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Best of 2015

i’ve got some fresh, wet clay just waitin’ to get played with.    
a. horner
1.9.2015

you probably know more white people than you know words.    
j. becker        
1.9.2015

as if those tweets weren’t the helium of the day.    
l. st clair        
1.14.2015

wolf in a sheep’s costume.    
a. horner        
1.16.2015

there’s nothing like a couple of quotation marks to elbow you in the ribs for a double-meaning.  
c. mcnamara        
1.20.2015

we were more of a taco john’s family.
l. st clair        
1.27.2015

so if you ever wanna start a business, get a mushroom farm.
w. blumenberg
1.27.2015

my dad went through a phase of only listening to experimental jazz — so i have a seriously high tolerance for weird shit, because some of that is unlistenable.    
l. st clair    
1.29.2015

like an elephant on lsd.    
a. horner, describing experimental jazz        
2.1.2015

it’s ‘friar’   
a. horner, setting us straight on what "Fr." stands for at a catholic wedding ceremony                
2.2.2015

she loves little dogs. she thinks they’re delicious.    
h. munro        
2.4.2015

this is the size of a western digital 2-terabyte portable drive.    
a. horner, 1st gen ipod in hand        
2.13.2015

you read that you eat eight mice in your sleep every year.    
j. becker        
2/13/2015

the security footage looks like it was shot with, like, a potato.    
j. becker        
2.14.2015

sneezus christ!    
a. horner, excusing his own sneeze        
2.17.2015

i've never seen so many dogs on mopeds or so many people try to sell chad marijuana. don't worry, we didn't buy any – dogs or weed.
j. schmuck
2.18.2015

microfiber is the bubonic plague of craigslist furniture. 
a. horner
2.18.2015

no, no – you just relax your tired body. i’m gonna make you some carrots.    
a. horner        
2.23.2015

as we know, print is a part of our lives and our history. the award for best use of a spot varnish goes to…   
c. mcnamara, on the PIM (Printing Industry of Minnesota) awards        
2.26.2015

dear alley cat. why did they call you that?
j. blumenberg, on a. augustin’s high school nickname
3.9.2015

this is totally like monopoly. look at the little houses.    
t. klotz, playing settlers of catan for the first time        
3.13.2015

i just rip the little knuckle in there.    
j. becker, deboning two hot wings with his teeth
3.13.2015

molly’s nippin’ – wait, i didn’t finish the phrase – nippin’ at my heels.    
a. horner, scattegories point update        
3.14.2015

bumbleclot.    
a. horner, wrongly recalling the bumble from rudolph the red nosed reindeer        
3/14/2015

save it up, and don’t flush when you leave.    
r. dupre, on revenge        
3.17.2015

i don’t have a problem with jewish comedies. i have a problem with anxious jewish comedies.    
a. richey / grinch, on seinfeld, curb your enthusiasm, broad city, and woody allen films        
3.17.2015

they could replace the susan b. anthony with her.    
d. savela, on carrie brownstein        
3.23.2015

i’m not gonna try to steal for 400 points. that’s like beating up a homeless guy for his wallet.    
d. savela, playing farkle        
3.26.2015

it was like blowing a dandelion.    
d. savela, remembering his first facial shave    
3.27.2015

i don’t think he’s completely black.    
d. savela, on stevie wonder's degree of blindness    
3.28.2015

molly, what’s nice about your line of work – and what’s nice about being your gender in your line of work – is that, at the end of the day, you can just pack up and say, “well; that’s all she wrote”.    
c. mcnamara
4.2.2015

have you ever seen her on a talkshow? she has creepy emu eyes.    
l. rooney, on ashley judd        
4.8.2015

i love the amount of times we’ve said ‘film’ while describing angels in the outfield.    
j. becker    
4.8.2015

remember: half of our job title is ‘copy’.    
c. mcnamara        
4.9.2015

quit tampering with the world.    
al augustin, to ann augustin on her matchmaking attempts        
4.10.2015

getting that ol’ camera shoved up your rectum ain’t exactly like sucking on a lollipop.    
b. zimmerman        
4.14.2015

