Lately, there have been many old words that have been updated with the word “man” in them. But unlike names of superheroes, the word “man” goes at the beginning of the word, not at the end. Maybe it’s because they’re meant to portray something evil or at least slightly annoying. The list of new words with the prefix man- is pretty long, including terms like mansplaining, manslamming, and manspreading. However, why stop there? Here are more words that the word needs. a) Manreaching When a tall man grabs something you need from a high shelf  for you because you’re too short to get it yourself. b)...

Ben Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” He was right with respect to taxes but was he right about death? Not if you accept reincarnation. Throughout history, people have believed in it, including Mr. Franklin. Today about a quarter of Americans believe in reincarnation. The word reincarnation is derived from Latin and literally means “entering the flesh again”. Believers think that a person’s spirit or soul starts a new life in a different physical body after each biological death. It is thought that previous life experiences can contribute to our personal traits, strengths and...

WARNING! NOT SAFE FOR WORK Ebichu the housekeeping hamster is anime for adults. It was originally broadcast on late-night television in Japan. As good-hearted as she is, Ebichu has no impulse control. Her slacker master is abusive, but Ebichu is endlessly forgiving. (We have to make a donation to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Animals after every episode.) We’ve chosen to broadcast the version with subtitles in English and cultural information. We hope you enjoy the Japanese insanity. Our first episode in the series is here:  http://unhingedmagazine.com/2017/03/ebichu-episodes-1-2/ The next episode in the series is...

WARNING! NOT SAFE FOR WORK Ebichu the housekeeping hamster is anime for adults. It was originally broadcast on late-night television in Japan. As good-hearted as she is, Ebichu has no impulse control. Her slacker master is abusive, but Ebichu is endlessly forgiving. (We have to make a donation to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Animals after every episode.) We’ve chosen to broadcast the version with subtitles in English and cultural information. We hope you enjoy the Japanese insanity. Our first episode in the series is here:  http://unhingedmagazine.com/2017/03/ebichu-episodes-1-2/ The next episode in the series is...

People are getting upset at the forceful removal of the passenger from a United Airline flight. I don’t know why, honestly. I mean, not only it’s legal for airlines to sell more seats than they have and choose what paying customers to deny access, even after they’ve been seated, but they also have the right to send the cops after them and beat and drag them out. Also, isn’t every passenger familiar with all the rules and legality issues of such incidents? If you can memorize all 150 first generation pokemon, surely you know the Title 18 code by heart. But to prove the point to show you how reasonable airlines’...

Ok, so we all have figured out by now that I am in Hot Springs for a work convention. Well tonight is the last night of seminars and elbow rubbing, so why not try for my first time ever a spa session? Now we all know (most of us) how I like to fight against the unknown and steer clear of it so it took a lot for me to try this out. Like a virgin. I sign in and they lead me to a room filled with lockers. The lady hands me a wrap and tells me to get undressed and put my clothes in the locker. I look at her …like naked undressed? (Just for the record, they didn’t even offer tequila. RUDE!) So, I proceed to undress myself and put on...

WARNING! NOT SAFE FOR WORK Ebichu the housekeeping hamster is anime for adults. It was originally broadcast on late-night television in Japan. As good-hearted as she is, Ebichu has no impulse control. Her slacker master is abusive, but Ebichu is endlessly forgiving. (We have to make a donation to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Animals after every episode.) We’ve chosen to broadcast the version with subtitles in English and cultural information. We hope you enjoy the Japanese insanity. Our first episode in the series is here:  http://unhingedmagazine.com/2017/03/ebichu-episodes-1-2/ The next episode in the series is...

Healthcare in the US is more expensive than ever. Seeing a doctor for 7.35 minutes will cost you at least a couple hundred dollars, and you usually go in praying that he or she doesn’t order a test. But yet again, we, at Unhinged Magazine, come to your rescue. With our “Get Healthcare the Unhinged Way” guide, we guarantee that you’ll save enough money to pay of that $50 aspirin  you got at ER. 1. Cut down on unnecessary expenses Healthcare requires money, and you don’t spend money on healthcare because you waste it in other things. The obvious solution is to stop wasting money in other things and spend it on...

Polygamy, which has been in the news quite a bit recently, is the practice or custom of having more than one spouse. Polygamy usually consists of a man having multiple wives. However, it can also consist of a woman having more than one husband. But this is extremely rare as few women want to pick up after more than one man. This lifestyle has been discussed more since the airing of the HBO drama Big Love about a fictional family that practiced polygamy (the normal kind, i.e. a man with many wives). And on TLC there is a show called Sister Wives which is a reality show about a real life polygamist family. Sister Wives documents the life of...

Translating is not as easy as many people think. Words do not always have a one-to-one equivalent in another language. Add slang, localisms, sayings and other nuances and it becomes easier to make a mistake. Fortunately, sometimes some translations are so bad, they’re good. Here are a few of them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 When not busy mixing his whites with colors, Flippy works as a writer, translator, and language teacher. In his free time, he plays video games, takes photos, and writes funny stuff. You can find his humor book, Flippy’s Life Lessons Stuff Every Single Man Should Know, published by Relentlessly Creative Books on...

This week, I learned that apparently a cartoon series for girls is racist, that there was a war on Wikipedia about the gender of Garfield, and that Cardiff Metropolitan University banned words such as manpower and girls. This trend is going to continue. So, I’ve decided to help universities, writers, movie makers, and other creators make some more changes to the language and some titles of known works in order to avoid offending someone’s feelings. And if you’re one of them reading this, you’re welcome. I’ve even put them into nice little categories for easy classification: Everyday Phrases An arm and a leg...