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    "No word on whether the horse was a white Bronco."

    "LEON, N.Y. (CBS/AP) Levi Detweiler, a 17-year-old Amish youth, allegedly led sheriff's deputies on a mile-long, presumably low-speed chase, after running a stop sign in his horse and buggy and refusing to pull over." Ya just can't make this up... But, it does remind me of a joke: What...
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    OK, I'll admit I love the movie "Independence Day"*, but...

    ..how many times is it going to be on TV nowadays? I can barely turn it on and not find it somewhere, usually on "E". Has it become a July 4th icon much as what "A Christmas Story" has become to December 25th? * Yeah, I know it's corny, but I like it anyway.
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    Contenintal Airlines may be cutting off it's nose to spite it's face.

    We've noticed that over the last few years, Continental has been ordering new planes with some pretty nifty in-flight entertainment systems. They have a small screen mounted on the back of the seat ahead of you and offer some TV series, some fairly movies, music, etc, etc... When we would get...
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    Yee-Hah!!! It doesn't get much better than this!!!

    We're on vacation in The Bahamas and just got word that grandbaby number six is on the way, due in February!!! :D
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    Who said there are no more spies since the cold war ended. SMERSH is alive and well.

    "Montclair, NJ - He claimed to be from Philadelphia. She told of being a native New Yorker. Together they lived in New Jersey with two young daughters on a leafy street in Montclair, hoping to look like any other suburban couple living the American dream, authorities said. But in truth...
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    Boy, talk about being hoisted by ones own petard...

    "Eight Arab, five Pakistani and two Afghan militants were killed when bombs they were making exploded prematurely inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Sunday." Now, I really don't have problems with suicide bombers. I just don't like when they take others...
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    I guess you don't need to know basic Geography to be a County Supervisor in Wisconson

    'Peggy West appeared confused about Arizona's location during debate about a measure that would have had the county boycott the state (Arizona) over its controversial new immigration law. She said, "If this was Texas, which is a state that is directly on the border with Mexico, and they were...
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    White House Picks Critic of Local Immigration Enforcement for Key Role at ICE" or,...

    ..The fox has offically been put in charge of guarding the chickens. "The Obama administration has tapped an outspoken critic of immigration enforcement on the local level to oversee and promote partnerships between federal and local officials on the issue." I'm sure this will please the...
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    IT's a little late for Mothers Day but you gotta see this.

    Click here for one of the most amazing and inventive take-offs I've ever seen. Dad's, I think you'll enjoy it too.
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    Consumer group threatens lawsuit over McDonald's Happy Meal toys

    "(AP) — Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washington-based consumer advocacy group threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's Tuesday, charging that the fast food chain "unfairly and deceptively"...
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    South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By Soccer Games Breaking Out At Concert

    Who could conceive such a heinous act! Such Hubris!
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    Speaking of "creative" audio tweaks...

    Ya just gotta love the ancillary business' that spring up in this hobby to cater to those with audio nervosa. This just might take the cake.
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    'Blues Brothers' praised by Catholic Church

    "... the heads of the Catholic faith have now praised the movie's spiritual undertones and recommended it as a "Catholic classic," according to the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano." Let's hear it for the penguins!!!
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    GMAFB. How "politically correct" can we get?

    "PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Christan Morales says her son just wanted to honor American troops when he wore a hat to school decorated with an American flag and small plastic Army figures. But the hat ran afoul of the district's no-weapons policy because the toy soldiers were carrying tiny weapons...
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    OK, who is interested in a tube receiver for $164???

    And it puts out 2,000, yes, TWO THOUSAND WATTS!!! :eek: Would I lie to you? I can honestly say this a real Pyle. Of what, though, is the real question. :rolleyes: (Is there such a thing as "white van receivers"?)
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    Enuf is enuf! This is to stoopid for wurds!

    "Four peaceful protesters, some dressed in full-length black and yellow bee costumes, represented the American Literacy Council and the London-based Spelling Society and stood outside the Grand Hyatt on Thursday, where the Scripps National Spelling Bee is being held. Their message was short...
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    Just picked up a Columbia/Legacy CD of Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper's '68 Super Session.

    I haven't played the record in years and forgot how really great this was. As a bonus, it's got a few preciously unreleased tracks and two originals without the overdubbed horns. I forgot how truly great an album this was. Bloomfield was a master axe slinger bar none. Too bad he slowly...
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    Pirates of Falcon Lake

    "Twice in recent weeks, fishermen have been robbed at gunpoint by marauders that the local sheriff says are "spillover" from fighting between rival Mexican drug gangs. Boaters are concerned about their safety, and the president of the local Chamber of Commerce is trying to assure people that...
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    Random thought: A piece on doner sperm is in the news now.

    If it's frozen, I guess that would truly be a "pop"sicle, no? :cool: I wonder if it was donated by the good humor man? :rolleyes: OK, now back to our regular programming...
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    That blue Samsung band that appears at the bottom of the screen...

    ... is really thartin' to pith me off big time. It hides the bottom inch of the window and doesn't always offer a close button on it. If anything, it's turning me off to Samsung since they have to resort to these distracting means in order to be noticed. I realize advertising is a...
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