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Copywriting solutions for electronic and print media
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A semi-complete list of publishers who accept electronic submissions
College Football Research Library

A handy research source for people who want to learn more about college football and college football history

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The Best Page in the Universe
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The Onion
News satire at its finest.

Homestar Runner
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David Fong
An old friend. Old friends get linked to.

Odd Todd
The continuing adventures of a man who got laid off in the dot-com bust.

The Brad Christensen Exhibit
A man who scams the 419 scammers.

Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Life
I don't get into him much, but he lives a truly bizarre life.

People Who Are Smarter Than Me:

The Straight Dope
The smartest man in the universe answers questions you never knew you had.

Maltwhiskey.com
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Alex Meske: The Complete Experience

I once happened upon a collection of Jewish humor that describes the phenomenon in the following way: it makes you laugh, but it makes you think. This is quite a remarkable because nothing in the aforementioned volume was particularly thought-provoking or even remotely funny.

However, the book relates a story in which a man travels to visit his son. During his visit, the father and son go to Temple to hear the local rabbi speak. The rabbi was known to all around as being absolutely hilarious, and he did not disappoint while the father was there. However, as everyone was rolling with laughter at the rabbi's jests and jokes, the son looked at his father, who was standing stock-still and looking utterly unaffected. The son asked his father, "What's the matter? Don't you think the rabbi is funny?" The father replied, "Yes, he's entertaining, but you have to remember -- I'm not from here." I have no idea what the heck that's supposed to mean, but I have the feeling that something similar was at work while I was leafing through that particular tome.

With that said, what I do promise is that, in these pages, I relate my stories, I tell my jokes, and I may even, through no fault of my own, engage your mind. If you enjoy reading these, it is because they is entertaining; if you laugh, it is because they are funny; if you learn something, you have only yourself to blame.

Anyway, the following writings are currently available to You People:

Essays

The views expressed herein are Alex's own and do not in any way reflect reality.

Creative Non-Fiction

Doesn't that sound so much better than, "What Alex Did on His Vacation"?
  • Malta 2007
    Ladies and gentlemen, the adventure has finally begun.
  • One Last Look Back
    Alex's beloved Ohio State Buckeye football team finally wins a National Title. On the drive home from Tempe, Arizona, Alex finds himself oddly depressed. Alex is a strange guy.
  • Europe 2000
    One idiot goes on holiday to see a friend get married. What could go wrong? Includes cricket, the gulag breakfast, Marching Season, and Thomas a-Becket.
  • Europe 1999
    Three idiots on vacation in Europe. Jerome K. Jerome would be proud. Relates the tales of the world's worst arrival in an airport, a tour of the scenic Red Light District, how John F. Kennedy became a donut, and flying buttresses.


Fictions

  • The Rock Atop Cair Andros
    Not the Cair Andros from Tolkienian myth, but a sort of fable. I couldn't remember the name of the rock that would either turn you into a poet or kill you, so I just went with Cair Andros because I liked the way it sounded. Also, I thought about writing this as a poem, but then I realized I really didn't feel like spending the time.
  • The Legend of Wild Bill
    A God-awful screenplay. I can't even stand to think about it, so I know it's ready. Also, it's about 20 pages too short. Oh well, it's not like it's going to turned into a movie anyway.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Screenplay
    An adapted screenplay of the legendary novel. With all the respect and admiration of an almost lifelong Douglas Adams fan. The first few years, Alex was busy drooling, walking, and learning to read, but they still count against his total.
  • Goodnight Manhattan
    Alex wrote a long story that Alex doesn't know how to describe in terms of format or genre. Alex is fairly certain that he did make it up, though.
  • Forgettably Memorable
    A long, lost story from the halcyon days of Alex's first college career.


Poetry

Alex writes poetry with both meter and rhyme, so there is no way it will ever be considered good.