Category Archives: animals

You Monsters Are People of New York PART TWO (Still Not Copying HONY, Totally Original)

Posted on April 8, 2015 by You Monsters Are People

If the internet has taught me anything, it’s that the repetition of a lazy idea is key to its success. Last week’s posting, where I was inspired by (but in no way directly imitating or satirizing) Humans of New York, … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Inspiration On Perseverance

Posted on February 5, 2015 by You Monsters Are People
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Lame New World: A Preface For Our Awful Future

Posted on February 2, 2015 by You Monsters Are People

Not long ago I was filling out a number of worksheets intended for small children, as I have a propensity to do during an evening of moderate drinking, and they pressed me into wondering about the future of politics and … Continue reading →

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The Police Are Not Animals*

Posted on December 11, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

I’ve heard that the best strategy when dealing with the police is to “remain silent and stand still.” That’s the kind of advice you’d give someone to avoid being attacked by a bear. The police aren’t killer sharks or poisonous … Continue reading →

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The Hiatus Has Ended

Posted on August 18, 2014 by You Monsters Are People
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Literate Animals

Posted on July 11, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

Jean Cocteau said that the worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. I bet that’s true. In hopefully unrelated news, Katie Fox was the big winner of the hat and doesn’t even look remotely stupid … Continue reading →

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Human Cheese: Not for the Common Man

Posted on March 11, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

After a brief surge in popularity a few years ago, cheese made from human milk sort of vanished from existence. While marginally curious, I assumed that I would never encounter it in my lifetime. I must have read a dozen … Continue reading →

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The Modern Chicken: A Theropod At Heart

Posted on February 27, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

Tyrannosaurus rex is more closely related to a chicken than it is to an alligator. Think about that the next time you’re at a farm and you see twenty potential man eaters pecking away at food scraps. These little omnivores … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Cards For Everybody Else

Posted on February 14, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

This morning the cyberverse was awash with Valentine’s Day themed images and I couldn’t help but notice that several demographics weren’t being represented in the slightest. The Hallmark Holiday seems to primarily celebrate a very middle of the road sort … Continue reading →

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Avian Action Almost Spoiled My Sunday Morning

Posted on February 12, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

As an adult your opportunities to participate in sleepovers diminish slowly over time. I am not sure if it has something to do with an unwillingness to sleep anywhere other than your own bed or if other people just don’t … Continue reading →

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