The Real Folk Horoscope
By Cody Lyman
Reader Contributor
Aries
You have the propensity to pull more wisecracks out of your buttcrack than is usual in coming days. You will also experience increased flatulence, …
By Cody Lyman
Reader Contributor
Aries
You have the propensity to pull more wisecracks out of your buttcrack than is usual in coming days. You will also experience increased flatulence, …
By Scarlette Quille
As a mother, there is really no limit to the things that I have subjected myself to for the sake of my children. Wiping tears and asses …
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
Something nobody mentions about growing old is that suddenly you can — and do — hurt yourself in new and imaginative ways. This has been …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
The typical holiday has a specific historic event or religious significance tied to it. Christmas has Jesus’ birthday, the Fourth of July has the American …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
I am not really sure why I despise the autumn season. Temperate weather, beautiful scenery and “harvesting” everything from pumpkins to elk is just not …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
His own hour-long Showtime special. A recurring role on long-running sitcom “Parks and Rec” as Sewage Joe. Several appearances on “Late Night with Jay Leno.” …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
There are a few things that one can count on this time of the year, regardless of the weather. One of them is that various …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Spring is the most misrepresented season of all. For decades humans have been passed down the notion that spring is all about baby chicks, budding …
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