What’s the Deal With Airline Whistleblowers Mysteriously Dying? (Guest Article by Jerry Seinfeld)

So I was reading the newspaper today and I couldn’t help but think, what’s the deal with airline whistleblowers being found with their brains blown out? Was the whistle they were blowing actually a loaded gun? And why is it always a gunshot to the head right before a guy testifies against a major corporation with massive financial stakes? I mean hello, this guy worked for the company for 32 years, he clearly knew a thing or two. Maybe he just didn’t want to write it all down, maybe he thought it would be easier to splatter his brain against the wall of a hotel room, and what’s the deal with those hotel room keys?

Who brings a gun to a hotel anyway? The only way I believe he shot himself is if there’s proof that he accidentally took something from the mini-bar. Have you seen what they change in these things? $15 for a bag of M&M’s! And they have it under alarms and motion sensors. I feel like I’m stealing the Mona Lisa using those things! It might be called a “mini-bar,” but those prices are maxed out. One time I accidentally drank one of the bottled waters next to my bed, I looked at the price tag and it said I’d have to give them my 1970 Porsche 908/03 Spyder, suicide seems like a good option in that scenario.

I suspect some foul play. And why do they call it foul play? Did a bunch of ducks start a pick-up game of basketball before shooting this guy and staging it to make it look like the gunshot was self-inflicted? You have to assume the assassin who carried out the hit is worried. I mean what’s the deal with an assassin’s to-do list?

  • Walk the dog
  • Grab some bread
  • Murder a man with enough information to bring down the world’s biggest multinational corporations
  • Pick up Lucy from field hockey

I mean it’s madness, where does it end? I just hope that the assassin didn’t grab anything from the mini-bar on the way out.

What’s the deal with people labeling me a conspiracy theorist for raising a few questions? And what’s the deal with the random letter I got in my mailbox that says “Shut your mouth or you’ll wind up dead too”? And why was it on Boeing letterhead? I mean what’s the deal murder for hire these days? Do you pay up front? Do you pay half and then pay the rest when the guy shows up with a few photos of a dead body? Make sure you tip the waitstaff and if you have information about multibillion-dollar corporations that could destroy their bottom line make sure you stay anonymous.

“Trailer Park Boys” Characters Ranked by Class Consciousness

“Trailer Park Boys” is a cultural classic in Canada. Zany antics, good dope, and holy fuck the boys. A motley crew of colorful, degenerate characters and physical humor that gives your lungs a workout with every watch.

It is also a potent examination of a class of society normally played for laughs, humanizing a group of people who normally exist as a punchline. It even included some solid hits for LBGTQ representation with Randy Bobandy and Jim Lahey, back when “Will and Grace” was the most mainstream depiction of gay men. There was also a strong sense of class unity among these characters, all from different walks of life uniting at times despite their differences for the sake of their community (just like punks).

So in honor of this groundbreaking show (mockumentary in the early 2000s, suck it “The Office”), we have gone and ranked every prominent character on the show based on how much they care for their class (or the park as a whole).

30. Officer George Green

Coming in dead last is the dumbest cop on the force. This man is the epitome of a class traitor, happily turning down the opportunity to help his community while being the face of law enforcement incompetence in the show. ACAB.

29. Bernie Sanford

Head of the International Association of Trailer Park Supervisors and Assistant Trailer Park Supervisors, Bernie Sanford represents the meeting point of Capital and the State Monopoly on violence via the right hook, Bernie is a man of profits above people, even raining on the legendary wrestling match between Ricky and the Green Bastard (Parts Unknown), destroying community spirit. No candy for you Bernie.

28. Tom Collins

This man got educated, and instead of using his big fancy school learning to raise the living standards of everyone in the park, he bought himself a Camaro. Ca-Mar-O, serving as an attempt to elevate him above his community and family with this shallow status symbol. Just homemade fuck offs.

