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Scatology and Consumerism
One of the funniest reoccurring jokes in Westward is Tom Sternberg’s intense fear of using the public restroom. The best moment in this uncomfortably fidgeting subplot is when the narrator describes, more or less, why Tom is so badly stricken: … Continue reading
Saving the World…through music videos
I know we already talked about this in class…but I thought this would also be entertaining too. Much like Britney’s music video about the end of the world and orgies and so on, Madonna has a song very similar about … Continue reading