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Archive for April, 2008

#97 Scarves

White People’s body temperatures do not operate on logical or consistent levels, and because of this white people are often forced to wear clothing combinations that might seem strange or illogical. One popular example is the performance vest which solves the age old problem of cold chest hot arms. Another common combination is wearing shorts [...]

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Les Enfants Vert Finally Have a Home By: Alexandra Zissu New York Magazine, April 13, 2008. Summary In spite of the recent ban on the New York Times, New York Magazine came through with an essential article for white person research. It seems as though regular private schools are simply not white enough for many [...]

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#96 New Balance Shoes

Because white tastes in shoes can change so quickly, it’s not recommended that you ever talk to a white person about shoes. Over the years they have embraced (and eventually disowned) Uggs, Birkenstocks, Earth Shoes, and most recently Crocs. If it’s popular, the chances are that the clock is ticking down to it’s imminent doom. [...]

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“Scavengers on the Urban Savannah“ The New York Times, Sunday April 13th, 2008 by Guy Trebay Stuff Mentioned Vintage Having Gay Friends (Extra points for Transgender here) Awareness Manhattan (Now Brooklyn too!) Graduate School Hating Corporations Gentrification Diversity Best Quote: “I graduated Princeton in ’92 and moved to Williamsburg in ’03,” [Mr. Butler, the Brooklyn [...]

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#95 Rugby

If you’ve been in a white person’s apartment or home you might have noticed a ball that looks like a cross between an egg and a football. It is a Rugby ball and it is an important sport for white people. They love Rugby for a number of reasons, the first of which is the [...]

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“It’s Not you, it’s Your Books” by Rachel Donadio The New York Times, March 30th, 2008 “We’ve all been there. Or some of us have. Anyone who cares about books has at some point confronted the Pushkin problem: when a missed — or misguided — literary reference makes it chillingly clear that a romance is [...]

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#94 Free Healthcare

In spite of having access to the best health insurance and fanciest hospitals, white people are passionate about the idea of socialized medicine. So much so that they have memorized statistics and examples of how for-profit medicine has destroyed the United States. But before you can exploit this information for personal gain, it’s important that [...]

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Sisters in Idiosyncrasy By: Noam Cohen The New York Times, March 30, 2008 Stuff Mentioned (16, a new record!) San Francisco Architecture Manhattan Now Brooklyn Too! Writers Workshops Non profit organizations Diversity Plays T-shirts Graduate School Bicycles Microbreweries Having gay friends Gentrification Toyota Prius Living by the Water The Sunday New York Times Implied Stuff [...]

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