I was pondering the late 1990s recently and I fully admit that this is a strange moment to have in one’s mind. But, it was there that I suddenly remembered a radio contest where I grew up wherein the winner would receive: breast implants, a penile enhancement, or the cash equivalent of whatever these these fine adventures in body modification cost. The name of the contest was of course “bigger is better” and it was promoted with absolutely no irony as this was the idea at the time. I suppose […]

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