Despite a rough start to the 2013 playoffs, Shaquille O’Neil is confident he will eventually contribute a funny quip to a TNT broadcast.

So far O’Neil has focused on repeatedly saying “Bird Man” in a weird voice and finding clips of bad passes for “Shaqtin’ a Fool.”

“I knew coming in it would be tough to contribute,” said O’Neil. “But I’m not giving up. I spent the entire off-season working on my quips with Charles, and it is bound to happen for me.”

Charles Barkley, for his part, says he simply doesn’t get it. “Why can’t he just say one damn funny thing?” Barkley said. “Even Ernie says something funny now and then. Ernie Johnson can’t be funnier than you. That’s just not right.” Barkley shook his head. “Shaqtin’ a Fool? I’m sorry but that’s just dumb.”

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His wife’s response to the call, a frowny face emoticon, prompted police to momentarily consider Mrs. Saunders a suspect. Upon investigation, however, it was determined that not only were there several witnesses to attest to Mrs. Saunders presence at Mohonk Mountain House, in New York’s Hudson Valley, but that it is common for the 50-year-old housewife and part-time freelance photographer to respond to tragic news with a frowny face. She recently posted the same emoticon on her daughter’s Facebook wall in response to a news article she posted about Hurricane Sandy victims who remained homeless months after the storm.

“My wife’s only crime is not understanding the proper usage of emoticons,” explained Mr. Saunders. “We are both extremely concerned about our daughter and my wife is beside herself with gried. In her mind, sending a frowny face is the ultimate show of concern.”

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“What the hell did he just tell us that for? ” a furious Attorney General Eric Holder is screaming as I type.

Ha ha. Gotcha, Holder.

But since you are violating my privacy, Mr. Holder, I don’t feel guilty. No, you probably don’t want to know that eating dried fruit makes my hemorrhoids bleed, but now you do. You probably aren’t interested in the fact that I once blew a bouncer to get backstage at an Air Supply concert before blowing the entire band and the drummer from the opening act. You should have considered that before you started snooping around.

“I really wish I had thought this through more, ” Holder is probably saying right this moment.

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According to reports, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has remained “fully erect” through the duration of the IRS scandal.

The American Heart Association put out an emergency alert this afternoon, warning Republicans in Congress to seek “immediate medical attention” if their IRS scandal erections do not go down after four consecutive hours.

“A lot of them don’t realize the danger they’re in,” said Riley Donovan, Chief Cardiologist at the AHA. “I’m hearing reports of erections lasting 24-hours and longer.”

Continued Donovan, “I’m told that Mitch McConnell has been continuously erect since the news first broke several weeks ago.”

Following the AHA’s statement, Speaker of the House John Boehner came out to the steps of the Capitol to address reporters. Boehner, attempting to shield his own pants tent behind a large document, said that there was no reason for the American people to be concerned.

“We are aware of the medical situation, and we are taking all necessary precautions,” Boehner said, noting that he has brought in a number of health professionals to monitor the blood pressure of his fellow Republicans. “Have no fear,” Boehner said, “Republicans don’t ever give up. One way or another, we’re going to get these erections down.”

According to several different reports, some desperate Republicans who have had no luck with medication are now taking emergency measures. Said one Republican Senator who asked to remain anonymous, “Let’s just say I spend a lot of time thinking about Dennis Kucinich ejaculating onto my face while Al Sharpton tickles my balls.”

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When the Procrastinators Group was formed on Meetup.com, there was hope that procrastinators would soon be able to share their passion for putting things off.

Alas, the inaugural event date remains unscheduled, though frequent communication from group leaders has assured members that they were “making some real progress” in choosing a date and time and “had their eye on the prize.”

Several group members told the Faster Times that they were going to complain, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

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Conceding that the recommended 30 chews per bite was frankly unrealistic in a nation of shameless gorgers, United States Surgeon General Regina Benjamin pleaded for Americans to chew their food three or four times, at the very least.

“Listen, we gave up on the pipe dream of people sitting down and savoring their food in small bites a long time ago,” Benjamin said. “But when you’re scarfing down a Doritos Locos taco in two bites, things get dangerous.”

Franklin pointed to an incident last year in which a Blooming Onion was found lodged in the esophagus of an Oklahoma man, fully intact.

“We’re not asking for anything crazy,” the Surgeon General pleaded. “Just three or four chews should break the food down into non-fatal chunks.”

Benjamin also attempted a logical appeal to her countrymen. “I know you want to get to the next bite—I know. But when you chew food, you get to taste it longer for god’s sake, you fat fucking morons.”