27. Barbara Lahey

A nepo baby who holds open contempt for every member of her community, she even found a way to co-opt the sacred institution of polyamory into her abuse of power with her relationship with Randy and Lahey. All while still taking advantage of the lower prices of trailer living, and its perks. Piss off Barb, your scalloped potatoes are fucked.

26. Cyrus

This heavy metal dick cares not for his fellow human, holding up the park in the pilot, steering his Corvette as he sees fit, making him both a wild card and a threat to the park as a whole. That leather jacket ain’t fooling anyone you poser hack, and your trigger discipline is dangerous to all around you. Go back to the trees with Sam, you ain’t done evolving yet you dummy. Now Fuck off we got work to do.

25. Private Dancer

Not only is he the face of the military-industrial complex and the only human capable of matching Jim Lahey in terms of liquor consumption, shot for shot, but also a perfect waste of a good stripper name on such a nincompoop. The shit icing on the cake comes in the form of trying to bulldoze the park with a tank, and displacing marginalized people to even worse situations is no bueno for your fellow park dwellers.

24. Candy

Lackey to a Lahey, Candy served as muscle for Barb in the ill-fated season 10, exercising violence on behalf of a capitalist overlord. A player hater all around who dresses punker than she actually is. Serving those in power for your own gain is most certainly not just shitty behavior, but adopting cultural dress without understanding its origins is the dictionary definition of cultural appropriation. Don’t be a henchman, stand on your laurels.

23. Conky

Oh you bet that cocksucker hates his fellow park residents, but not out of malice to the lower classes, just simply as a manifestation of brooding resentment buried deep in Bubbles’ subconsciousness, being what is referred to as a hater. But if we could direct his hate towards the ruling class, and turn him to our side, he could be a powerful ally. STOOPID!

22. Erica

Julian’s one-time cop girlfriend, Erica at least made an attempt to understand the root cause of crime by befriending the boys and attempting to find the source of their criminality. Unfortunately, she ended up arresting her then-lover and his best friend in the least erotic scenario involving handcuffs imaginable, proving that despite any posturing to the contrary, ACAB.

21. Terry and Dennis

The first dynamic duo on this list, at first the Flappy brothers were introduced offering business opportunities to some recently released ex-convicts, by way of a brick of hash. But then they had to go and spoil it by collaborating with the most selfish characters in the show, while living off the spoils of others as drug dealers who live with their grandma, so their loyalty starts and ends at the robes.

20. Bottle Kids

Agents of youthful aggression and agents of the shitwinds, they rain glass hellfire on any and everyone in their vicinity, causing a communal shitstorm for all, so at least they have a good comprehension of direct action. Let’s bet $20 to say that they could harness that youthful energy towards more constructive causes if they start reading books like Julian.

19. Lucy

The compassionate mother to Trinity, and on again off again flame to Ricky and almost everyone in the park, she knows the value of community involvement. But let’s not forget that she would have happily sold out everyone in the park for George Green. Do no banging behind the muffler shop.

18. Corey and Trevor

Corey and Trevor are the type of guys who will sell out to the highest bidder, but generally have a decent sense of morality while being not much more intelligent than a house cat or dog, so you really can’t blame them for following their master. Ironic since both Corey Bowles and Michael Jackson (Canadian Actor) both quit the show over a pay dispute. Regardless, smokes, let’s go.

17. Jacob Collins

The once store clerk turned park resident and replacement Trevor, Jacob has more brain cells than Corey and Trevor put together, rendering him able for whatever endeavor comes his way. And he later bornts Ricky’s grandson via his cock, caring for the next generation with or without financial compensation. Not bad for a former meat dick.

16. Sam Losco

When he’s not brushing his big ole cave teeth with a log, he’s soliciting political support with homemade hot dogs or stitching up gunshot wounds of criminals for some extra cash, guaranteeing that they won’t be arrested. A soldier of cave fortune if you ever knew one, he’s no ally, but if you’re in a pinch, return to monkey with this cave troll.

