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Kathy Griffin too crude even for Squatty Potty commercial

Kelly Kazek

The following is my weekly column for AL.com. The link below takes you to the AL.com site to read the full column. It was 2:45 on a rainy Monday afternoon when I realized I had become the Weird News Reporter ... I’ve written about outsider art, female werewolves, Stonehenge replicas, tombstones with faces on them,… Continue reading Kathy Griffin too crude even for Squatty Potty commercial

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Check your own yard for Sasquatch statues before judging neighbors

Kelly Kazek

We live in a neighborhood much like any other – there are folks whose grass could use a little trim, those who leave unattractive junk in their yards and those whose wayward shrubs block the sidewalk. And there’s the retired couple who spends every day, rain or shine or snow or zombie apocalypse, working on… Continue reading Check your own yard for Sasquatch statues before judging neighbors

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7 commercials so annoying they make you leave the room

Kelly Kazek

Over the years, I’ve written columns about all kinds of annoying commercials, from those featuring talking bladders to my fave: “If you or a loved one has died…” Huh?? I guess lawsuits are so ubiquitous they can now be filed from the grave. Any-hoo, I’ll link some of those previous columns below. Today, I’m listing… Continue reading 7 commercials so annoying they make you leave the room