John Devore

I Survived A Mugging (Twice)

This wasn't my first mugging. This pair had gotten the jump on me in broad daylight, and knocked me down from behind. Once I realized that they were content with taking my iPod, and not my credit cards or cash, I relaxed. I was the perfect yuppie mark. I wish I could have seen them scroll through my obnoxious hipster playlist after a clean getaway and heard them ask, "What's a Death Cab for ...

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Never Cry at a Whorehouse -- What I Learned the Hard Way

John Devore is a satirist, critic and editor and this is a true story. In retrospect, I shouldn't have cried at the brothel. It unnerved the hookers. See, for the record, I preemptively broke up with her. She walked out, and I decided to drink. Hauled ass to the local old-man bar, and that's where I met Frankie. I made the mistake of laughing at some joke he made. This pleased the toxic ...

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The Manliest Restaurant in America Has Been Found!

After two days, and 46,874 votes, the people have spoken. Congratulations, Hilltop Inn of Evansville, Ind., you are the Manliest Restaurant in America (2009)! This Midwestern favorite now has the ultimate bragging rights, having beaten a Boston BBQ hut, a San Fransisco burger mecca, and a D.C. steak palace. Rest assured, Hilltoppers, this epicurean honor offers more mileage than four stars from ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant in America -- the Final Four

We've been on a mission to find the Manliest Restaurant in the United States and last week you helped narrow down the nominations. We started with 20 testosterone-packed truck stops, restaurants, burger joints and steakhouses from all across our country. Thousands of votes later, we have four grub depots -- one from each section of the country -- that would please even the swarthiest of ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant In America -- Round 5

We're on a mission to find the manliest restaurant in America, and you're going to help us. Every day this week, we're presenting drool-inducing chow bunkers from the four regions of our proud nation (South, Northeast, Midwest and West) for a total of 20 nominees. Who decides which restaurant is the manliest? You do. Vote Here for which one makes you want to dislodge your jaw like a python. We ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant in America -- Round 4

We're on a mission to find the manliest restaurant in America, and you're going to help us. Every day this week, we're presenting drool-inducing chow bunkers from the four regions of our proud nation (South, Northeast, Midwest and West) for a total of 20 nominees. Who decides which restaurant is the manliest? You do. Vote here for which one makes you want to dislodge your jaw like a python. We ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant in America -- Round 3

We're on a mission to find the manliest restaurant in America, and you're going to help us. Every day this week, we're presenting drool-inducing chow bunkers from the four regions of our proud nation (South, Northeast, Midwest and West) for a total of 20 nominees. Who decides which restaurant is the manliest? You do. Vote here for which one makes you want to dislodge your jaw like a python. We ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant in America -- Round 2

We're on a mission to find the manliest restaurant in America, and you're going to help us. Every day this week, we're presenting drool-inducing chow bunkers from the four regions of our proud nation (South, Northeast, Midwest and West) for a total of 20 nominees. Who decides which restaurant is the manliest? You do. Vote here for which one makes you want to dislodge your jaw like a python. We ...

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Vote for the Manliest Restaurant in America -- Round 1

We're on a mission to find the manliest restaurant in America, and you're going to help us. Every day this week, we're celebrating drool-inducing chow bunkers from the four regions of our proud nation (South, Northeast, Midwest and West) for a total of 20 nominees. Who decides which restaurant is the manliest? You do.Vote Here for the one makes you want to dislodge your jaw like a python. We ...

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