Drug Dealer’s 1000th Customer Wins Free Explanation of How the Government Really Works

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A local drug dealer’s 1,000th customer was lucky enough to win a free explanation of how the government “really” works, confirmed sources who desperately tried to think of any excuse to leave but couldn’t come up with anything plausible.

“It wasn’t until the second hour of his rant that I started to question every life decision that brought me to this exact moment in time,” said Joey Pulton before checking his phone for the 85th time since he’s been there. “Had I known he was going to go on and on about how the global elites control everything and that they’re not actually reptilian humanoids but in fact amphibian, I would’ve gotten my cocaine from a more introverted dealer. Unfortunately, he didn’t stop there. He also told me that Earth was not round, or even flat, but in reality a cube. Let’s just say I don’t think I’ll be coming back to this guy for all my stimulant needs.”

Drug dealer Jack “And Coke” Baldchamber had complete conviction in his explanation of the government.

“You see, there’s actually a deep state within the deep state. It’s a cabal of people who drink the blood of baby whales. And they definitely faked the Mars landing so that we’d have to be dependent on 5G because the vaccine turned us magnetic,” said Baldchamber. “Anyway, I’m just so grateful to have Joey as a patron. For some reason, I don’t see a lot of returning customers anymore. I just assume most people don’t consume more than one dose total nowadays. But hey, that’s all part of the business of dealing drugs to sheeple who always look like they’re hearing about how the system actually works for the first time in their lives.”

Experts believe there are a lot more people like Baldchamber out there than we even know.

“We’re seeing more and more individuals without college or even high school degrees believe that they understand how government truly operates,” said political analyst Janet Brownstone. “And while there is indeed rampant corruption occurring on the state and federal levels, these people focus on outlandish claims that sound more like the plot of a sci-fi movie than the reality that politicians are just bought by mega-corporations to protect their interests and profits. If we’re going to distrust the government, at least make sure your reasoning is believable.”

At press time, Pulton had no choice but to point in a far-off direction, yell “What’s that,” and run away from Baldchamber without ever receiving the drugs that he had already purchased.

I Know I Said I Liked Smart Women but by ‘Smart’ I Meant Dumber Than Me, so Now We Have to Break Up

Dearest Katie,

It pains me to have to write you this since we’ve spent so much time together over the past few months, but alas, there’s just no other way. I want you to know that I enjoyed our time getting to know each other so I’ll try to always remember the laughs we shared, not the pain that your higher intelligence caused our relationship.

When I stated in my online profile that I not only liked, but preferred smart women, I assumed it was implied that you’d still have to be the dumber one. I guess message not received. I don’t want you to don’t blame yourself, but certainly don’t blame me. You should be old enough to know that when men say we want a girl with a brain we mean it has to be relative to ours. Then again if you’re so smart maybe you should have seen this coming.

Don’t get me wrong, and please don’t tell your attractive single female friends otherwise, but I am still a fierce feminist ally just like the T-shirts I wear say. I will always support strong-minded, independent, resourceful women. I think this planet needs more of you to finally take down the patriarchy and challenge men’s skewed worldviews, just not when it comes to challenging my specific one. Some things are just better in theory.

If you want some advice for your next relationship, maybe don’t brag about your big brain so much. I didn’t need to know about the books you’ve read, all the diplomas you obtained or the places you’ve been. I’ve been to plenty of exotic places too, but you never seemed interested about my time backpacking in the Dakotas or when I visited the Eiffel Tower in Vegas.

Perhaps our paths will cross again, maybe when we’re a little bit older and blessed with more life experience. How about we make a pact. If we’re both still unmarried in ten years, let’s get married. As long as both of our visions for the future and our expectations in a partner lineup, and obviously as long as your IQ plummets to where we can have a conversation without me having to Google all those big words you like to shove down my throat.

Sincerely,
Brad

Man Buying Records at Target Also Buys Condoms to Make It Less Weird at Checkout

SAYVILLE, N.Y. — Local man Dave Greggory added a pack of condoms to his handbasket to distract from the fact that he was about to purchase records at Target, sources confirmed.

