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Ryanair

Jenny Just for Laughs November 12, 2012
My friend Luc preparing for our flight to Sweden Dreading my surely imminent demise During my year abroad, I took the budget airline Ryanair all over Europe. Besides being a great way to get places cheaply, it was just about the worst thing ever. ...Read More
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Schnappi

Schnappi

Jenny Just for Laughs October 17, 2012
Many people (mostly science and math majors, ahem) are surprised when I say I actually enjoy learning languages. When you have an affinity or genuine interest in it, languages are so much fun, just as I can only imagine that an affinity for learning ...Read More
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Maddy’s Struggles

Jenny Just for Laughs October 5, 2012
My dear roommate Maddy was cleaning out her things yesterday when she stumbled upon her college application essays. After thirty minutes of my begging her to let me read them, she finally capitulated. This little gem appeared in her “additional comments” section: “I have ...Read More
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Yelp Reviews

Jenny Just for Laughs September 26, 2012
Yelp restaurant reviews absolutely crack me up. Many people bust out SAT words that most of us don’t apply to college essays, let alone a critique of a drive-thru. It seems like saying, “I would recommend the chicken; it was moist and delicious,” no ...Read More
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Eat My Taco

Jenny Just for Laughs September 10, 2012
My friend Cati had this drawing posted on her fridge. She said she got it from a Mexican restaurant that was handing out these pictures for kids to color. What?!? When I was a kid we never got anything so inappropriately amazing (or amazingly ...Read More
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Gear Talk

Jenny Just for Laughs September 8, 2012
This week I went camping with REI employees in Yosemite. It was really funny being the only one who did not work for the outdoor equipment store. Most of their conversations revolved around high-tech gear which I could only dream of affording or knowing ...Read More
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Funny Money

Jenny Just for Laughs August 31, 2012
If you’re begging for money, I’ll be more likely to give it to you if you please me linguistically. Yesterday I took a long walk on the Embarcadero in San Francisco and heard some creative requests. My two favorites: “Can you help me on ...Read More
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