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Canada’s Secret Foot Fetish?

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Something strange is afoot in the Great White North! For more than 40 years the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon has served up the SourToe cocktail, a shot of whisky with a mummified toe bobbing inside. Those who touch the petrified, severed toe to their lips get a certificate.

Earlier this week a panic ensued when the Downtown Hotel’s toe was stolen.“We are furious,” said Terry Lee of the hotel. “Toes are very hard to come by.”  Relax, it was later returned because the one thing Canadia...

Throwback Thursday! The Big Red Button

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(July, 22, 2005) Is it just me, or does everyone else have an irresistible urge to push a big, red, button anytime you see one? I was at the hospital the other night because one of my mini-me’s had broken his finger in a dramatic kick-ball accident. While I’m waiting at the triage desk, I spot a big, red button on the wall behind the desk. The sign under it read, “Ventilation System Shut Down.” I suppose that’s there in case they suddenly discover they’ve got someone with Mad Cow disease and...

Wordless Wednesday!

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See how the level of the wine lines up with the horizon? Look at me getting all artsy and sh#t! Follow me on Instagram @thephilfactor for more of the same. Have a great Wednesday!

Tagged: sunset, Wordless Wednesday

Top Ten Tuesday! Ten Reasons I Won’t Date Taylor Swift

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I won’t. I won’t do it. No matter how much she begs or how many songs she writes, I won’t date Taylor Swift. Here’s why:

10. If Taylor Swift married me and took my name, her name would be Taylor Taylor and that’s just ridiculous. But, if she took my first name as her married surname, her name would be Taylor Phil. I might consider letting her do that. It would be great fun at party introductions. “Hi, I’m Phil Taylor and this is my wife Taylor Phil.”

9. If she and I broke up with each other...

Music Monday! The Killers

Who knew The Killers were still making new music? Here’s their first new song in five years.

Have a great Monday! ~Phil

Tagged: Music Monday, The Killers, The Man, The Phil Factor

Thank You To Hot Mess Memoir!

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I want to give a big thank you to Angela of Hot Mess Memoir for choosing my very short story as the winner of her What Would You Tell Oprah in 400 Words or Less writing contest. No, I’m not going to post my short story here. You have to go to Angela’s site to read it. Have a great Sunday and go visit Hot Mess Memoir! Thank you Angela!

Tagged: Hot Mess Memoir, Oprah, writing contest

Is This A Trumped Up List of Search Terms?

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Our current President might say this list is “Fake news. Sad!” but I would testify to a Senate Intelligence Committee that it’s all the truth. This is my quarterly reminder that whatever you put into a Google search, someone somewhere is going to read it. Quite possibly the Russians, but I swear that I took precautions to ensure that the Russians couldn’t interfere with this list.

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10. Worst Tattoos: I don’t think my tattoos are that bad. What? You want to know what my tattoos are? When I ge...

Throwback Thursday! Kim Kardashian’s Butt and Vacation Boobs

(11/15/2014) This is it. Mano a mano. Kim Kardashian versus #ThePhilFactor. Or rather it’s Kim Kardashian’s big bulbous butt versus my big bulbous sense of humor. Kim thought her racy pictures in PaperMag would #BreakTheInternet but she was sadly mistaken. If anybody breaks the internet it’s going to be me. Kim wanted to break it with her butt, but I’m going to break it by being an ass.

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Yeah, Kim and I used to be an item way back when we were young. I was actually the first rung on her celeb...

Wordless Wednesday! Sunset

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A very cool shot of me that a friend caught last summer.

Have a great Wednesday! ~Phil

Tagged: sunset, The Phil Factor, Wordless Wednesday

Top Ten Tuesday! 10 Movies Someone Should Re-Make

Sometimes a modern re-make of a classic movie works (Cape Fear, 1991) and other times, not so much (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005). This list is the ten movies I’d love to see a re-make of.

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10. An American Werewolf in London (1981): When I saw this movie about 35 years ago, it was awesome and the special effects were incredible. Now, in comparison with today’s CGI world, it looks cheesy. Great story would be even better if the visual effects were from the 21st century.

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