What’s a year end series without some self-backslapping? Here is what I consider to be my top ten(ish) posts of the year:
10. Sex toy reviews: I’ve done several reviews, but I’d have to say my best one is my review of the blowjob imitator. (Followed closely by my review of the prostate massager).
9. Morally repugnant humor: I like to be a bit risque sometimes, and while my posts doen’t always hit the mark, I’m glad that I made the attempt – it helps me develop as a writer and a humorist. Like the post where I rewrote some Bible verses just in time for Easter. Or when I wrote a nasty remembrance of a fake person on 9/11.
8. Racist humor: Racism is such a hot button topic that even simple words can spark controversy. And as usual, I try to come up with my own way of approaching the subject to take the power away from the words. One of my favorite posts on the topic of stereotypes was when I came up with new Hallmark divisions to match their black-oriented “Mahogany” line. (I also liked my racist Internet terminology post.)
7. Video blogs: I love to make video posts, although I’m not nearly as smooth or funny as I think I am in my head. Even with that, the video where I did dramatic readings from “Fuck My Life” is my favorite vlog of the year, followed closely by my video imagining if Hitler found Avitable.com.
6. Posts capitalizing on fear: The furor around President Obama’s election causing such irrational fear in hardcore Republicans struck a chord with me, and I wrote a few posts that I really enjoyed about this ugliness and anti-American attitude. While I was fond of my advance copy of his inauguration speech, it was my sneak peek at the Presidential Address to Students that I thought was spot on.
5. Controversial posts: Whether I’m writing about how creepy breastfeeding is or pranking Freecycle by pretending to give away a free PS3, I have no problem stating my opinion if I do self-admittedly play the devil’s advocate to an extreme at times.
4. Nudity: Nudity is always funny, but it’s especially funny when a fat guy recreates a pose by a thin, muscular, hot guy in Playgirl.
3. Uncomfortable humor: I think it’s important to find humor in the most serious of events, and that’s how I cope with anything that’s difficult. Nowhere was that more evident this year than when I wrote about my Alzheimer’s stricken Nana.
2. Dead celebrity interviews: I enjoy writing interviews with celebrities once they’ve passed into the ether, and I think the best one I’ve written was my interview with the late, great Ed McMahon.
1. Serious posts: While I tend to keep my posts very light, there are times when I write seriously and personally. I write from my heart and share in a way like I’ve learned from examples. While my post about my weight was one of the most personal I’ve ever written, I think my favorites would be either about having a daughter or consoling a grieving mother.
Honorable Mentions:
- How to do dirty talk right
- Twitter throughout history part I and part II
- The Shallow Movie Critic part I and part II
- Teabagging and Rush Limbaugh
- How to escalate a service request
My Top Ten TV Shows of 2009
My Top Ten Movies of 2009
The Top Ten Blogs of 2009
Twitter: Blogography
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My favorite post was the one from March 24th. Truly a classic! A higher level of genius than your usual genius!
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@Dave2, Clearly you missed this post about me, which is truly his best post ever. Duhhhh.
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Twitter: Blogography
, December 30th, 2009: 11:04 AM
No No No… this is all about me here. I carefully reviewed every post Adam made in 2009 before making my selection!
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@Dave2, well that one belongs on an even more superlative list all on its own!
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This is the worst top ten list ever.
I think I’ll make a top ten list of my genres of movies.
Seriously?
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@Clown, it’s a list of my top ten or so posts, grouped by category. Your brain is just stupid.
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@Avitable,
A heads up,
I’m going to come over later and take a shit in your mail box.
Please leave the step ladder outside so I don’t have to bring my own.
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Brilliant bi-ped boasts best blogs.
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@avatgardener, how do you know I’m a biped, hm?
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I wish I had some sort of recapping ability so I could do my year in review but seriously, I’m too lazy and terrible at it.
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Twitter: elizabethbarone
, December 30th, 2009: 1:45 PM
@Hilly, I thought about doing the same thing, with other bloggers’ posts instead, but I’m with you on the lazy. And I’m also way, way too busy anyway.
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@Hilly, it’s easier than coming up with real content!
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Twitter: missbritt
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I think your fat post was my favorite.
It’s funny that some of my LEAST favorite posts of yours made your top ten list.
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@Miss Britt, that doesn’t surprise me!
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Dude, you’re not fat!
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@Shauna, oh, yes, I still am!
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Twitter: VerdantDude
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How can one truly pick a favorite post from 365 posts of greatness?
There, I figgered since you were patting yourself on the back I would help out as well.
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@B.E. Earl, good man.
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Next year, make a resolution to include some videos of hot Asian schoolgirls making out.
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@Grant, consider it done.
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Twitter: msmegan
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I’m with Clown… this covers every post you did this year! Way to be general.
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@Finn, pffft. It’s not even 10%!
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Twitter: perpstu
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Your posts are always fantastic whether they are so funny I spit coffee all over my computer or so touching that I’m reaching for the tissue box by the end of the first paragraph.
Here’s to more greatness in 2010. Happy New Year!
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@Karin aka perpstu, awww, thank you.
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I thank you for making me laugh, smile and cringe in 2009. Bring on 2010!!!
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@Sybil Law, cringe? Who made you cringe? Moi?
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Twitter: themuskrat
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I liked the historical twitters. Showed you’re smarter than many may think (excluding you, of course, as you clearly think yourself brilliant).
Happy New Year’s! Hope to see your small(er) ass several times in 2010 (NYC, Orlando, Atlanta?)!
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@muskrat, wait. Many may think I’m not smart? Who are these idiots? I’ll be in Atlanta in the spring, most definitely!
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Twitter: ellemmes
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I think your grieving mother post was my favorite of the year, with the one about being fat coming in a close second.
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@Lisa, it’s hard for me to consider them my absolute favorites if only because I try to write humor and they’re not funny.
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Twitter: ellemmes
, December 31st, 2009: 9:39 AM
@Avitable, That’s why I liked them so much. They were very well-written and emotional, but they were also posts where you stepped outside your comfort zone and I love that you’re willing to do that on occassion.
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The PS3 giveaway post is actually on my top 10 list of posts from any blogger. I read that post and shared it with as many people as I could. Pure fucking genius.
A great year of Avitable. Looking forward to more blogging debauchery in 2010.
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@martymankins, I’m glad you liked that one!
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My vote goes to the historical tweets. And obviously the interviews with dead celebrities. While I find you witty 365 days a year, those were my favs.
And breastfeeding is still creepy.
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@Miss, yes, yes it is.
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Twitter: poppycede
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You spend a great deal of time making these year end posts. I wonder if anyone appreciates all the time and effort you put into all these posts, and if she has that spare vagina to give you so you can have one of your very own!
Oh, wait, THIS GIRL!
http://ugliesttattoos.com/2009/12/29/funny-tattoos-how-many-licks-does-it-take-to-get-that-the-hell-off/
Go to that. I bet this gets spammed. meh.
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@Poppy, oh. my. God.
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I come here for the humor and sit and stay even longer for the serious posts. LOVE your content, always.
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@Undomestic Diva, and then you stay longer for the nut shots, right?
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