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Mitchell Snyder

Mitchell Snyder  |  mitch.snyder@live.com  |  21 posts


Mitchell Snyder is a fully-licensed and bonded International Man of Parody. He's also the alter-ego for a thirty-something business professional who can't stop listening to the funny voices in his head. He became a card-carrying member of Chicago's comedy-industrial complex when he started performing stand-up early in 2009, and has since branched out into writing satire articles.

Skynet accidentally releases plans for ‘geriatric terminator’

Skynet accidentally releases plans for ‘geriatric terminator’

→  March 1, 2010 0

It's still unclear why the artificial intelligence network created something that possesses the body of a professional weightlifter but has the head of a seventy year old.

Toyota to recall time when its cars didn’t suck

Toyota to recall time when its cars didn’t suck

→  February 26, 2010 1

Toyota looks forward to a time when its cars aren't known for unintended acceleration, steering problems and painfully bland design.

Kevin Smith kicked off flight for making “Jersey Girl” [Quick Hit]

Kevin Smith kicked off flight for making “Jersey Girl” [Quick Hit]

→  February 19, 2010 1

Passengers became visibly uncomfortable having the writer-director on board.

Alabama shooting prompts call to close Harvard

Alabama shooting prompts call to close Harvard

→  February 17, 2010 0

Many are wondering why Dr. Amy Bishop was hired despite having graduated from an institution known for plagiarism, drug-dealing and homicide.

Typo leads to confusion, breasts at SoxFest

Typo leads to confusion, breasts at SoxFest

→  January 28, 2010 0

A typographical error led to confusion as dozens of strippers, escorts and porn stars descended upon SoxFest this weekend.

Following CNN, journalists attempt to save Haiti with mixed results

Following CNN, journalists attempt to save Haiti with mixed results

→  January 21, 2010 0

The hypercompetitive world of 24-hours news is compelling journalists to undertake life-threatening relief efforts in the devastated Caribbean country.

God forced to resign over ‘anti-gay’ comment

God forced to resign over ‘anti-gay’ comment

→  January 21, 2010 0

The Lord of Hosts finally steps down after calling for a violent end to homosexual relations twenty-five hundred years ago.

Police issue annual warning over last-minute gifts

Police issue annual warning over last-minute gifts

→  December 23, 2009 1

Chicago police release their annual top ten list of last-minute holiday gifts most likely to result in domestic violence.

Secret Amish settlement discovered in Union Station

Secret Amish settlement discovered in Union Station

→  December 20, 2009 0

Anthropologists announced on Monday that an actual Amish paradise has been thriving for decades beneath Chicago’s Union Station.

Gitmo prisoners wary of being moved to Illinois

Gitmo prisoners wary of being moved to Illinois

→  December 10, 2009 1

While officials debate the transfer of enemy combatants from Guantanamo Bay to the state correctional center in Thomson, Illinois, one important voice has not yet been heard from: the prisoners themselves.

WBEZ pledge drive leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

WBEZ pledge drive leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

→  November 30, 2009 0

Police are trying to determine who was responsible for turning the Chicago public radio station's on-air pledge drive into an orgy of mayhem.

Mediocre football player remains homeless in “The Out Side”

Mediocre football player remains homeless in “The Out Side”

→  November 10, 2009 0

Just in time for Thanksgiving Day football comes a film about one young man’s attempt to rise above adversity through the grandeur of the gridiron ... and failing miserably.