I am fascinated by men and their endless networks of guys.
McSweeney’s: I have a Guy for That
I noticed your nose seems runny today. You should go see my guy. His name is Dr. Sternhagen and his office is on the upper east side. Ear, nose and throat—he’ll fix you right up. All you need, probably, is a prescription for Nasaltrim; it works wonders. Tell him I sent you. He’s a friend of the family. The Nasaltrim’s great stuff but as your mucus dries up you’ll probably find yourself coughing a lot—kind of a dry, hacky cough, because your sinuses are drying out—so you should go see my guy Dr. Wilburforce, a pulmonologist, over in Queens. Tell him you know me. Couple of breathing treatments and you should stop coughing in no time. He’s a miracle worker. The breathing treatments may leave you a little light headed, of course, but that’s normal. And it’s nothing my guy Dr. Feinman in Brooklyn can’t help you with; he’ll give you a few anti-nausea pills which will clear up your head, you know, make you less dizzy. Just call his nurse Carla and tell her I referred you.
The only problem with the anti-nausea pills, even though they’re great, is that they can cause some very severe constipation. So you should pay a visit to my gastrointerologist Dr. Goldfman in Midtown. He’ll probably do a sigmoidoscopy with a flexible tube outfitted with a camera (you’ll be sedated, and won’t feel a thing) to see if there’s any problem with your colon or lower intestine. Ask him how his new grandson is; he loves to go on and on about his grandchildren. Dr. Goldman will probably prescribe an extremely strong intestinal relaxant, which can in some cases cause a tingling in the nerves of the spinal column. My chiropractor, Dr. Swansea, can help you get rid of that easily through a series of bi-weekly adjustments which will, I’ll be honest, probably leave you a little sore. Dr. Xiang in Greenwich Village, my guy from a few years back, can help relieve this soreness by placing you on a bed of sharp spikes while stimulating your consciousness with an excellent guided meditation specially designed open your third eye and allow you to discover your spirit animal.
Once you’ve discovered your spirit animal you’ll be ready for a guy who’s not really my guy but the guy of my friend. His name is Dr. Moonbowfeather and he’ll set you up with a scheduled trip to a sweatlodge in the Pine Barrens via shuttle, where you’ll learn to touch the universe as an infinite cloud of sparkling energy and light. After your brush with the fleeting magnificence of your own mortality you’ll probably have some questions about your past and your relations with family members, so you should go see a guy in Chelsea named Dr. Schmittz- Horndorff, who is a guy I have heard about from other guys and who will help you reach a breakthrough by staging an elaborate and surprisingly convincing roleplay in which you’ll regress to your earliest childhood memory and discover the very defining moment in which you became the human being you are today. This will undoubtedly be a mind-blowing catharsis for you, and you’re going torequire something heavier to deal with these new revelations. You’re going to need to go to a guy who is not a licensed doctor but rather a guy everyone has nicknamed “Doc,” who will treat you by a series of radical, intense and painful “combat therapies” in which he will repeatedly punch and kick you while you make exclamations (and breakthroughs) about the hurdles and trials with which you struggle daily. His office is in the dim and moldy basement of a dilapidated Woolworth’s in the Meatpacking District, which may lead to some upper slight respiratory congestion. Just go see my guy Dr. Sterhagen about that. Tell him I sent you. You’ll be tip-top in no time.
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McSweeney’s: I have a Guy for That
I am fascinated by men and their endless networks of guys.
I noticed your nose seems runny today. You should go see my guy. His name is Dr. Sternhagen and his office is on the upper east side. Ear, nose and throat—he’ll fix you right up. All you need, probably, is a prescription for Nasaltrim; it works wonders. Tell him I sent you. He’s a friend of the family. The Nasaltrim’s great stuff but as your mucus dries up you’ll probably find yourself coughing a lot—kind of a dry, hacky cough, because your sinuses are drying out—so you should go see my guy Dr. Wilburforce, a pulmonologist, over in Queens. Tell him you know me. Couple of breathing treatments and you should stop coughing in no time. He’s a miracle worker. The breathing treatments may leave you a little light headed, of course, but that’s normal. And it’s nothing my guy Dr. Feinman in Brooklyn can’t help you with; he’ll give you a few anti-nausea pills which will clear up your head, you know, make you less dizzy. Just call his nurse Carla and tell her I referred you.
