Tag: Satire & Humor
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Nixon vs. Trump A Presidential Conversation That Should Never Have Happened
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat happens when Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and an increasingly unstable moderator are locked in a room to discuss diplomacy, environmental policy, workplace safety, and voting rights? Chaos, confusion, and one surprisingly competent squirrel.
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World Cup Opening Ceremonies, Soccer Drama, and the Awards FIFA Should Actually Hand Out
Reading Time: 3 minutesMexico delivered an opening ceremony full of culture and energy, Canada was respectable, and the United States left me wondering what exactly I had just watched. Add in soccer’s finest dramatic performances, miraculous injury recoveries, and players pleading their innocence before the referee, and you’ve got the World Cup experience nobody talks…
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Only in Brazil: The Traveling Singing Junk Man
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the US, junk removal is purely transactional. In Brazil, it comes with a live soundtrack. Discover the charm of the singing junk man.
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Welcome to BeingKevin: Gym People, Massage Chairs, and Other Modern Disasters
Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to BeingKevin — weekly therapy sessions from an unfiltered retired guy in Rio who has opinions about everything. This episode tackles gym freeloaders, massage chairs, aging men with Facebook political degrees, and America’s ongoing commitment to public embarrassment.
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A Brazilian Family Watches the World Cup: One Minute In and the World Is Ending
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe world cup is underway do you watch, have you seen a Brazilian watch and comment? well this is for you.
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Charlie Brown Buys Condoms from Kramer: A Pharmacy Disaster Nobody Was Ready For
Reading Time: 3 minutesCharlie Brown just wants to buy condoms in peace, but a routine pharmacy visit turns into complete chaos when Kramer introduces him to “The Bladder System” — a custom-fit protection experience nobody asked for. A bizarre comedy crossover mixing Peanuts anxiety with Seinfeld insanity.
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The Death of Clear Conversation: Why Modern Phrases Drive Me Insane
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom “It is what it is” to corporate nonsense like “let’s circle back,” modern conversation has become overloaded with empty phrases, recycled jargon, and meaningless filler. In this humorous and sarcastic rant, a retired American expat takes aim at the lazy language habits, overused expressions, and verbal word salad that somehow pass…
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The Gringo Recalibration: Leaving America for Life in Rio de Janeiro
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter decades of working, saving, and watching retirement drift further out of reach, I did what millions of Americans casually threaten to do over coffee: I left. Not for vacation. Not for six months. For good. In Rio de Janeiro, I found a country full of contradictions, bureaucracy, noise, kindness, chaos, and…
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Gripe Of The Week- Saturday Morning Cartoons Are Dead, And Looney Tunes Proves It
Reading Time: 4 minutesA sarcastic and nostalgic rant about why Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and Saturday morning cartoons were better than today’s emotional anime and modern animation. Explosions, sarcasm, Acme products, and pure cartoon chaos once ruled television.