“I went with the XXL magnum ones to make it less awkward,” said Greggory while standing in line to check out. “I’m not sure if I’m getting side-eyed looks because I’m buying vinyl at a corporate retail chain or that I’m purchasing a record from Imagine Dragons. Regardless, my strategy is to put the condoms on the conveyor belt first to offset the remaining transactions. Sure, I could just go to the self-checkout, but the last time I did that, the machine malfunctioned and no less than a dozen Target employees came to help only to stare directly at my Twenty One Pilots record I was about to buy for several seconds. Believe me, this plan is what’s best for all parties involved.”

Target cashier Barry Nepil wasn’t fooled in the slightest by the purchase.

“At one point, the guy acted like someone else put the record in his basket like he wasn’t actively choosing to buy it. But then he went ahead and bought it anyway,” said Nepil. “Immediately after, I noticed him returning the condoms at customer service he had also purchased. It’s a sad state of affairs for people like this. That’s why I buy all my records at Barnes and Noble where I can also buy a book or two that I end up just throwing in the garbage outside the store. Books are a much more convincing distraction for the cashier.”

Experts have been seeing odd consumer patterns like this emerge recently.

“We’re seeing more and more people buy vinyl from unorthodox retail locations as opposed to local establishments,” said consumer behavior specialist Barry Wisenberg. “But we’re also seeing a rise in shame from the same folks who buy music from places where you can also purchase toilet paper, apparel, and televisions. For instance, studies have shown that even if someone orders a record from Amazon, chances are they’re also buying condoms or something to distract from the main purchase. Let’s be honest, no one who buys a Radiohead album off Amazon is having sex. But they still attempt to distract Amazon anyway.”

At press time, Greggory was seen buying tampons to distract from the fact he was about to purchase a record player from Target despite him not knowing any women.

Fictional Cops Ranked By How Likely They Are To Violate Your Civil Rights

As a child, you see so many depictions of police officers on television. Some of them show cops as the heroes fighting crime and saving the day, and some of them show cops as bumbling morons, but rarely will you see the darker side of law enforcement where the police deliberately operate outside of the law and violate a person’s civil rights. Today we look at some of your favorite fictional cops by how likely they are to be complete pieces of crap.

15. Scooby Doo

Scooby is in the “private sector” probably because he failed a drug test as a police dog. But with that past, he’s pretty chill and just trying to catch the big fish and smoke a doob afterward. Great Danes just aren’t the aggressive type. Plus, he’s got a partner who totally just wants to log the hours and clock out.

14. Victor Willis from Village People

The only crime with Willis is not movin’ and groovin’. The only cop who might detain you for not holding and packing. You might get cuffed, but only if you ask, baby. The only crime against the Village People is using their songs without permission at your rally. That will result in litigation.

13. Chief Wiggum

Wiggum’s biggest fault is he’s just lazy which is about as innocuous as a cop can get. He’s probably not going to pull you over, or inconvenience you in an any way, because an inconvenience to you is an inconvenience to him. He’s like Chris Christie if his dad wasn’t on Wall Street.

12. McGruff the Crime Dog

Community policing, cares about the neighborhood, grew up here and never left other than his backing of Regan’s second term and the things he said about [Regan’s] Policy this crime dog’s got a pretty decent track record as far as cops go. Other than time in 1991 he got confused (in dog years he was 87) and took a bite out of a perceived crime, that was not in fact a crime but a small child, and was subsequently sued, thereby ending his career in the public eye

11. Abby Sciuto from “NCIS”

ACAB does not include the NAVY or goth scientists that either defined your style or your sexuality, or both. It’s agreed upon. Although she’s one of the good guys, as a known caffeine addict, Abby may get too jazzed up and muddle some forensics to secure a successful prosecution, but only when she really needs to.

