A fact about Chipotle—which, along with Clickhole, is the only American institution that retains my trust—is that the company uses over 800,000 tortillas per day. (Numbers like that really put life in perspective, as well as the fact that, usually, only one of those tortillas is for me.)
"If I saw a 70-year-old man in the mirror, I'd quit this tomorrow," says Robert, one of the men profiled on the latest season of TLC's My Strange Addiction. Robert, who's a female masker, is addicted to dressing as Sherry, a blonde bombshell up for anything. He's been doing it for 12 years.
My Strange Addiction never features addictions that aren't just completely disgusting. Like, you'll never see a lady on there who's addicted to smelling cupcake icing, or a guy who can't get enough of ironing. So last night's episode was true to stomach-turning form by featuring a woman who loves the smell and taste…
Last night's episode of My Strange Addiction, featured Margaret, a 53-year-old woman who became addicted to stinging herself with bees after hearing that bee venom therapy could be beneficial to her arthritis. For 10 years she's been stinging herself with bees at least 10 times a day, maybe more. But a lot of times…
My Strange Addiction, the show that documents the human experience — if by "human" you mean "freaks" and by "experience" you mean "eating inedible shit like couch cushions and gasoline"— returns to TLC on February 13th with a new season. In the first episode we meet a married couple who are addicted to coffee…
Carrie has a drinking problem—as in, she drinks her own pee. In fact, she's addicted to it. Featured on last night's episode of My Strange Addiction, Carrie admits to drinking nearly all of her urine as part of an alternative medicine practice called urine therapy. Although it has no proven medical benefits,…
As with most addictions featured on My Strange Addiction, Lacey's addiction is not actually an addiction. She's just really into carrying around this disembodied, incredibly creepy—as in it looks like it will breathe your soul out of your body in your sleep—doll head because she likes the smell of it. Maybe the…
Ayanna has 15 feet worth of nails, including her toenails, to which she is addicted. As with most of those featured on My Strange Addiction, Ayanna's addiction to her toenails means that she is willing to inconvenience herself and needlessly risk her health in order to pursue something that essentially makes her a…
This is Sheyla, a 32-year-old woman who claims she is addicted to her own boobs. Featured on last night's episode of My Strange Addiction, Sheyla has spent $250,000 on 22 surgeries—one of which involved removing some ribs—to achieve her current bra size of 38KKK. She wants to increase her bra size to a less…
In this week's TV roundup, Downton's staff might be headed towards a big change, relationships are made and broken inside Ikea on 30 Rock, Die Antwoord freaks out David Letterman, and Portlandia gets into Battlestar.
Last night's season finale of My Strange Addiction featured Casie, a 26-year-old widow who's admittedly having a tough time coping with the loss of her husband after he died suddenly from a severe asthma attack. Casie had an immediate—and unhealthy—attachment to her husband's ashes, carrying them around with her…
Tamara is 33-years-old and "addicted" to carrying around a pillow—which she named Boo—she bought in 1982 at an antique shop. It has never been washed, and is obviously soiled, although she swears it's not "stinky." Featured on last night's My Strange Addiction, Tamara's friends, family, and fiancé are all concerned…
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Stephen Colbert's interview with a vampire, Janice Dickinson is working those 12 steps, and TMI about Alex Trebek.
Last night's episode of My Strange Addiction featured Riley, a 25-year-old transgendered woman who lives her life as an adult baby, sleeping in a crib, coloring, sucking on a pacifier and wearing diapers 24 hours a day—a practice she began at age 13. Since Riley was born a male, she says that she's trying to…
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, horny child bride Courtney Stodden makes the talk show rounds, Bristol Palin takes aim at Tyra Banks, and someone on Big Brother pees on live TV.
Last night's episode of My Strange Addiction featured Jazz, a woman who has been growing out her 24-inch nails for 22 years. They're so gnarled and curly that they make some everyday tasks, like tying her shoes, impossible for her. But she's accepted that, saying, "I have to challenge myself in order to continue to…
Actually, the woman who appeared on last night's episode of My Strange Addiction wasn't into just cigarette ashes. She also is addicted to eating pottery. She spends something like 150 hours per month eating broken pieces of what looks like terracotta that she stows in a baggie inside her boot. The strangest thing…
Joining the bizarre circus that constitutes the entire genre of reality TV is TLC's My Strange Addiction. Last night's episode featured a 30-year-old woman who has eaten seven couches and two chairs—and she can't stop.
TLC's My Strange Addiction had us at hello, but this does not mean we were prepared for the hairdryer addiction. Which is not what it sounds like.
