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		<title>Do these countertops make my butt look big?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HGTV has gone from a channel devoted to helping the average homeowner improve their home to a channel that makes the average homeowner feel bad about their home.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2012/05/15/do-these-countertops-make-my-butt-look-big/</link>
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		<title>Whatever happened to Special Kind of Stupid and its handsome owner?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where has Kevin and Special Kind of Stupid been the last few months? Excellent question! You see...well...it's like this...]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2012/01/24/whatever-happened-to-special-kind-of-stupid-and-its-handsome-owner/</link>
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		<title>Halloween Skankitis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every Halloween, normal women all over the country dress like nurses, French maids and pirate wenches. <i>The SKOS Institute</i> investigates the phenomenon.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/10/31/halloween-skankitis/</link>
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		<title>Gwyneth Paltrow&#8217;s death scene propels &#8216;Contagion&#8217; to box office gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what critics have proclaimed to be "the feel good movie of the year," Contagion, a movie featuring the death of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, debuted #1 at this week's box office.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/09/12/gwyneth-paltrows-death-scene-propels-contagion-to-box-office-gold/</link>
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		<title>Closing a chapter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have had one relationship of significance in my lifetime. That young lady is getting married tomorrow.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/08/26/closing-a-chapter/</link>
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		<title>Explaining why my Twitter messages are funny and/or insightful: Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a public service, I am once again going to highlight some of my Twitter messages and explain why they are funny and/or insightful.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/07/07/explaining-why-my-twitter-messages-are-funny-andor-insightful-part-3/</link>
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		<title>News Flash Friday: June 10, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A possibly not so brief (and possibly not so factually accurate*) look at news headlines for the week of Friday, June 10, 2011.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/06/10/news-flash-friday-june-10-2011/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not the heat, it&#8217;s the fact we live on the surface of the sun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To combat the intense Summer heat, I have decided to take some extreme, some would say controversial, measures.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/06/03/its-not-the-heat-its-the-fact-we-live-on-the-surface-of-the-sun/</link>
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		<title>For love or garden hoses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has occurred to me that it’s likely a good thing I don’t have a special someone in my life at the moment. Because, if I did, this whole "renovating my house situation" would surely scare her away. Case in point: The garden hose situation.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/05/16/for-love-or-garden-hoses/</link>
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		<title>Fictitious Conver- sations That Adequately Summarize A Few Of My Failed Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you’re single, your mind occasionally wanders back to your past relationships. Maybe this is true for everyone, but in my case it seems most relationships I’ve had inexplicably went from normal to “what the heck just happened” in a matter of minutes.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/05/11/fictitious-conversations-that-adequately-summarize-every-relationship-ive-ever-had/</link>
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		<title>Protected: Militant Muslims have a problem with how we buried Osama bin Laden? Inconc- eivable!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/05/03/militant-muslims-have-a-problem-with-how-we-buried-osama-bin-laden-inconceivable/</link>
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		<title>Paris Hilton&#8217;s vanity is only matched by society&#8217;s insanity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paris Hilton has boasted that she is "the original." Even sadder than the fact she believes her life is worth emulating is the fact people are actually trying to emulate it.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/04/22/paris-hiltons-vanity-is-only-matched-by-societys-insanity/</link>
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		<title>HGTV + Frugal Guy + Housing Crisis + Lazy And/Or Greedy Roofers = I hope I don&#8217;t fall off my roof</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A long time ago (November 2010), Kevin bought his first home. It needed a new roof. For four plus months, he has been trying to find a fair, honest roofer willing to take his money and install said roof. With his frustration at an all-time high, he's decided to take matters into his own hands.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/04/12/hgtv-obsession-frugal-guy-housing-crisis-filled-with-bargains-lazy-andor-greedy-roofers-i-hope-i-dont-fall-off-my-roof/</link>
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		<title>World mourns as &#8216;Proclaimers&#8217; admit they would not walk anywhere near 500 miles to fall down at your door</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fans of music and walking alike were devastated today after Charlie and Craig Reid, the identical Scottish twins known around the world as The Proclaimers, announced that the lyrics to "I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)", their 1993 hit song featured on the "Benny &#038; Joon" movie soundtrack, weren’t actually true.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/04/01/world-mourns-as-proclaimers-admit-they-would-not-walk-anywhere-near-500-miles-to-fall-down-at-your-door/</link>
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		<title>Look Who&#8217;s Talking&#8230; The baby who stole my sock!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The web is all abuzz over a video of twin baby boys having an animated conversation with one another. Naturally, I have decided to translate what they were saying. You're welcome, people.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/31/look-whos-talking-the-baby-who-stole-my-sock/</link>
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		<title>Obama on Libya: &#8220;Don&#8217;t Worry, America. I&#8217;m still Liberal and Black.&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to calm citizens who have noticed similarities between the country's recent military assault on Libya and Bush's assault on Iraq, President Obama assures Americans that he is still liberal and still black.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/29/obama-on-libya-dont-worry-america-im-still-liberal-and-black/</link>
