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Phil Gervais Facts

January 11th, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Winter Hawks

*When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Phil Gervais.
*Phil Gervais does not sleep. He waits.
*When Phil Gervais does a push-up, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.
*Phil Gervais’ hand is the only hand that can beat a Royal Flush.
*Phil Gervais has never blinked in his entire [...]

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What Are The Odds?

August 9th, 2007 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · My American Life

Evidently I’ve missed the memo about this 99942 Apophis meteor that may or may not want to kill us all on April 13, 2036 (Easter Sunday, natch…you can look it up!)  Anyway, Slog reports that the geniuses at NASA have put down their Jack and Cokes long enough to come up with a way to deflect [...]

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