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Chris Gay is a freelance writer, voice-over artist and broadcaster. He’s written two humor books; Shouldn’t Ice Cold Beer Be Frozen? My 365 Random Thoughts To Improve Your Life Not One Iota, as well as And That’s the Way It Was…Give or Take: A Daily Dose of My Radio Writings. In 2012 look for his upcoming supernatural crime novel Ghost of a Chance, his humor book The Bachelor Cookbook, and the children's book written for the benefit of Melanoma research, Suesea Sunscreen and the Big Lesson. He writes and broadcasts a daily, sponsored radio humor spot in Hartford, Connecticut. He has written and voiced radio commercials, authored both comedic and non-comedic freelance articles, scripts, and press releases, done occasional radio color commentary for local sports, and acted a little. He is the media and technical writer for national clothing company KSpin Designs. Link to both of my humor books (Autographed): http://www.thepassionofthechris.info/buy-my-books.html
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The Passion of the Chris · 2W ago

A Toast to Carrier, the Patron Saint of Air Conditioning

By Chris Gay It’s hard to believe that barely a hundred years  have passed since Willis Carrier bestowed upon civilization its greatest manmade gift. Looking back on the 20th Century, it’s not very difficult to discern what its most important contribution to mankind was. Okay, so I’ll grant that may
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The Passion of the Chris · 2M ago

The Musical Burdens of Generation X

By Chris Gay  Every generation grumbles about how they had it worse than their successors as if it’s some rite of passage. Whether they’re right or full of it is for posterity to decide. With that said, today I’m here to make the case for Generation X not only having it worse than our successors, [.
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The Passion of the Chris · 2M ago

Leap Year

By Chris Gay              Leap Year                     I’m not exactly certain about the origins of Leap Year, though my guess is that at some point or another, some King, Cardinal or Pope decided to muddle around with the calendar for some long forgotten, (or lazily un-researched) reason. The Reas
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The Passion of the Chris · 3M ago

Groundhog Day-A Comedic Exposition

By Chris Gay                                                         Attempting to write a humor piece on a holiday whose relevance is now primarily owed to the humor movie bearing its name is no easy task. Such a challenge though is why we comedy bloggers get into comedy blogging. Well, in truth I
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The Passion of the Chris · 4M ago

RIP, Grammar (1828-2011)

By Chris Gay My friends, it is with great sadness today that we come together to mourn the loss of Grammar. I’d known Grammar for nearly my entire life and, as we had such a great working relationship over the years, I feel it’s my obligation to deliver a eulogy on his behalf. Similar to [...]
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The Passion of the Chris · 4M ago

“Haha” versus “Lol”-So What’ll it Be?

By Chris Gay So, you’re about to send or respond to a text or email; or perhaps comment on a social media thread. With your thought completed, you now seek to punctuate your words with something to indicate a humorous intent, as you fear your recipient may be too much of a simpleton to grasp [...]
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The Passion of the Chris · 5M ago

Excerpt from ‘The Bachelor Cookbook,’ (My 3rd Humor Book, Coming 2012)

By Chris Gay The following is excerpted from my upcoming 3rd humor book, “The Bachelor Cookbook” (2012) Meat on a Bed of Rice What you’ll need: 1) Some kind of meat 2) Rice. Preferably the boil-in bag kind 3) Grated cheese (Optional) Preparation: Start by boiling a bag of rice in a saucepan. Though
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The Passion of the Chris · 6M ago

More of Chris Gay’s Politically Correct Movie Reviews

ByChris Gay Jaws (1975) In a measured response to a massive Great White patrolling its waters, the leadership of a New England island community shrewdly decides that the best way to protect the townsfolk is to close the beach for a single day-and then just kind of hope that it decides to swim away.
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The Passion of the Chris · 6M ago

A Few Minutes on an Early Influence…Andy Rooney

By Chris Gay Somewhat infrequently, I’m asked who has influenced me with regard to the humor portion of my writings. Indeed, it was a question I’d also asked myself at times as comedy became more and more the genre I was focusing on. As I thought back on it, I realized the most accurate answer [...]
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The Passion of the Chris · 7M ago

October 17, 1997: My Golf Date with Destiny

By Chris Gay October 17, 2011 Autumn had arrived, and brought with it a majestic, colorful splendor to that crisp October day. Although it was only 14 years ago, already it feels like 5,110 days. To begin, I had met my friend Jeff at the Twin Hills golf course in Coventry, Connecticut, and though we
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