10. Rick Deckard

Rick is the cop of the future. It’s 2019 in “Blade Runner,” so surely we’ve advanced to the point of police officers fully upholding the Constitution right? Right? Your rights are probably safe with Rick Deckard, unless of course, you are a humanoid slave, then, do you really have rights? Just hope you don’t look like an android. Maybe slouch more? Try to look normal, but not too normal

9. Paw Patrol

Definitely a theme of dog cops being on the chiller side. These guys are led by children but are mostly just there to save lives. There’s no political undertone involved when you’re saving other non-sentient animals from trees. But watch out, catch these boys after a bath and they’ll get the zoomies all over your ass and they ain’t stopping till someone puts a finger in their ass (that’s how you stop dogs from fighting. Did you know that? Look it up).

8. Detective James Carter from “Rush Hour”

Although his methods are uncouth and some of his jokes are culturally insensitive, Detective James Carter always tries to solve the mystery. But he was on the Epstein Plane, like a lot. No one’s talking about this. Why was Carter on the plane so much? Was he undercover? Was Jackie there? Is this “Rush Hour 4”? I don’t know about you, but it seems like a hard sell.

7. James Bond

His whole thing operating untethered by law, and he’s got the gadgets to bug your whole house. And depending on the era, he’s gonna violate a lot more than your civil rights. A cop with a serious drinking problem and a license to murder with total immunity makes you really wonder how this story takes place in England and not Florida. But hey, you get Phoebe Waller-Bridge to smooth him out and he’s pretty fun to watch.

6. Kevin From “7th Heaven”

This guy has resting stop resisting face. Kevin would pull a gun on you for not waving back at him. This jumpy coward would pull a gun on you for you taking literally anything out of your pocket. If you’re wearing a hoodie after 5 p.m. you’re getting a gun pulled on you. If this guy can’t see your hands at all times, gun.

5. Grown Up Harry Potter

You may not remember this but Harry Potter ends up becoming an auror, a wizard cop. Typical high school hero shit. He’s proven himself to be aggressively stupid and have a temper, which fits the bill. So watch out if you get the blue lights on this broomstick. He’s basically Tim McGraw from the movie version of “Friday Night Lights” to his kid he gave 7 dumbass names to, riding his broomstick around drunk, pulling people over in mid-air telling them about the time he survived the Unforgivable Curse, daring people to do the curse on him, then arresting them when they won’t do it.

4. Sheriff Andy Taylor from ‘The Andy Griffin Show”

The show is in black and white, so that’s all you really need to know. But more than that 1930s-era cop in rural North Carolina, he’s not even going to know what a civil right is. “Miranda Rights? Miranda? Never heard of the broad, but if she knows what’s what she’ll shake a leg back to her boondoggle” is something he’d probably say as he shoved you into a squad car for chewing bubble gum too loudly.

3. D.W. from “Arthur”

D.W. from the beloved ’90s kid show Arthur, eventually grew up to become a cop. D.W.’s got a little sibling complex and a very active imagination. Alarmingly, her imaginary friend never went away. She’s still imagining her. She’s also imagining you ran that stop sign, and she’s imagining you consented to a search, and she’s imagining you reached for a gun. Let’s just say anyone who isn’t an aardvark should steer clear. She’s taking out some sort of aardvark guilt on the community

2. Batman & Commissioner James Gordon 

Jim sicks his special ops buddy to beat the shit out of you without a trial, collect clues, and secure a conviction. You think he’s gonna give you his badge number? That guy will listen to an entire town’s phone calls, he’s like if the patriot act were privatized and could beat the shit out of you afterward (wait). Jim Gordon is Dick Cheney?

1. D.A.R.E. Lion

Plants coke for the greater good, this guy’s stock to a turn for the worst in the 2010s and public opinion really soured on him once people realized one “marijuana cigarette” doesn’t contain “as much tar as 100 packs of cigarettes” and that most drugs are fun, and not freely offered like a Altoids. D.A.R.E. Lion is highly likely to “find” drugs in your pocket during a “routine” stop and frisk. D.A.R.E. Lion should’ve been kicked off that cliff in Africa and trampled by wildebeests. RIP Mufasa.

