Category Archives: This is Awkward

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The Car Window Personal Ad

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Rejected for Free Fries at the BK Lounge

So I return to the city where I am going to grad school after a summer away.  I naturally started talking to the guy I had been seeing before we left for the break.  We went out for beers a … Continue reading

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Secret Smoker?

I was walking in town recently, minding my own business when some kid from across the street hollered, ”Do you know where I can buy some pot??” really loudly and right at me. Before I knew what was going on, he … Continue reading

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The Scarf Sharers

While running this weekend, I came across this couple walking along the Hudson River. You know this couples’ type. They’re the type that do EVERYTHING together. From the moment they wake up in the morning til they brush their teeth … Continue reading

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Latex Gloves

Guy: “Do you have a condom?” Girl: “No. We’re not doing anything tonight.” Guy: “This sucks. (giggles)” Girl: “Um.. what are you giggling about?” Guy: “I was just thinking that I have a latex glove in my pocket.” Her: “Never. … Continue reading

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We Call This Move “The Puppeteer”

Have you ever been out at a bar and all of a sudden, had a puppet shoved into your face by a random man you have never met? Neither had we… until this weekend. Believe it or not, we encountered … Continue reading

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Things to Look Forward to?

Recently, I was out at a bar with my boyfriend and a girl friend of mine, when we started conversing with a good-looking guy seated next to our group at the bar. At first, he and my bf were bonding … Continue reading

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Mutton Chops and Infidelity

Prelude: I wish I had written this when I remembered more. I began my evening with 4 Loko around 10PM- that was my first mistake. I soon ventured out to Long Island City with friends- then Greenpoint- then decided that … Continue reading

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Wild Bosses

The following stories concern the two bosses at the restaurant where I work. They are an old couple, about 60 years old. The man is 300 pounds and really hairy, and the woman is approx. 4’9″ and looks like a … Continue reading

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10 Worst Pick Up Lines

The following pickup lines are not the typical come-ons you find on those cheesy lists of pickup lines that nobody actually uses. These are the ones that guys have actually used in real life situations in efforts to hook up … Continue reading

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