Shawn Norris
Shawn Norris used to write things for National Lampoon and the now-defunct Blue Monkey Disco Party as "Douche Larue." Now he spends most of his time writing jokes, scripts, and trying to find a literary agent that will return his calls. Even though he wasn’t born yet, he often takes credit for faking the moon landing. Also, he’s allergic to tequila -- it makes him breakout in felonies.
Articles by Shawn Norris
Gadgets
7 items that will cause a man to never leave his home
Guys like things. We often work very hard to acquire these things. Guys shop with purpose. We go shopping for items that make our living space more comfortable and more importantly, we are shopping for things that will make other guys envious. However, sometimes we have a tendency to buy items that make it more difficult for us to leave or places of residence.
Lifestyle
8 reasons you wouldn’t really want to date a porn star
There is a very substantial list of reasons why dating a porn actress would possibly be one of the most awesome things to happen in your life. For starters, you can get that "My other ride is a porn star" bumper sticker you always wanted to slap on your Jetta! Yet I still feel like doing so would be a burden on your sanity.
Humor
7 modern day activities that could serve as medieval torture
With cars and airplanes and iPhones, it seems that the world we live in just keeps getting better and brighter (with the exception of a fledgling world economy, countries with less of a GNP than Apple, adult onset diabetes, cancer, US Magazine, Swine Flu, etc). But that’s not always the case when you really think about it.
Humor
10 of the most dangerous toys of your childhood
I’m surprised I survived the 1980’s. I was small and fragile and looking back at the toys…I can't believe that at some point someone didn’t need my dental records and an eyewitness account to identify me. I was young and naïve and bleeding a good portion of the time. Yeah, mostly bleeding.
Lifestyle
8 stages of beer drinking
The other day, I was talking to a buddy about our college days. We remembered the good old days when we could get up at 10 am and drink beer until early the next morning.
Humor
7 things you never want to hear from a doctor
Doctors are weird creatures — not necessarily in a bad way, they just use information you give them as a way of narrowing down your symptoms until reaching a final diagnoses.
Humor
The 10 best stand-up comedians of all-time
Comedy is a tough business to become a part of. You either start writing it, hit the stage to perform it, or you do both. Stand-up is the cruelest of all the forms that comedy manifests itself. Being a stand-up comedian can be very difficult, as it
Food
9 bizarre green foods to try this St. Patrick’s Day
By now we all know about green beer and Shamrock shakes. But what else other festive items can you ingest in between binge drinking during St. Patrick’s Day? Here are 9 bizarre green foods to try this St. Patrick’s Day.