If the Man Show had a Magazine

In my quest for the new and/or unusual in books, periodicals and paper I discovered The Idler today in a Harvard Square bookshop. I'm surprised I've not noticed it before but it is quite snappy :). I laughed at The only bad things that haven't happened to the Kennedy's yet and The Idler Wage Slave Support Group which could make even a USPS mailcarrier love their job. I also learned two new terms;

• Cock Puppet - New phrase to describe the changing power dynamic in the recession-bound workplace, as it shed its veneer of civility, its lip-service to "the team". Use as in: "How's Tony getting on in charge of the new department?" "Oh, bill's wearing him like a cock puppet." See also: using him like a dirty bitch monkey.
• Metro Knowledge - New term to denote a superficial understanding of current news stories, coined in honour of the freesheet newspaper distributed on the London Underground. Usage: "What do you think of the situation in Palestine?" "I'm sorry, I have only Metro Knowledge of that. What's going on exactly?"

And the Hydrogeology of Guilt....All they need now is a chat show like The Man Show with some rather interesting interviews to surprise you.