As even your grandmother knows by now, Chuck Norris is the comedy meme du jour. Of course, Conan O’Brien has been doing his bit with the Walker, Texas Ranger Lever for a while, but the meme was taken to a whole new level by the website Chuck Norris Facts, which presents humorous Norris-related factoids (in [...]

I’ve addressed this point before, but it bears restating: The words “I need you to” are not synonymous with “please”. Also, a pompous, supercilious tone will not take you as far as good old-fashioned grovelling will. Simply put: You’re not the boss of me. Kindly remember this when formulating your requests.