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I Got To Roll Out the Tarp, but …
How I humiliated myself working on the Washington Nationals grounds crew.  
Emily Yoffe   Sep 24, 2009   Human Guinea Pig  
Dead Letters
Everyone has terrible handwriting these days. My daughter and I set out to fix ours.  
Emily Yoffe   Sep 10, 2009   Human Guinea Pig  
Chess With Knives
Can I master fencing, the sport for vicious brainiacs?  
Emily Yoffe   Jun 05, 2009   Human Guinea Pig  
Where There's E-Smoke …
Should I be ostracized for smoking electronic cigarettes?  
Emily Yoffe   Apr 06, 2009   Human Guinea Pig  
A Colonial Dame
My brief, inspiring career as a historical re-enactor.  
Emily Yoffe   Dec 11, 2008   Human Guinea Pig  
Spandex Fantasy
I have a lifetime's worth of flab. Can I turn it into muscle in four months?  
Emily Yoffe   Aug 13, 2008   Human Guinea Pig  
Diaper Genie
Can I cut it as a day care worker, one of the most exhausting, worst paid, and smelliest jobs in America?  
Emily Yoffe   Jun 24, 2008   Human Guinea Pig  
Man Made
My short life as a drag king.  
Emily Yoffe   Dec 19, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
The Most Dangerous Game
I have never played golf. So why, oh, why, did I start now?  
Emily Yoffe   Sep 18, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
Playing Doctor
Oh, no! I'm the first patient these 23 medical students have ever examined.  
Emily Yoffe   Jul 04, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
Rigtime Gal
I go drilling for natural gas on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.  
Emily Yoffe   Jun 04, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
I've Got The Secret
What happened when I followed the best-selling book's advice for two months.  
Emily Yoffe   May 07, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
My Starvation Diet
I've cut back to 1,500 calories a day. Will I live to be 120 years old?  
Emily Yoffe   Feb 08, 2007   Human Guinea Pig  
The Math Moron
I can barely add and subtract. Can I learn enough math in five months to help my fifth-grader with her homework?  
Emily Yoffe   Nov 14, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
The Dog That Didn't Bark
Can I cure my sociopathic beagle with the Dog Whisperer's techniques?  
Emily Yoffe   Sep 12, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
A Visit to My Future
Bingo. 3 p.m. dinner. Leisure World. What happens when I try to live like a senior citizen.  
Emily Yoffe   Aug 23, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Tears of a Clown
I bomb as a kids' birthday party entertainer.  
Emily Yoffe   May 15, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Russell Crowe in My Viewfinder
My brief career as a paparazzo.  
Emily Yoffe   Mar 31, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Am I the Next Jack Abramoff?
In which I discover that any idiot—even me—can be a Washington lobbyist.  
Emily Yoffe   Mar 14, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Sleeping With the Fishes
I thought ice fishing would be cold, uncomfortable, and a little bit dangerous. How wrong I was.  
Emily Yoffe   Feb 20, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Mascot for a Day
My adventure as a 10-foot-tall, inflatable George Washington.  
Emily Yoffe   Jan 02, 2006   Human Guinea Pig  
Naked and the Dread
I pose nude for students. Will the art world ever be the same?  
Emily Yoffe   Dec 15, 2005   Human Guinea Pig  
Caution: Student Driver
Can I learn how to drive a stick shift?  
Emily Yoffe   Oct 24, 2005   Human Guinea Pig  
Dog Dancing
My beagle and I try America's weirdest pet hobby.  
Emily Yoffe   Jul 18, 2005   Human Guinea Pig  
Song of the Damned
I'm tuneless. In four weeks, I make my concert debut.  
Emily Yoffe   Jun 22, 2005   Human Guinea Pig  
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