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McSweeney’s Brain Exploder

In 2003 and 2004 we, with help of editor Carlton Doby, tried to explode your brain with riddles and puzzles. Here are the results.

  • September 10, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: A Name-Tag Snafu at the Annual Spice Girls/ Smurfs/ Seven Dwarfs Convention
    by Carlton Doby and Kevin Shay
  • September 3, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: The Ransom Note
    by Carlton Doby
  • August 27, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: Long-Distance Song Parody Dedication: “Cherry Pie.”
    by Carlton Doby
  • August 20, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: Revenge of the Hunt and Peckers
    by Carlton Doby , Megan Peterson, and Sarah Garb
  • August 13, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: Pittsburgh Puzzle Parry-In-A-Pen Match: “Let’s Git it On!”
    by Carlton Doby
  • August 6, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: Celebrity Sex
    by Sean Carman and Carlton Doby
  • July 30, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: “And Stay Tuned for St. Thomas Morgantown!”
    by Carlton Doby
  • July 23, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: Celebrity “Phil” in the Blank
    by Carlton Doby
  • July 16, 2003
    McSweeney’s Brain Exploder: How You Gellin?
    by Carlton Doby
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