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I died for your sins, but those pumps are unforgivable

porn in the woods — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:51:24 -0800

Patton Oswalt's "Christmas Shoes" - the cartoon version [SLYT]

Whackity schmackity doo, kids!

jbickers — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:44:08 -0800

All of you have been given a harsh gift. It’s the same gift the graduating class of 1917, and 1938, and 1968 and now you guys got – the chance to enter adulthood when the world teeters on the rim of the sphincter of oblivion. You’re jumping into the deep end. You have no choice but to be exceptional. Patton Oswalt addresses the class of 2008 at his old high school. A few of the many high points from Patton's highly literate and pointed career: KFC famous bowls, "clean filth","Physics for Poets" (part 1, part 2) (language likely NSFW). He was also great as this little guy (and here's a characteristically R-rated interview with him about the experience of voicing a G-rated movie). Previously

Patton Oswalt Eats At KFC

jonson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:26:43 -0800

Comedian Patton Oswalt has gotten a lot of mileage out of KFC's Famous Bowls ("a failure pile in a sadness bowl."); after years of mockery, he finally tries one for himself, and writes about the experience.

"He said he'd come like a lion, with wings on..."

Iridic — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:03:44 -0800

Here are four classic short stories by John Collier in four different forms: the original text of his famous "Thus I Refute Beelzy"; a 1947 radio script for "Evening Primrose"; a radio version of "Back for Christmas", starring Peter Lorre; and Patton Oswalt's interpretation of "The Chaser."