it’s like wearing a kitten.    
h. munro on cashmere sweater, stated through gritted teeth.        
4.16.2015

when did our feet turn into adult feet?    
b. becker        
4.17.2015

sell it on craigslist!    
j. torres, on what to do with a used diva cup        
4.19.2015

leaving me alone with cheesecake is like leaving a baby alone with cheerios. i’ve peeked at it multiple times.    
a. horner        
4.21.2015

yeah – i wouldn’t wear it.    
a. horner, on blue eyeshadow        
4.21.2015

i'm wearing khakis on a friday, and people are like, "why are you so dressed up?"
c. kluge
4.24.2015

everyone’s dogs are named, like, 'elizabeth' and 'charles' – and then we have human babies called 'apple'.    
k. skaken        
4/25/2015

it takes me back to an era i wasn’t born in.    
c. boyer        
4.26.2015 

that’s an oxymoron: ‘young hipster jews’.    
r. gibson        
4.27.2015

they don’t want their son dating some floozy with the rickets.    
h. munro, on the importance of vitamins        
4.29.2015

f’ed in the tookus.    
a. horner        
4.29.2015

i don’t claim ignorance. ignorance claims me.    
c. mcnamara        
4.29.2015

the only difference between a rut and a grave is a depth of the hole.    
h. munro        
4.30.2015

i worry that you're not eating all of your compostable lunch, but i'm relieved you aren't storing the scraps in your cheeks.
c. mcnamara
4.30.2015

reddit does not like shaved animals.    
a. horner        
5.1.2015

m. augustin: i'm so hungry. 
c. mcnamara: have a cookie.
m. augustin: no. i want something substantial. 
c. mcnamara: have two cookies.
5.1.2015

if you haven’t noticed, i’m the ore whore. if you want it, i’ll give it out.    
a. horner, playing settlers of catan        
5.1.2015

yeah – ipads don’t have screens, and that’s my biggest pet peeve.    
j. becker        
5.1.2015

i ate my steak with my hands, like a big ol’ meat cookie.    
j. becker        
5.2.2015 

i only heard ‘burglary slash fetish’.    
s. manzano        
5.8.2015

i do want one, but i’ll have it straight in the bun.    
n. ryan, accepting a grilled brat        
5.11.2015

yeah – like, “cheer up, saddy.”    
t. born, defending his scattergories answer, ‘making fun of the sad’, to fulfill the prompt: bad habits that start with ‘M’.
5.21.2015

mom went in for a custom bra fitting and some gal manhandled her.    
a. augustin        
5.24.2015

he was the einstein of the time.    
a. horner, on jesus      
5.31.2015

you’re not pretty! you’re never gonna be pretty, and you’re stupid!    
v. johnson's 4 yr-old son in meltdown mode        
6.4.2015

these are foreskin pants.    
b. hickey, describing his cuffed jeans         
6.5.2015

she would think it’s the wood, but its not! it’s the knot!    
a. horner, explaining why his DIY hammock stand broke        
6.5.2015

corn dogs of the nature.    
i. o’neill, on cattails     
6.6.2015

i love tumblr. it is my second home. and twitter is like the bar.    
l. st clair        
6.12.2015

imagine dragons' lead singer is a mix between kanye and a teenage mutant ninja turtle.
c. kluge
6.19.2015

pigs eat their own shit. they have, like, 40 nipples. they’re ready for anything.    
a. griendling        
6.21.2015

never trust anyone who treats the female body like a clown car. like catholic men, for example.  
m. griendling        
6.21.2015

kittens, books, and squash: the trifecta of joyful things.    
a. jones        
6.23.2015

i didn’t have cable when we moved to iowa. and then my parents felt bad because we were having a hard time making friends – so they bought us cable.
l. st clair        
7.2.2015  

i think brian wilson’s dead.    
n. mihalevich        
7.3.2015

tell me more about this underground potato river.    
a. griendling        
7.5.2015

