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  • Washingtoon

    [Read the article: Opus]
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    Stamaty's not publishing the strip anymore. It's hard to discern exactly when he stopped, or why - google does not reveal much, and I left the US in 1987 so I was not reading the local press when it was discontinued.

    Apparently Stamaty writes occasionally for slate.com

    I have his email address, but I'm not publishing it here.

  • In the words of Casey Stengel

    [Read the article: This Modern World]
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    "It's deja-vu all over again"

    and again and again...

  • huge mistake

    [Read the article: Congress hits the panic button]
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    If this thing passes, we will all regret it for decades to come.

    Nothing should be done until the new president comes into office.

    The "Stockbroker Bailout Act of 2008" is just BAD policy.

  • the AIG bailout...

    [Read the article: Black bailout Monday]
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    ...if distributed equally to every taxpaying US Citizen over 18 years of age, would equal more than a quarter of a million dollars per person - needless to say, this could cover a hell of a lot of risk. . .

    I just wanted to illustrate the ridiculousness of the Broker Banker Bailout Act of 2008, also known as the last dying gasp of the Bush Regime.

    Sensible, honest folks are totally opposed to anymore millionaire bailouts.

  • We used to feed a stray cat that hung around our apartment

    [Read the article: Crash]
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    She had been abandoned by the previous tenant. I tried introducing her to our cat who lived inside with us, but he freaked out, so we just kept feeding her outside. She was very sweet and very hungry.

    One night I heard screeching brakes, then a light thud and a sharp high cry, followed by a car receding into the distance.

    She was in the road, still warm and quite still. She hadn't had a very happy life, but under the circumstances, we had made the good parts of it as nice as we could.

    The strange thing is, I still think about her once or twice a year, even though she was only a stray, never had a name, and died years ago and thousands of miles from where we live today.

    All life is brief, and precious. Savor it while you can.

  • you mean, like

    [Read the article: A nation of conspiracy theorists can't be wrong ]
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    ... there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

    ... they'll welcome us with open arms, throw rose petals in our path

    ... democracy will sweep the middle east

    ... the surge is working

    ... the bailout is for main street, not wall street

    you know, one man's BS is another man's dogma...

    It's easy to bash what you consider to be irrational.

  • let's see what happens Friday...

    [Read the article: Wash Post's Pearlstein: Anyone opposing the bailout is ignorant ]
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    ...when the House votes on this debacle.

    And, this link:

    http://www.votenobailout.org/

    allows you to voice your objections directly to your representatives...

  • we can only hope

    [Read the article: Corsi goes to Africa]
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    that Corsi catches elephantiasis, sleeping sickness or malaria - hopefully all three.

    either that or deadly snakebite...

  • define: mav·er·ick

    [Read the article: The dumbing down of the GOP]
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    mav·er·ick:

    n.

    1. An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.

    2. Someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; blunt and aggressive; generally oblivious to their effect on others

    So, given that both McCain and Palin were branded long ago, they should be considered the property of the same people who got this country into such a mess.

  • @maureenodonnell, re Palin's shoes...

    [Read the article: The dumbing down of the GOP]
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    that's ok, John McCain's shoes are $520 Ferragamo loafers

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-wilkinson/a-week-in-john-mccains-sh_b_115692.html

    I'm sure his wife bought them for him. He probably has one pair in the closet in each of his nine homes.

  • Paglia might be smart but...

    [Read the article: Nobody's dummy]
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    she's a sucker for a great pair of ... legs...

  • stop your whining

    [Read the article: WayLay]
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    this particular comic sequence is holding my attention!

    not bad, for a rerun.

  • see the ending of "Brazil" for reference

    [Read the article: Opus]
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    I suspect Mr. Penguin will be "put down" - while believing that everything's just fine...

    After all, odds dictate that most animal shelter tenants leave through the back door, not the front.

  • 2nd worst - Frankfort

    [Read the article: Ask the pilot]
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    I flew through there this week. Confusing, smelly, dirty, expensive, rude.

    I wanted to exchange a 20 Euro note before returning to the USA - the clerk gave me $20 in return, so I asked for my money back...

    One Euro = approximately $1.34, except in Frankfort...

  • "The Running Man"

    [Read the article: Stephen King's God trip]
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    Now there's a great King (short) story (Richard Bachman I do believe) made into a movie!

    That, and The Dead Zone

    I bought Duma Key, and it was ok (up to a point), but nothing like vintage King...

  • watch out for chantix

    [Read the article: Should I leave my husband because he won't quit smoking?]
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    chantix is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) like prozac and paxil. if you drink alcohol while taking it you can experience extreme mood swings and psychotic behavior.

    chantix users accounted for 998 serious injury reports and 78 deaths during the 4th quarter of 2007. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a division of the Department of Transportation, is warning bus and truck drivers to stay off Chantix.

    the FDCSA said that “… it appears that medical examiners should not certify a driver taking Chantix because the medication may adversely affect the driver’s ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle.”

    this is an addictive and dangerous drug - you should not be prescribed this drug unless you are receiving regular followup visits with a mental health therapist.

    my wife had severe problems as a result of this drug. it should also be noted that because of brain chemistry changes, if you do start smoking again after taking chantix, you will have a much greater chance of becoming permanently addicted...

  • all's well....

    [Read the article: WayLay]
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    that endsville well...

  • two #2s that were better than the #1

    [Read the article: Scare-o-ween-apalooza!]
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    (1) Evil Dead II - to my mind, was much scarier than the first one

    (2) Nightmare on Elm Street II - also much more frightening than the original.

    Another film that gave me the creeps was "Candyman" - when Virgina Madsen wakes up covered in blood... wow!

    And I agree about the zombie trilogy of Night, Dawn and Day - but for a real laugh/slaughter/fest, Return of the Living Dead is a riot!

  • and what about

    [Read the article: Scare-o-ween-apalooza!]
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    The Others...

    The Sixth Sense....

    I'm just sayin' . . .

  • they kept stealing my mom's Obama sign...

    [Read the article: A new weapon in the war for yard sign supremacy]
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    ...until I edited it to say "Handgun Owners for Obama"

    Since then, it's been there for a month straight unmolested!

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