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Unlike David Duchovny, most men are immune to sex addiction

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By Jack Perry    Email

AP photo Actor David Duchovny is surrounded by fans in July during the opening of The X Files: I Want To Believe in London, but we've learned recently, there's a downside to all that adulation. After hearing that actor......

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 Tags  David Duchovny   sex addiction  

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Is the sky ever blue when you live in an upside-down house?

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By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photo "What happened to my house?," this guy must be saying. "I was only gone for five minutes." Just kidding. This house in northern Germany was built upside down to allow visitors a different view of everyday items,......

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 Tags  Florida   Germany   Poland   upside down house  

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If only somebody had watched out for my self-esteem

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By Jack Perry    Email

Here's proof beyond the gray hair (or lack of hair of any color) that I was born too early. In a Connecticut youth baseball league, organizers have banned 9-year-old Jericho Scott (left, AP photo) from pitching because they say......

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 Tags  Connecticut   Little League   Major League Baseball   Mariano Rivera   youth baseball  

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Here she comes, Miss Nun 2008

2:57 PM Mon, Aug 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

If you're the kind of guy who's ever thought, "That nun might be kind of cute if she'd take that veil off her head and wipe that frown off her face," you should probably go straight to confession. But you......

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 Tags  beauty pageants   Hugh Hefner   Julie Andrews   nuns   Rev. Antonio Rungi   Sally Field   Whoopi Goldberg  

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The Fonz in bronze gets two thumbs up

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By Jack Perry    Email

Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli has finally taken his proper place with Hank Aaron, Gandhi and Christ in the hearts and minds of Milwaukee residents. Of course, "Fonzie" was a beloved character in the hit television sitcom "Happy Days," set in......

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 Tags  Christ   Fonzie   Gandhi   Hank Aaron   Milwaukee  

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Is Olympic showering one of your favorite sports?

2:42 PM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

If you're like me, you probably think you know why the synchronized divers in the Olympics head straight (together, of course) for the showers after getting out of the water. They're trying to boost ratings, right? After all, the cameras......

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 Tags  Olympics   synchronized divers  

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Who knew Eli Manning could swim so fast?

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By Jack Perry    Email

We Patriots fans grew tired of seeing Eli Manning's smiling face after this winter's heart-breaking Super Bowl loss, and I'm guessing that some of Michael Phelps' competitors -- and their fans -- are also tiring of seeing Phelps swimming......

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 Tags  Eli Manning   Michael Phelps  

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