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7/5/13

There is a website I frequent which is gawker.com which is a somewhat tongue in cheek general news website.  They have many “sub-sites” such as Kotaku (videogames) and Deadspin (sports) along with several others.  There is a column featured weekly on Gawker called “Thatz Not Okay”.  It is written by a lady named Caity Weaver.  The format is very similar to a “Dear Abby” advice column.  “Thatz Not Okay” is the single funniest column I have ever read.  Caity Weaver is impressively funny.  Basically people send in questions, scenarios, or circumstances that they are undecided upon, and then ask Caity to weigh in on the subject.  The subjects featured in the column are a bit more edgy than what one might find in a traditional “Dear Abby” article.  Caity is masterful at conveying sarcasm through writing.  I actually find myself laughing out loud while reading the columns.  I can only think of a handful of times that I have audibly laughed while reading something that wasn’t a comic or a book written by a comedian.  Weaver also writes other articles for Gawker media and usually includes quite a bit of humor in those as well.  Gawker publishes countless stories that point out something ridiculous or absurd that is contained within the context of the story.  Caity Weaver is by far the funniest writer that they have.  Gawker has produced some other gems sans Weaver, but it’s rare.  I hope that Weaver is able to maintain a career in writing for many years to come.  I normally dislike other people’s drama, I hate reality TV, so reading an advice column is something that I would not typically do.  Weaver is always on point though, responding to the most ridiculous of scenarios with an uncommon amount of logic and sarcasm, two things which I love dearly.