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		<title>Kevin Costner + Amy Adams + Superman = Euphoria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amy Adams and Kevin Costner are going to be in the same movie. These facts alone will make this movie the greatest movie in the history of movies.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/28/kevin-costner-amy-adams-superman-euphoria/</link>
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		<title>Why yes, that IS your biological clock ticking on account of me smelling like a baby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have come up with a fool-proof plan for ending this whole "being single thing" I've got going on.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/15/why-yes-that-is-your-biological-clock-ticking-on-account-of-me-smelling-like-a-baby/</link>
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		<title>Hey everybody! Let&#8217;s tell everyone we know about SKOS and its handsome owner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keith Dugan, who is most definitely not Kev (aka the owner of SKOS) with a fake mustache to disguise his true identity, thinks we should sing the praises of the hilarious Special Kind of Stupid.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/08/hey-everybody-lets-tell-everyone-we-know-about-special-kind-of-stupid-and-its-handsome-owner/</link>
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		<title>Yes, please put your nose all up in my stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just because I'm paying for this stuff doesn't mean it's inappropriate for you to open and smell them. Be my guest!]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/07/yes-please-put-your-nose-all-up-in-my-stuff/</link>
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		<title>Reviewing M. Night Shyamalan&#8217;s &#8220;Devil&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My new addiction to orange juice led me to watching a new movie "from the mind of M. Night Shamalan" last night. Confused? So am I. Read on for details.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/07/reviewing-m-night-shyamalans-devil/</link>
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		<title>Catching up on 3 Months worth of SKOS-ness in 4,276 Words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To make up for being MIA lately, here are 4,276 words that catch you up on what I've been up to the past three months.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/03/03/catching-up-on-3-months-worth-of-skos-ness-in-4276-words/</link>
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		<title>Man discovers he is last single person on planet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a story that almost slipped through the cracks due to the fact everyone in the media was blissfully distracted, a Georgia man has made a remarkable discovery: He is the last remaining "single" person on the planet.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/02/14/man-discovers-he-is-last-single-person-on-planet/</link>
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		<title>Chicago: Turning Kevins into Walking Murphy&#8217;s Laws since 2010 (Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In part two of his series of posts dedicated to his weekend in Chicago, Kevin shares his difficulties in getting out of Atlanta's airport and adjusting to the strange world known as The Windy City.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/01/28/chicago-turning-kevins-into-walking-murphys-laws-since-2010-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Chicago: Turning Kevins into Walking Murphy&#8217;s Laws since 2010 (Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first of several blog posts dedicated to his weekend in Chicago, Kevin shares his difficulties in even getting out of Atlanta's airport.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2011/01/05/chicago-turning-kevins-into-walking-murphys-laws-since-2010-part-1/</link>
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		<title>NEWSFLASH! A NERDY HACKER HAS HACKED SKOS!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Special Kind of Stupid fanatics: Your favorite blog has been hacked...by a HACKER! Please don't injure yourselves. I will fix it. Soon. ]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/12/20/important-skos-news/</link>
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		<title>You can be vegan and still eat a Nicolas Cage sandwich</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog is exactly what its title indicates it is about. Don't believe me? Read on. If you're not...chicken.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/11/23/you-can-be-vegan-and-still-eat-a-nicolas-cage-sandwich/</link>
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		<title>The biggest tombstone in history</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Here lies the body of Kevin. He drove himself insane checking mortgage rates every 10 seconds. He had until November 24 to lock in his rate, so he waited &#8211; waited for the 3.5% he had been quoted during the pre-approval process to return. He passed on 3.625%. He passed on 3.875%. He passed on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/11/18/the-biggest-tombstone-in-history/</link>
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		<title>Potluck Roulette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though it was the Tuesday BEFORE the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, my work had our annual Thanksgiving Potluck Party today. I love potlucks. Where else can a regular guy get to experience what it&#8217;s like to play a game of Russian Roulette? &#8220;One of these dishes will have me praying for the sweet release of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/11/16/potluck/</link>
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		<title>Adventures in House Hunting (Alternate Title: Is That Man Wearing a Cape?)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While looking at a potential home to buy, I saw something I have never before seen. No, it wasn't a black person who didn't vote for Obama. But it was something almost as uncommon.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/10/28/adventures-in-house-hunting-alternate-title-is-that-man-wearing-a-cape/</link>
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		<title>House Hunting: Take Three (Alternate Title: A Veritable Smorgas- bord)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The "House Hunting" blog series that began way back in January 2007 continues.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/10/15/house-hunting-take-three-alternate-title-a-veritable-smorgas-bord/</link>
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		<title>House Hunting: Take Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long-time coming followup to my January 2007 "House Hunting" blog post.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/10/08/house-hunting-take-two/</link>
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		<title>House Hunting: Take One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following post was originally published here at SKOS on January 25, 2007. Yes, that was a long time ago. For reasons I'll touch on in a future post, I decided to let this post see the light of day again. Consider it "essential backstory reading."]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/10/06/house-hunting-take-one/</link>
