Hunky firemen hugging poles are sooo last year. Nowadays, weird, ridiculous and even mean-spirited images make the best fodder for calendars in 2014. Behold the six strangest date books for the new year . . .
Nice Jewish Guys calendar:
Holy hotness! The dudes are back for the fourth consecutive year of melting your bubbe’s heart and titillating your own. Heretofore urban legend, the NJG (Nice Jewish Guy) does in fact exist, ladies — and for the millions of you single women, here are 12 to fight over.
Awkward Family Photos calendar:
Now the cringe-inducing fun can last all year long — with the mini wall calendar capturing painful — and painfully hilarious — signature situations. Phil Dunphy looks comparatively cool next to these modern families.
People of Walmart calendar:
How the one-percenters get their kicks these days. Snickering at the country’s most irredeemable cost-conscious shoppers never gets old.
Nuns Having Fun calendar:
Not since Whoopi Goldberg whooped it up in a habit have nuns been so much fun. With real, undoctored pics, this annual fave offers an eye-opening look at the single ladies’ after-hours life . . . hey, the nuns who sleigh together, pray together!
An Insult-a-Day calendar:
Finally, a calendar that ministers to the mean-spirited. A breath of fresh air among the hollow platitudes and feel-good messages dominating most thought-a-day calendar offerings.
Yoga Puppies calendar:
Puppy exploitation has been synonymous with calendars for years, but this gem gives new meaning to downward dog. We should all attain as much Zen in the new year as Fido.