buster rhymes.    
l. horner        
7.11.2015

leave dysentery and the hand-washing of linens for the oregon trail.    
a. jones        
7.16.2015

i’m fighting the feminarchy.    
c. mcnamara        
7.17.2015

sally, you coined the phrase ‘kissing the sphinx’. just to clarify: the egyptian sphinx.    
c. mcnamara        
7.17.2015

if there’s one thing i should expect about a clock show, it’s that it’ll start on time.    
a. horner        
7.24.2015

where were you when brett favre retired? i was sobbing at work.    
j. douglass        
7.25.2015

what are you singing – negro spirituals??
l. horner
8.15.2015

[iMessage]
k. savela: which sister has their period and dripped it on the bathroom floor. 
m. augustin: i just asked megan – neither of us have our period. also, i haven't had mine in months because of my IUD. someone mentioned that they killed a mosquito in the bathroom. 
m. augustin: it is highly unlikely that it's period blood. more likely that it's mosquito blood.
k. savela: that is also true! the mosquito is nearby. 
k. savela: the period is cleansing, molly. you should get it back.
9.5.2015

he’s had a toothpick in his mouth for an hour and a half. something tells me he’s pretty relaxed.  
k. savela        
9.12.2015

a child was playing in the balls and i stole their happy meal toy. i have that child’s bert.    
k. savela, on her first memory of stealing, which happened at mcdonalds  
9.12.2015

i’ve had numbered craigslist experiences, and all of them were in the winter. always make them meet in your car.    
a. horner    
9.12.2015 

imagine how weird it would be to be a caterpillar – and then one day, out of the blue, you just get the irresistible urge to climb up a tree, hang upside down, and completely wrap yourself up.    
k. teresi        
9.16.2015

foldaboat? is that like origami?            
9.19.2015

oh, god – you missed it. bonnie farted and we thought it was a wolf.    
j. becker    
9.25.2015

there was a dog who ate a babe, and dingo was his name-o. 
j. becker
9.26.2015

i like getting him riled up about his sourdough starter.    
a. jones    
10.10.2015 

just throwing this out there: maybe el toro can be involved? 
j. schmuck, whenever possible
10.18.2015

what’s that tickle on the back of your neck? that’s me breathin’, baby.    
t. born, defending his scattergories answer        
10.30.2015 

*gasp* my big dancy man came! 
a. horner, upon receiving a 20' inflatable windsock
10.31.2015

since betty white is the only remaining golden girl, they changed the theme song lyrics to: ‘thank you for being alive’.    
c. mcnamara        
11.3.2015

if that’s whatcha got, then that’s whatcha got, and that’s whatcha do.    
a. horner        
11.3.2015

i didn’t learn how to whisper until i was 12.    
l. landy        
11.11.2015

oh, yes. she’s very invested in the yarn community.    
k. teresi        
11.13.2015

did you hear the circus is in town? the republican debates are in waukesha.    
w. blumenberg        
11.13.2015

i’ve gotta get my car looked at. teen hulk pulled off the door handle this morning.    
c. mcnamara, after his son broke the car door handle         
11.16.2015

he went from pharrell to steve harvey overnight.    
d. savela, on nick cannon    
11.26.2015

that’s what you do: grasp the nub, give it a good shake.    
d. pearson, on introducing oneself to an amputee        
11.26.2015

james fonda.    
a. horner        
11.28.2015

have you ever seen a hairnet on a lemon?    
v. johnson        
12.2.2015 

h. halvorsen: i did see duran duran in concert once.
c. busse: you shouldn't talk about that out loud.
12.10.2015

i’ll be at home for new year’s eve. my parents and i are gonna get together, and we’re gonna watch the dick show.
t. klotz, on the dick van dyke show        
12.20.2015

fat smokers have it really bad – but old fat smokers? ha! need not apply.    
r. dupre, on applying for a life insurance policy
12.29.2015 

it’s a scary time. like, almost scarier than night.    
v. kraus, on 4:30 in the morning    
12.30.2015 

the great wine mishap of 15 minutes ago.    
a. horner
12.31.2015