Author Archives: blancheknott

Blanche unmasked

Any Blanche fans out there who don’t subscribe to Harper’s magazine? For few of you, a site called Longform that archives non-fiction just made ”Being Blanche” available online.  This tell-all memoir by the woman behind the pen name appeared in Harper’s last June.  It’s hilarious, and now … Continue reading

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doing my part to spread Santorum

It’s hard to imagine that any fan of Blanche’s — well, any sexually active fan of Blanche’s, which I sincerely hope is most of you — wouldn’t know about santorum. Not the Republican candidate. The definition agreed upon by devoted … Continue reading

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It’s so fun to get the last licks

This Letter to the Editor appears in the July 2011 issue of Harper’s magazine.  My response follows: In confessing her authorship of the Truly Tasteless Jokes series of the 80s and 90s [“Being Blanche,” Miscellany, June], Ashton Applewhite disingenuously claims … Continue reading

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go ahead, tweet your junk!

What’s the most distressing thing about Wienergate? The fact that no one actually got laid!  Plus all the predictable hand-wringing about lies and deception.  Lying isn’t just inherent to sneaking around on your spouse, it’s inherent to politics.  Why is … Continue reading

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Best-selling Truly Tasteless Jokes Series Reborn via Rapture

Now on ebooks and the web! Guaranteed to offend virtually everyone! NEW YORK, JUNE 1, 2011. Queen of the original tasteless joke phenomenon, Truly Tasteless Jokes author Blanche Knott is back with a vengeance and leaving no sacred cow untipped … Continue reading

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Ix-nay apture-ray

I tried to feel a teeny weeny bit sorry for the true believers who woke up on May 22nd  and had to call the cable guy to come hook them up again. Also look for new jobs and search for … Continue reading

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one more for Bin Laden

even though he didn’t like Jews. . . he was shot in the temple. Share this:EmailFacebookDigg

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A drunk walks out of a bar…

and spots a nun standing at a bus stop. He walks up to her and punches her in the face. When she falls to the ground, he screans, “Not so tough after all, are ya, Batman?” Share this:EmailFacebookDigg

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Bin Laden’s funeral

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Timing is Everything

Here’s another thing I don’t get.  How come people took issue with telling jokes so soon after the disaster?  Like it a six-week or six-month moratorium would make it OK?  Let’s face it: the fresher, the more shocking — and … Continue reading

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