Child of Divorced Stoners Not Excited to Celebrate Two 311 Days

CORAM, N.Y. — Local eight-year-old Evie Doyleson was completely turned off by the idea of having to celebrate 311 Day twice due to her recently divorced pot-loving parents having joint custody of her, sources confirmed.

“I’m still getting the hang of all of these weird holidays, like Arbor Day and 9/11, but I just don’t get what’s so special about this one,” said Doyleson. “The only real tradition for this holiday seems to be laying motionless on the couch for hours at a time, listening to one band all day, smoking something out of a glass vase that smells like a skunk, browsing hemp necklaces and sandals on Amazon, eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch straight from the box, passing out by 4:30 p.m., and forgetting to make me dinner again. Can’t believe I have to do this twice a year for the rest of my life.”

Doyleson’s parents didn’t see what the big deal was with having to celebrate the day twice.

“She needs to grow up and show some respect by listening to ‘All Mixed Up’ every hour on the hour this afternoon and later today when she’s with her mother,” said Mark Doyleson, father of one, hopefully. “She also throws a huge fit for having to celebrate a handful of 420s a year. You see, her mom and I each throw separate 420 Day parties and also celebrate the Monday after the holiday and then the entire month thereafter, which can sometimes last the rest of the year and then some. Participating in 311 Day is the least she can do to make up for the fact that we have to buy her Christmas presents every year until further notice.”

Experts had some ideas about getting children more interested in the unconventional day.

“It’s tough to get your young ones excited for holidays that don’t involve them specifically,” said psychologist Brenda Hummingsworth. “Don’t get me wrong. You can still make that happen. Just look at Easter. This day is about Jesus or something like that, but we got children involved by making up a six-foot-tall bunny that brings them pre-packaged chocolate and marshmallow Peeps the day after we stain eggs with them. 311 Day just needs a catchy mascot and tradition like that. Like Hexum the Panda that delivers amber-colored Reese’s Pieces that morning after they paint glass bongs. That’s how to get your kids excited for this day. Not with 311 music.”

At press time, Doyleson was also not excited for the following week as she had to spend the St. Patrick’s Day holiday with her alcoholic uncle.

Man Nostalgic for Video Store Experience Builds Little Curtain Around Computer for Peeking at Porn

ALLENTOWN, Penn. — Local millennial and general fiend for nostalgia Andy Bellener recently rigged up a tiny curtain that goes around his personal computer to simulate the device used to hide the pornography section seen at many independent video stores growing up, several perverts report.

“I’ll always remember being a little kid at Sunshine Video and sneaking a peek into the ‘forbidden room’ filled with stuff my brothers and I definitely shouldn’t have been seeing while my parents fought over which Ben Stiller movie they were going to rent,” Bellener explained. “I want to recreate that feeling of excitement. I’ve been so damaged by my access to porn that I’m afraid I don’t feel much of anything anymore. But peeking at it on my laptop through a little crack in the curtain takes me back to a simpler time!”

Andy’s wife Sara Bellener isn’t quite as enthusiastic about the idea of the sleazy curtain and is concerned about how it’s affecting their marriage.

“At first, I thought it was pretty funny and a little bit charming, really. But now it’s hindering our marriage in more ways than one,” Sara Bellener said, adding she believes the curtain has turned her husband into a video store fetishist. “Andy says outright that he can’t perform unless I pop popcorn in the microwave and let it sit there for 6 hours, or unless I rub myself down with old VHS in order to take on their ‘sexy musty odor.’ I just want that idiotic curtain out of my house and my husband back.”

VHS collector Daniel Linholm talks about the wave of video store nostalgia affecting the lives of millennials every day.

“The longing for the days of the mom-and-pop video shop is higher than ever, and that means more and more couples are dealing with the affliction,” Linholm said. “Returning food to grocery stores to avoid late fees, remembering to rewind after unwinding after a long day, and even just renting cars randomly just for that nostalgic feeling of trust you’d get from video store owner to customer. And it’s all tearing young couples apart at an alarming rate.”

