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Cultural Vampirism, aka Hipsters Are Vampires

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

The nebulously-named Hipster is defined and ridiculed.

Board

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

The author considers a childhood toy.

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My Funeral, Your Trial

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

Unreasonable demands from BEYOND THE GRAVE!

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Grumpy Crankypants And His Magic Soapbox

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

An angry man expresses his feelings concerning unwanted ad circulars left in his driveway.

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Not Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

The tale of a Dunkin Donuts, an armed robbery, and a high school girl I wanted to throw sugar packets at. The author almost loses his jelly.

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I Think You Should Shut Up

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

A grumpy & annoyed person person speaks into a microphone for one minute and fifty seconds.

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My Side of the Story: The YMCA

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

I am offended by the foul odor which emanates from this stinking sweat-factory!

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Glass and Metal

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

A fiction piece about being stuck in traffic in Boston, recorded in a read-along record style for no apparent reason.

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THE FIGHTIN’ SEEBEES!

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

A recollection of a temp job at a nuclear submarine base, in which the author stacks boxes, doesn’t go anywhere near a submarine, and mispronounces...

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Dear Shrieking Partisans

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

I speak out against partisan arguments and call for a re-dedication to open-mindedness - with a wacky twist-ending!

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Houses & Stuff

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

A piece about my house and my stuff. I think the title pretty much describes it. I peer suspiciously through the curtains and auto-dial the police.

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Art Talk: Typography

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

In which your host takes you on a magical journey of lame graphic designer jokes.

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Forgetting

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

In which the author Googles “Dysnomia,” and then, later, Googles “Dysnomia.”

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TI-99/4A

Series: The Optimist
From Tom Pappalardo

The author discusses his old home computer and general dorkitude.

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Series: The Optimist

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