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Games my sister and I play (part one of many)

My sister and I like to invent games which other people tend not to appreciate nearly as much as we do which I’ve always chalked up to the fact we’re lightning years ahead of our time. In the future, everyone will play the following game:

Nasty Ass: Someone mentions a category of items and then you have to name a specific thing in that group that you personally find to be unpleasant. There is a twist, however, a subtle nuance if you will, in that there can’t be anything inherently gross about the item, it just has to be something you personally find unappealing. This is a distinction not everyone understands. So for example if the category is Nasty Ass breadstuffs you could say “jalapeno muffin” or “banana nut loaf” but you could not say “moldy bread.” Or if the category is Nasty Ass furniture you could say “wicker” but you could not say “a desk with barf all over it.” The game is admittedly ill-named because people hear “nasty ass” and think they’re supposed to come up with something disgusting. Maybe it should be called “I don’t care for that, personally, though I  know some other people do.” Except we want to one day make a “12 Months of Nasty Ass” calendar and each month will feature a large photo of a Nasty Ass (by our definition) item and frankly, “12 Months of Items We Don’t Care For Personally Though We Realize Some Other People Do” would never fly off a spinner rack.

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On today's ARIYNBF: the return of Dustin Goot!

On today’s ARIYNBF Dustin Goot makes his triumphant return. Will he be changed after his first semester of business school? Will he want to invest my ducklings and do a wavy portfolio dance? Will he call attention to the fact that I clearly have very little understanding of what goes on in business school? Who’s to say really.

In other news my old college apparently set up a petting zoo-style pen with puppies and a pen with bunnies during finals as a way for students to blow off some steam. Why don’t more people do this kind of thing? This has nothing to do with my show.

Back to the show, please hang out with us at 4:30 pst today!

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And also, send in your number for fan phone call! (send it to fanphonecall AT alisonrosen DOT com and put “number” in subject line)

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On Sunday's ARIYNBF: pie making for dudes

What are you doing on Sunday, Dec 5? No, I’m sorry, that’s wrong.

Instead, you’ll be watching my show at 4:30pm because a man who has baked one pie in his entire life but is extremely proud of said confection will be coming on my show to demonstrate his baking prowess. He already asked me if swearing and drinking are allowed on the show if that’s any indication of the entertainment that lies ahead.

Here’s the problem I’m having though and maybe you guys can help me through this. On TV cooking segments there’s already a pie made ahead of time so that after they pop the pie in the oven they can magically pull out an already made pie. So he and I were going to get together ahead of time to make a pie so you guys won’t have to wait the 23  hours it takes for the fucker to bake. (45 minutes)

But then I was thinking if we’re going to do that we may as well turn on the camera for that and stream it, so we’re going to have to get together ahead of that to make a pie. See what I’m saying?

So I’m thinking since we’re all new best friends here, maybe we should just hang out during the 45 minutes it takes the pie to bake? Or should I go for the on-air magic of having the pie made ahead of time? The magic which I’ve already disclosed?

WHAT TO DO?

And while we’re talking, do send in your phone number for fan phone call if you haven’t already. Send it to fanphonecall AT alisonrosen DOT com and put “number” in the subject line.

Ok, see you all Sunday!

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An open letter to my parents, with whom I am now living

Oh hey guys. I just saw you a few minutes ago in the family room.

First of all I wanted to thank you for allowing me to broadcast my show from your living room and/ or kitchen. I appreciate it and I will give you a couple points on the back end once I figure out what that means.

Recently something has come to my attention though, which I can remain silent about no longer. It’s that you hang two fly swatters on a hook attached to the inside of the pantry door where you keep the garbage.

Exhibit A: the pantry (no indication of the Jack-in-the-box of swatters concealed within)

This is where the fly swatters live, which is fine. I’m sure the insect world is very aware and frightened of you two vigilantes keeping their population in check. If bugs had terrorist threat levels our house would be code red and tiny swatter-sniffing fleas would be nosing up against the pantry doors. My problem is not with the swatters so much as their placement.

Due to the laws of physics (an object in motion tends to stay in motion and also centrifugal force), the mere act of opening the pantry door launches these swatters up and away from their hooks, their balletic arc impeded only by contact with an object: me. They are essentially daughter swatters.

Exhibit B: swatters

Not only that, as I am the one who often is asked to take out the trash which involves leaning down and pulling the bag out of the can, my face is at prime swatter level. Taking out the trash for me involves a delicious one-two punch of trash smell and then bug guts. It’s as if I never left New York.

I’m hoping we can move the swatters because if they attempt frottage with my body or face one more time, they’re going to accidentally end up in the trash.

Thank you.

Alison

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