There was research that showed a listener's comprehension of an idea became much easier if you compared it to something they already knew.

It's like Uber for cats. Easy!

It's like Sriracha, but blue and made from clams. Maybe a little more difficult.

You get the idea.

When we were watching "Heroes," I would tell my wife "he's a member of [group I'm not supposed to name]!" It was almost as exciting as seeing my cousin's arc on "Nip/Tuck".

"Unix Software Interad"

Bringing modern interstitial advertising to legacy operating systems?

And yes, I know they speak Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish. But in Portuguese, it's BolsaLaranja and I need that N for the joke.

I would rather see criminals stopped before they can do as much damage as he and BolsaNaranja have done.

Richard Jeni used to have a bit about how to get party guests who won't take a hint to go home... Put on "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald."

And some asshole might swap out all the ornaments for bells.

You can get black coffee and ice water at most diners.

Okay, where did you hide the cameras in my house?

At least it couldn't go get a knife from the drawer.

So that would make Charlie Sheen his uncle? Holidays must have been interesting.

I'm cooler than any selfie I can take. Not that I'm so cool, but my selfies are awful.

Bark softly and carry a big stick.

Funny until you think about all the vaccinated kids with nut allergies you might kill... like my youngest.

11/12/25 was almost two weeks ago... unless you're writing your dates like a European.