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		<title>Six degrees of vampires (and Kevin Costner)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because I am a giver, I have invented a new trivia game for all of you to play. It is awesome to the nth degree.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/09/24/six-degrees-of-vampires-and-kevin-costner/</link>
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		<title>One man&#8217;s history of phones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The arrival of my new iPhone has caused me to take a look back at my very exciting history of phones.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/09/17/one-mans-history-of-phones/</link>
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		<title>Pueblo, Colorado: Home of the Slopper and sufferers of ageusia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw an episode of Food Wars this week on the Travel Channel that had two restaurants in Pueblo competing over who had the town’s best signature dish. The signature dish? The Slopper.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/09/05/pueblo-colorado-home-of-the-slopper-and-sufferers-of-ageusia/</link>
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		<title>My Taylor Swift fandom has taken a serious hit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why, given the fact much of her fan base are impressionable children and teenagers, did Taylor Swift choose to have her new music video perpetuate the notion living together before marriage is how things are done?]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/31/my-taylor-swift-fandom-has-taken-a-serious-hit/</link>
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		<title>Explaining why my Twitter messages are funny and/or insightful: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a public service, I am once again going to highlight some of my Twitter messages and explain why they are funny and/or insightful.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/27/explaining-why-my-twitter-messages-are-funny-andor-insightful-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Dear shirtless neighbor talking on the phone in his front yard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when you see your neighbor, yet again, standing shirtless in his front yard with a cell phone up to his ear? Well, if you're me, you write him a letter.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/26/dear-shirtless-neighbor-talking-on-the-phone-in-his-front-yard/</link>
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		<title>Awesomely good comments I tried to leave, but could not</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the blogs I frequent, the wonderful I&#8217;m Having a Thought Here (owned by the equally-wonderful Jenny), hasn&#8217;t allowed me to post comments for several days now. However, others have been able to leave comments, so it&#8217;s obviously an issue with my Internet filter at work. (That, or Jenny is part of a conspiracy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/25/awesomely-good-comments-i-tried-to-leave-but-could-not/</link>
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		<title>Challenge Accepted!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When someone challenges you, you have no choice except to accept.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/20/challenge-accepted/</link>
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		<title>Hey everybody! Is it just me, or is that Michelle Obama mighty attractive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Larry Bell, a self-described lover of beauty, jumps to defense of Michelle Obama, who many out there have called unattractive. Larry begs to differ.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/18/hey-everybody-is-it-just-me-or-is-that-michelle-obama-mighty-attractive/</link>
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		<title>So you&#8217;re telling me there&#8217;s a chance?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest installment of Dear Reader goes out to a reader from someplace called "Unknown" who arrived at SKOS by searching for "guy won’t take hint." ]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/12/so-youre-telling-me-theres-a-chance/</link>
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		<title>Wish granted: Mets trade unhappy Jeff Francoeur to church softball team in Omaha</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Mets have traded disgruntled outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the adult softball team at First Presbyterian Church in Omaha, Nebraska.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/11/wish-granted-mets-trade-unhappy-jeff-francoeur-to-church-softball-team-in-omaha/</link>
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		<title>Absurd Archive: A very bad day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are bad days and then there are BAD days like the one I described to this individual trying to steal my password.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/10/absurd-archive-a-very-bad-day/</link>
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		<title>Absurd Archive: Acting Audition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When America Online ruled the world, the questionable element of society would prey on unsuspecting innocents. I made it my mission to toy with these criminal wannabes.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/09/absurd-archive-acting-audition/</link>
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		<title>Blogger tries reverse psychology in lame attempt to increase readership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Boy, I can't tell you what a huge relief it is to no longer have more than a handful of people who read my blog. I'm on Cloud Nine!]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/04/blogger-tries-reverse-psychology-in-lame-attempt-to-increase-readership/</link>
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		<title>Hey everybody! Let&#8217;s cover ourselves in honey when we go camping!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob Human, who is most definitely not a bear in disguise, thinks we all should cover ourselves in honey when we go camping in the woods.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/02/hey-everybody-lets-cover-ourselves-in-honey-when-we-go-camping/</link>
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		<title>The vicious cycle of insomnia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a little over two weeks, I've had trouble sleeping. If my brain doesn't begin shutting itself down at night, I might just have to lobotomize myself.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/08/01/the-vicious-cycle-of-insomnia/</link>
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		<title>Hey everybody! Let&#8217;s give that Obama guy our support!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An average citizen, Barry Jones, thinks we all should do our patriotic duty and support that Barack Obama guy.]]></description>
		<link>http://specialkindofstupid.com/2010/07/29/hey-everybody-lets-give-that-obama-guy-our-support/</link>
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