Since 1985, Yvonne Zipter has been making people laugh—and think—with her monthly column, which can currently be found in Windy City Times, Philadelphia Gay News, and Update in San Diego. What’s so funny? See for yourself, below.

2006
Some Enchanted Evening!
The Shorthand of Love
Punk'd
The Home How-to-Impeach Manual
Family Feud, Chicago Style
Well That's an L of Thing!

2005
The Single Girl and the Working Dog
Only 1,000 Shopping Days Left
Olive Oyl I Ain't!
How to Become Unpopular
For Windy City Times' 20th Anniversary
Crazy Talk
Comedy Is Relative—Reverent—Relevant?
Cleanliness Is Next to... Exhibitionism?
Bandits Stole My Heart
Still Feeling Groovy

2004
Words of Love and Other Misnomers
Election Day Diary of a Kerry Traveler
I Slept with Labor Secretary Chao and Lived with Oprah
Yes, He Are the President
Grumpy Goes to Russia (pt. 2)
Grumpy Goes to Russia (pt. 1)
Star Stricken
Age before Beauty—and Everything Else!
L's Belles We're Not
Looney Tune Politics
The Porcelain Goddess: New Cinematic Icon?
Spinning My Wheels

2003
Tying the (Slip) Knot
Telemarketers Are People Too
Butcher Than Thou
Finding My Lost Boyhood
For Whom the (Wedding) Bell Tolls
Lessons on Homophobia from Unlikely Teachers
Queer Punctuation
To Sleep, Perchance to Pass Legislation
Give 'Em What-For, Bob and Wally!
Lesbian Life Lessons and Baseball
Hockey Girls Score