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Tardsie’s True-Ass Audio Tales: The Colonel’s Revenge

By Tardsie The Colonel’s Revenge In which something funny becomes unfunny, but then becomes funny again! Bonus! Tardsie opines on the practice of trafficking underage sex slaves: Tardsie shares a personal detail: About these ads

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Tardsie’s True-Ass Tales–Take Me Out To The Ballgame

By Tardsie Relax, baseball-haters, the following True-Ass Tales are concerned less with what happens on the field, and more with shenanigans in the stands. The Sweetest Beer–Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington I guess you could call me a beer snob. I … Continue reading

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Beat The Heat With Schadenfreude!

By Smaktakula With record temperatures baking the nation, the highways and Interstates clogged with holiday travellers and the myriad pressures of the work-a-day world, it’s a fair bet somebody could use a laugh today. Promethean Times is headquartered in San … Continue reading

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Sad Thoughts: Remunerative Inequality

By Smaktakula Bummer: The wayward strumpets on MTV’s Teen Mom get paid a lot more than you do. “Have you met my kids?  The older boy’s named Beer Goggles and this is my daughter, Regretta.  The little one’s Cody.” Schadenfreuderiffic! At least she’s … Continue reading

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Headlines 01.20.12

By Smaktakula In which we comment on contemporary headlines without first reading the articles: 25 members of Congress with lowest net worth ~ How much respect should we have for these mouth-breathers if they can’t even steal right? Putin faces off … Continue reading

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Irony, As Expressed Through The 2011 NBA Championship

By Tardsie It is almost-but-not-quite ironic that the term Schadenfreude is a German coinage.

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Smaktakula Returns ‘For Love Of Promethean Times’

By Tardsie Smaktakula’s legion of slavishly devoted fans, groupies and stalkers will be delighted to know that Promethean Times’ head writer has reconsidered his decision to retire from journalism to pursue a life of boundless hedonism and degenerate self-gratification.  Regarding … Continue reading

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Black Widow Living In Well-Deserved Squalor

By Smaktakula Fans of Schadenfreude were thrilled by the news that Shannon Price, best known for her half-marriage with half-man Gary Coleman, is living like a filthy animal.  In Utah!  It seems that the unrepentant black widow still resides in … Continue reading

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All We Want For Christmas

From The Promethean Times‘ Staff It’s not any sweater, stereo, gadget, gizmo, geegaw, doodad or accoutrement. It’s not cash or gift cards. It certainly isn’t world peace. Our sole and fervent wish this December 25th is a simple one:  What … Continue reading

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