The only problem with the anti-nausea pills, even though they’re great, is that they can cause some very severe constipation. So you should pay a visit to my gastrointerologist Dr. Goldfman in Midtown. He’ll probably do a sigmoidoscopy with a flexible tube outfitted with a camera (you’ll be sedated, and won’t feel a thing) to see if there’s any problem with your colon or lower intestine. Ask him how his new grandson is; he loves to go on and on about his grandchildren. Dr. Goldman will probably prescribe an extremely strong intestinal relaxant, which can in some cases cause a tingling in the nerves of the spinal column. My chiropractor, Dr. Swansea, can help you get rid of that easily through a series of bi-weekly adjustments which will, I’ll be honest, probably leave you a little sore. Dr. Xiang in Greenwich Village, my guy from a few years back, can help relieve this soreness by placing you on a bed of sharp spikes while stimulating your consciousness with an excellent guided meditation specially designed open your third eye and allow you to discover your spirit animal.
Once you’ve discovered your spirit animal you’ll be ready for a guy who’s not really my guy but the guy of my friend. His name is Dr. Moonbowfeather and he’ll set you up with a scheduled trip to a sweatlodge in the Pine Barrens via shuttle, where you’ll learn to touch the universe as an infinite cloud of sparkling energy and light. After your brush with the fleeting magnificence of your own mortality you’ll probably have some questions about your past and your relations with family members, so you should go see a guy in Chelsea named Dr. Schmittz- Horndorff, who is a guy I have heard about from other guys and who will help you reach a breakthrough by staging an elaborate and surprisingly convincing roleplay in which you’ll regress to your earliest childhood memory and discover the very defining moment in which you became the human being you are today. This will undoubtedly be a mind-blowing catharsis for you, and you’re going torequire something heavier to deal with these new revelations. You’re going to need to go to a guy who is not a licensed doctor but rather a guy everyone has nicknamed “Doc,” who will treat you by a series of radical, intense and painful “combat therapies” in which he will repeatedly punch and kick you while you make exclamations (and breakthroughs) about the hurdles and trials with which you struggle daily. His office is in the dim and moldy basement of a dilapidated Woolworth’s in the Meatpacking District, which may lead to some upper slight respiratory congestion. Just go see my guy Dr. Sterhagen about that. Tell him I sent you. You’ll be tip-top in no time.
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If you would like to respond, that would be wonderful. Of course, if you would like to continue to sit here silently, staring at me with that powerful gaze, which both breaks gender constructs and also scares me a bit, that would be fine as well.
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Elements of Suprise
Stupid and clever with an ironic inversion at the end. One of the most perfectly executed McSweeney’s lists to date.
PhosYOUREPREGNANTphorus
LithTHETESTCAMEBACKPOSITIVEium
MangLOOKOUTanese
SelenYOUREBEINGAUDITEDium
HydroLETSMOVEINTOGETHERgen
FluorDADIMGAYine
NitroHAPPYBIRTHDAYgen
TungYOUARENOTMENTIONEDINTHEWILLsten
PotassYESIHAVEAREASONWHYTHESETWOSHOULDNOTBEMARRIEDium
Arsenic
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Your actions disturb and inspire, and I can’t look away. I’m either swelling with physical repulsion or the joy a parent feels watching their child take their first steps. Only in this case the child is an 84-year-old man with a hairdryer aimed at his balls. Whatever the case, you’re an exemplar of bravery. So, please, shine on you withering diamond.
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WD-50’s re-constructed Eggs Benedict in pictures
Mcsweeney’s is throwing their elegant hat into the food writing ring with Lucky Peach, a new journal of culinary delights hitting mailboxes and stores in June. And they’re pairing their design, editing, and production savvy with the right people:
This magazine is the brainchild of David Chang, Peter Meehan, and Zero Point Zero Productions. Chang, you’ll probably recognize from his Momofuku restaurants and appearances on shows like Top Chef. Meehan co-authored Chang’s cookbook Momofuku and Zero Point Zero produces Anthony Bourdain’s travel show No Reservations.
Sounds amazing. The first issue is all about ramen. Previews and pre-orders are available.
The first hotel chain that offers an on-call psychologist will make a fortune on business travelers. Charges will appear as “room service” on your bill.
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So things progress like this fah awhile n’ the Rus ah Swedes ah Nohrse ah whatevah the fuck yah wannah call ‘em ahr hazin’ah bunchah new Slavic guys every year but they’re also throwin’ some great pahties in the basement’ah that shell shaped fohrtress’ah theirs n’ everyone’s gettin’ really fuckin’ good at pingpong n’ shit n’ so the years ahr passin’ by till finally that old prick Rurik finally fuckin’ dies.
“I duhnno it was fuckin’ like 862 ah somethin’”
Norse History for Bostonians (via McSweeney’s)
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