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advice-column

Posted on September 12, 2017 September 12, 2018

Bad Advice On Shift-Key Mutiny And Wedding Cruelty

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Beauty only comes in a limited range of sizes, colors, and abilities, and anyone who falls outside that range is prone to destroying weddings, which don’t count unless everyone involved looks like they jumped out of the placeholder in a JC Penney picture frame. Read more

Posted on August 8, 2017 November 1, 2018

Bad Advice On Fighting Over Politics And Play-Acting Gender Roles

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There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that, historically speaking, humans have waged elaborate and often murderous campaigns in order to assert their political and social dominance over others. Read more

Posted on March 14, 2017 October 25, 2018

Bad Advice On Reverse Sexism

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on December 13, 2016 October 3, 2018

Bad Advice On Vengeful Wedding Debauchery

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

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