Fancy Boys Club

FBC NFL Preview: NFC East

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019by Brandon AndreasenLeave a Comment

Welcome back to the Fancy Boys NFL Season Previews. I hope you all enjoyed your end of summer. Did you get it out of your system? Good! Because two things are true of the rest of the year: It’s time for me to put away all of my white clothing, and it’s TIME FOR THE NFL TO START!

We are three days away from football season, and Jack and I are going to pump so much football down your gullet, you are gonna pray for the sweet, sweet release of death. Speaking of sweet, sweet death. Lets talk about the NFC East!

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Misc.

Are We Living in a Simulation or Was That a Real Person I Hit with My Car?

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019by Alec Stein1 Comment

binary-1327492_960_720 Is the breadth of our reality merely an advanced computer simulation? This question may just sound like the plot to a shitty, over-romanticized Keanu Reeves movie, but the past five minutes I have spent reading the simulation theory page on Wikipedia seem pretty convincing.

The implications of this question should be obvious. If we are living in a simulated reality, it would mean that humanity is more insignificant than we could have possibly imagined. Every person you’ve loved, every moment you’ve cherished would have no more intrinsic value than a piece of lettuce in Burger Time.

However, if our reality is not just a construct built of ones and zeros, it would mean that was a real, living person I just ran over on the corner of Ashland and North Ave. His family would feel actual hurt and loss, and the police lights in my rearview mirror are bringing with them real, tangible consequences. Continue reading “Are We Living in a Simulation or Was That a Real Person I Hit with My Car?” →

Pop Culture

30 Video Games And 1 Console Yet To Release In 2019 That You Should Care About

September 3, 2019September 2, 2019by Joe Ottowitz1 Comment

The new Madden game came out a few weeks ago and to those of us that follow video game release schedules closely that can mean only one thing. Video games are back! Continue reading “30 Video Games And 1 Console Yet To Release In 2019 That You Should Care About” →

Comedy, Misc.

The Worst Comedy Set I’ve Ever Seen

September 2, 2019September 19, 2019by Matt Drufke1 Comment

This collection of writers at Fancy Boys Club all have one thing in common: stand-up comedy. Some of us perform (or have performed) it. Some of us produce (or have produced) it. All of us love it. Or have loved it and then hated it and then loved it again. Relationships with comedy can be very complicated.

I’ve been lucky enough to be performing stand-up comedy for over 12 years now. How am I as a comedian? I’m… ok. There are nights when I have amazing sets and nights when I bomb. Most sets lie somewhere in the middle of those.

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Misc.

This Article May Save Your Life Someday

September 2, 2019September 3, 2019by Kate PetersonLeave a Comment

Every station I flip through airs footage of the AmazonRainforest on fire. Animals running for shelter, environmentalists shoutingthat this is one resource we cannot afford to lose.

‘The fools,’ I think to myself, as I set my cell phone downand spin in my desk chair. I look out the window before placing my hand on itlongingly, because I’m totally sad right now.

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Pop Culture

Millennials Are Killing Tantric Sex

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019by Alexander TrulyLeave a Comment

Is there anything more blissful than a sexual session that lasts an entire weekend? Send all my calls to voicemail because the wife and I are planning on having an epic weekend-long tantric sex session that may set the Guinness World Record for “Most Erotic Weekend.” However, throughout my sexual journeys across the globe, I’ve noticed something. There are less and less younger people attending viewing parties for my tantric sexcapades. I find myself surrounded by Dorothys and Winifreds more and more and less surrounded by anyone who isn’t a card-carrying member of the AARP.

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Sports

FBC NFL Preview: AFC West

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019by Brandon AndreasenLeave a Comment

Welcome back everyone to the Fancy Boys Football Preview. I’m happy to report that upward of three million people have read these articles so far. You are officially in good company. Today we are talking about the AFC West, possibly the most entertaining division in the NFL, and assuredly one of the most well coached, with a very notable, red haired, quarterback obsessed exception.

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Pop Culture

Goodnight, Sweet Taco Bell Prince

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019by Brandon AndreasenLeave a Comment

They say Icarus perished when he flew too close to the sun, and his wings melted. Or caught fire. Or he hit a goose. I’m not great with fables. Sorry Aesop. In many ways, Taco Bell is fast foot Icarus. Where many fast food companies dared not go, or at best toed the line (the Double Down never had crispy enough chicken, KFC!), Taco Bell spit in the face of common sense, and kicked food dignity in the balls.

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Music/Movies

Realize I Was The One: A Love Letter to Boyz II Men’s ‘II’

August 30, 2019August 30, 2020by Michael GraceLeave a Comment

It was in the spring of 1995 that I had first heard of Boyz II Men or their album II. I was in second grade, and my family had just moved from Hobart, Indiana to nearby Valparaiso. It was far enough to lose contact with all of my friends but close enough that my mother could drive me to school on her way to work in Merrillville to let me finish out the year.

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Comedy, Misc.

Easy Guide to Comedy

August 30, 2019September 19, 2019by Brennan Weaver1 Comment

When pursuing stand up comedy, maintaining discipline is a constant struggle when developing your material. I have read a lot of literature on how to develop my own comedy and have always just wanted a simple guideline of advice to do so. After 7 years this is probably the best and simplest advice I have for developing one’s material. Keep in mind that comedy is a very personal journey so please feel free to adjust this guideline to what works best for you.

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