Benjamin added that if the nation keeps inhaling their chicken fingers like that, she’s not going to get up and walk across the room to perform the Heimlich on its dumb ass.

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In what some are calling a Mother’s Day miracle and others are dismissing as the desperate delusions of a sad woman, Westchester Mom Kate Greenfield is still clinging to her Mother’s Day high of five days prior.

Though her teenage sons had already returned to their usual state of hostile distance and continued their habit of leaving cum-stained towels in the laundry bin for her wash, Greenfield has continued to assert that her family has been “making me feel special all week.”

“When my husband Barry called me on Tuesday to pick him up on the bar, instead of just driving drunk and endangering our family’s livelihood like usual, I knew he wanted to make me feel like sunshine all week,” Greenfield explained.

Greenfield was not even deterred by the vase of tulips, a gift from her sons, decomposing on her kitchen table. With tulips, “death becomes the seed of life,” she said.

Coworkers unnerved by Greenfield’s cheerful disposition and flower-related monologues hoped that she’d cut it the fuck out once the week was over.

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“I couldn’t hide it any longer,” Watson announced at a press conference early Monday morning, wearing what until today would have been a very uncharacteristic shorts, Red Sox shirt and backwards baseball cap outfit. “I’ve been living a lie, and it’s time to come forward. I’m straight.”

The announcement took many by surprise. Even Kitty Kennedy, Watson’s long-time pairs skating partner, was shocked. “There was one time,” Kennedy said, “during Beijing, when I caught him reading Maxim, but I just assumed it was Olympic nerves. Still, I’m so happy that he feels comfortable enough to do this.”

Watson has said the reactions so far have been mostly positive. “I hope my actions today inspire other skaters to come forward. This is 2013, and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be with a woman.”

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“He’s so authentic,” says Bing Gordon, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which led the $1 million series A funding round for Davis’ startup, Spare Ch@nge. “And I love that he’s removed all the complicated infrastructure and platforms around crowdfunding and taken it back to its essence: asking people directly for money.”

“This is the new wave in social,” says Mike Arrington, founder of Tech Crunch, which recently awarded Davis first prize in its Disrupt competition. Arrington is also an early stage investor in Spare Ch@nge, although he declined to disclose the amount of his investment.

When asked how he plans to enable that level of direct interaction between people Davis says: “You’re sort of salting my game here. No one’s gonna believe I really need change if I’m sitting here being interviewed by a chick in a suit.”

Authentic, indeed.

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So his honor, we’re taking a look back to see which Pope wore it sexiest. Because God wouldn’t have put them here if he didn’t want them to be objectified, right?

POPE URBAN VIII

Urban pulls off this tricky layered ensemble with flair to spare. His decision to wear a beautiful lace rochet over his more neutral alb is a sensational contrast, while also giving the impression that he may have stuffed a small girl underneath it, to be unleashed upon his enemies at any moment. We like a man who thinks ahead and looks good while doing so.

Image via Third Millenium Library

Sexy Pope Rating: 6

POPE JULIUS III

The original “emo pope”, Julius was a man before his time. The Hot Topic checkout girls of the early 2000s would have gone gaga over his hardcore half-hoodie and brooding Snuggie.

Sexy Pope Rating: 5

Image via Canvas Replicas

POPE BENEDICT XV

The dashing Benedict XV expertly paired his capello romano with a Spanish-trim cape. At night, the cross came off as he turned into Porro, Zorro’s weird, religious brother who rescued damsels in distress and, instead of seducing them, usually lectured them for so long that they voluntarily returned to their captors.

Sexy Pope Rating: 8

Image via Wikimedia

POPE JOHN XIII

Here we have Pope John in his favorite tiara, with gold flower patterns and gemstones that add some bling, but not an unholy amount of bling. Offering his gloved hand, Pope John exudes a sophisticated air that screams, “Hey girl, let’s break into the sacramental wine and get freaky in the pews.”

Sexy Pope Rating: 7

Image via Orbis Catholicus Secundus

POPE BENEDICT XVI

This list wouldn’t be complete without the original diva himself, Benedict XVI. Of all his fancy pope hats, this one proved the best for smuggling hash back from Amsterdam, scoring him major points with the hippie chicks protesting outside his walls, while also helping him endure “that long ass mass.”

Sexy Pope Rating 6

Image via Wikipedia

WINNER

Pope Benedict XV. YOU GO PORRO.

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