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The top 5 things people really do while watching The Biggest Loser

Colin Devroe — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:28:17 +0000

Professional comedy writers Colin & Eliza Devroe, authors of The Misguided Twitter Guide and The Misguided Facebook Guide, are back to tell you the truth. Many people think that The Biggest Loser, a TV show about people exercising 8 hours a day for 6 days a week, eating healthy and losing incredible amounts of weight in a short period of time is changing the world. It isn’t. Here is the truth. Here are the top five things that people really do while watching The Biggest Loser.

Well, they are watching TV. – Lets face it, people are just sitting on the couch watching other people work out. This isn’t a work out tape. This isn’t Richard Simmons and definitely no Tony Horton. This is a TV show and people are sitting there, watching it, doing nothing.
Eating junk food! People eat a lot while watching The Biggest Loser. And, it isn’t like they are eating a sensible meal either. This dude eats pie. Someone else cake.
Drinking alcohol. Jillian recommends almost no drinking of alcohol while dieting. But I guess champagne is ok?
Cry. The journey for the contestants isn’t only physical, it is also emotional. I guess it is emotional for the viewers too. Every time.
Make fun of The Biggest Loser. If you can’t beat ‘em, make fun of ‘em. This guy says he is going to get some cookies and this chick is going to get some donuts for tonight’s premier.

The authors of this list are big fans of The Biggest Loser and are probably as guilty as anyone of doing one or all of them while watching the show.

Enjoy the premier!

FOR SALE: The Tonight Show

Colin Devroe — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:28:14 +0000

This is absolutely fantastic. It appears as though Conan O’Brien put The Tonight Show for sale on Craigslist. Craigslist appears to have taken the page down. Bummer.

/via Mashable.

Celebrate Columbus Day, the right way!

Colin Devroe — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:55:19 +0000

This is via a ton of people on Tumblr but ultimately Garrett Murray. He says it is perfect and I think it is super fantasticly perfectly awesome. So, there.

Yub Yub means “Devour the weak”

Colin Devroe — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:59:20 +0000

This is just awesome. In classic McSweeney form, David Mcardle reports for the Republic Science Academy about the general culture and habits of the Ewoks on the third-moon of Endor. A must read for any Star Wars fan but I’ll quote a short piece here from the section titled Breeding Practices and Mate Selection:

“A grundi rundi traditionally begins at sunset, with ranking males imbibing a highly alcoholic, hallucinogen-laced mead called hibi hibi. Afterward, they fornicate with as many eligible females as possible. Fatalities during and after the grundi rundi are not uncommon, as the animated posturing and intimidation displays often escalate into full-scale physical exchanges.”

Again, a must read.

XKCD – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

Colin Devroe — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:55:44 +0000

How in the world haven’t I been subscribed to XKCD? Thanks to SuggestRSS (more on this service soon) now I am. The above is one of my favorite recent comics. The subtle details, even in a simple drawing style such as it is, are a really nice touch.

Source: XKCD.com
Via: SuggestRSS.

I am rarely asked to participate in memes

Colin Devroe — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:38:57 +0000

If you are with me, pass this along to two friends that aren’t usually included in memes either.

I’m passing this to Mike Stickel, Chris Fehnel, and Devin Reams.

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