At press time, Mr. Bellener was seen cleaning out the disgusting contents some neighborhood kids left in the “dropbox” he had built for his front yard.

Not Just Anyone Can Call Themselves A Gatekeeper

Call me old-fashioned, but I remember a time when being a gatekeeper meant something. Back in my day gatekeepers were the guards, the bouncers. As someone who was doing this waaayyy before it was cool, I’m among a small handful who can appreciate just how much this treasured tradition has declined.

Modern keepers are cowards; they hide in their little online forums bitching about the latest influx of newbies and what they’re doing to the community. But guess what? There wouldn’t be an influx if they were doing their jobs! Get off your ass and start making people feel bad. Go to the grocery store, if you see someone wearing your favorite band’s shirt then ask them to name every one of their songs in the order they were released, if they can’t then you need to call 911 and have them arrested.

Shift the goalposts! Raise the bar!

But whatever you do, don’t just let people enjoy things. At this rate, pretty soon every fandom will be saturated with well-adjusted adults instead of true fans who base their entire personality on niche interests.

Just the other day I heard someone claim to be “a prog rock fan,” so naturally I asked them: Peter Hammill or John Wetton? For true fans, you know the only correct answer is Thom Yorke. Mind you, I was expecting him to get it wrong, it was a bit of a trick question after all… for casuals. But despite my already low expectations, he managed to shock and disappoint me nonetheless. He answered, “Sorry, who?” My jaw dropped. When I asked how long he’s called himself a fan, he told me “about five or so years.” I wasn’t sure if I should laugh or cry, so I simply shook my head and walked away.

Five. Years. Five years of ignorant posing and no one called his bluff? Clearly the bar is in Hell! That’s what happens when all you have is a bunch of pseudo-keepers running around playing softball with these guys.

So here’s the bottom line: Stop calling yourself a gatekeeper unless you’re committed to harassing normies on at least a daily basis. That’s a small ask, since the O.G.s (original gatekeepers) make it their lifestyle.

But honestly, if you were that guy you wouldn’t need me to tell you what it takes.

Drummer Feels Left Out After Synchronized Jump

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Local drummer Austin Block admitted to feeling intense jealousy, abandonment, and heartbreak when his bandmates in Genghis Pawn executed multiple jumps in unison during a recent performance, sources confirmed.

“It seems kind of unfair, everyone else is having the time of their life smiling and jumping around and I’m sitting all the way back here in the pitch black like a gremlin just pounding away. When we started Genghis Pawn we agreed that we were going to have an equal say in everything,” said Block. “Not only are they jumping in unison without me, but they are leaning their backs against each other and sharing microphones! What’s next? Am I going find out that they are tuning their guitars to the same key and playing the same chord progression?”

Genghis Pawn guitarist Dana Cooper had an entirely different take on the events.

“Austin doesn’t realize how good he has it. As the guitarist, I’m easily the second most important member of the band and I’m required to look good and stand up for the entire duration of our set,” said Cooper. “I don’t have the luxury of taking a load off and sitting on something literally called a throne. Your majesty back there gets to wear sweatpants and look like shit and nobody notices. The rest of us have to jump up and down to prevent our legs from going numb. I’m sorry he feels left out, but this is the same guy that gets mad when our singer hits one of his precious cymbals with the microphone.”

Local shit starter Kevin Greene says the issues between Block and his band members go even deeper.

“Listen, I don’t want to cause any waves, but all those dudes have been jumping in unison in other places besides the stage. I saw them both in line for the bathroom grabbing their crotches and jumping. I saw them at a kid’s birthday party together in one of those bounce houses, and worst of all, they were spotted doing synchronized cannonballs into a public pool last summer,” said Greene. “It’s sad really. Drummers never get to be a part of the fun, they are just told to keep time and stay seated. Things need to change.”

At press time, Block walked off the stage abruptly after his frontman failed to introduce him with the rest of the band during an extended interlude.

Photo courtesy of Van Corona.