody in the 21st century is preparing to dominate space. Read the rest of this entry »

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The 5 Worst Times to be Naked

06.08.10 Written by Kathy Benjamin

Nudity is complicated. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of acceptable times to be naked. While showering, running across soccer pitches or baseball fields, having sex in order to conceive a child within the confines of marriage, and writing internet comedy are all great times to be nude (not one article on this site was written while wearing pants; trust me on this.)

Your average freelancer.

Unfortunately, there are just so many more times when it is completely unacceptable to remain clothes-free. Or at least it makes the situation a lot more awkward if not complicated. Of course, since being naked is awesome that doesn’t keep people from doing it anyway. Here are some of the worst times to be wearing your birthday suit. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tales of a Facebook Orphan -or- what to do now that my mom unfriended me?

05.03.10 Written by Kathy Benjamin

I recently suffered a tragic loss: my mother. I am now a Facebook orphan.

"Please, sir, I want some more."

It came as a shock. One day we were happily chatting to each other, pitching in to help raise a barn, hell, we even smuggled Thai gems together! But then, just a few days ago, tragedy struck.

It started out as a normal day. I posted a humorous Facebook status and went to work. A few hours later I snuck a look at my page and found a message from my mom. Apparently, she had taken offense to my update, and unfriended me. Just like that. (Even though my status was soooo funny.)

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