joe veix

blog of the
award winning*
writer and humorist

"A Tumblr blog actually worth
reading. Ultimately useless, yes,
but incredibly amusing."
- Encore Magazine

i write for:
the new yorker,
the awl, mcsweeney's,
someecards, splitsider,
death and taxes, witstream,
thought catalog, funny or die, armchair/shotgun, bygone bureau.

my work has also been featured on gawker, twaggies, and happy place.

i once sent weird postcards,
wrote witstream promos, made a supercut of guy fieri eating, scalped kraftwerk tickets, took the pranks out of jackass, live-tweeted a divorce, worked on louie, made a pinterest, text messaged a stranger, and became an official crowd amper for the Chicago Desire bikini basketball team.

i write jokes on twitter:
@joeveix

email me, i'm friendly:
joeveix[at]gmail[dot]com

questions?
ask

 Feed

50 Shades of “Argh”

I wrote an article for The Awl about the use of the word “argh” during sex scenes in 50 Shades of Grey:

“Of course, there are instances when “argh” is a perfectly acceptable word, like when Batman is rabbit-punched by a hired goon (Argh!), or a sea pirate loses his entire savings in an elaborate pyramid scheme (Argh!), or when the main character in a Serbian knockoff of Cathy, named Gathy, finds out she’s scheduled a date on the same night as an old flame’s funeral (Argh, argh, argh!). But during sex?”

Read the rest here! 

4 notes  01/06/12  #50 Shades of Grey  #Argh  #The Awl
  1. cowboy-killr said: [photo reply Charles Kane slow clap]
  2. joeveix posted this