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Bar trivia host sees himself as some kind of mentor
Chet Dinkley of St. Petersburg hosts a weekly trivia night every Tuesday night at McFatso’s Irish Pub in St. Petersburg. “I don’t just host a trivia night at a bar; I’m a Quizmaster”, he said, presenting a business card reading, ‘Chet Dinkley; Quizmaster’. “It’s a position of authority. People come to me to learn and…
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Where should I take my mom in Tampa?
Mother’s day is the only day of the year when people pretend to love their moms. Because of this, most places in Tampa will be…
Bar trivia host sees himself as some kind of mentor
Chet Dinkley of St. Petersburg hosts a weekly trivia night every Tuesday night at McFatso’s Irish Pub in St. Petersburg. “I don’t just host a trivia night at a bar; I’m a Quizmaster”, he said, presenting a business card reading, ‘Chet Dinkley; Quizmaster’. “It’s a position of authority. People come to me to learn and…
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Marco Rubio to become a pedophile so that people will talk about him
In an effort to become more relevant within his party and generate much needed media attention, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has announced that he is a pedophile. “I love fucking kids,” said Rubio to thunderous applause from the GOP base he so desperately wants to be accepted by. “Whenever I see a child, I get…
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In an effort to become more relevant within his party and generate much needed media attention, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has announced that he is a pedophile. “I love fucking kids,” said Rubio to thunderous applause from the GOP base he so desperately wants to be accepted by. “Whenever I see a child, I get…
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A new establishment in South Seminole Heights named “Suckers” has opened, touting its option for woman to receive an abortion while they have a drink at the bar. “The ladies sit right at the counter, and while they enjoy one of our fresh squeezed alcoholic daiquiris, below the counter we have certified medical professionals sucking…
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Clarissa Faircloth of Tampa is recovering from a severe shaming received via text message from her mother after helping someone pay for their groceries yesterday. “Wow. Not the reaction I was expecting, that’s for sure,” she said. Faircloth was shopping at the Publix at Hillsboro Plaza and found herself behind a woman at the checkout…
Mother’s day is the only day of the year when people pretend to love their moms. Because of this, most places in Tampa will be swarming with families dragging around their family’s matriarch to show them the good time they never had while raising them. If you need some ideas and tips for where to…
This list is intended specifically for comedians currently practicing their craft in the Tampa Bay Area. That doesn’t mean non-comedians and/or non-local residents can’t read it, just that those people might not get any value from it, unless they’re planning to attack a local comedian at some point and want to see what they might…
A popular local FM radio station that generates most of its content from the self-defined “crazy” behavior exhibited in news stories from the general public, as well as their own on-air staff, has announced plans to spend part of one Saturday later this month treating mental health as if it’s a serious issue. “105.2 The…
Stephanie Ragnarok of Dunedin gets excited on May 5th every year and this year is no exception. “It’s Cinco de Mayo, baby!” she said. “Party like a chihuahua! Mexican civil war! Wooooo!” Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire at…
Gavin Blublocher of St. Petersburg, an amateur social commentator on various internet platforms, has become dismayed that his vision of a dystopian future is coming to pass. “I watched ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a couple of years ago and I Tweeted about it one time,” he said. “and now this… all of it… it’s all… happening!“…