December 2011
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“WHEN YOU HAVE SEVEN CHILDREN IN D.C…THE SEWAGE THAT FLOWS INTO YOUR HOUSE...”
– -Rick Santorum, speaking live on December 17th.
“Not just physical damage.” Oh no! The internet punched my son! Rick Santorum: making me sad to be a Pennsylvanian since 1991.
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“He said, ‘Wait. We also want to drive a car through the lobby of Daley...”
– The Blues Brothers: Thirty Years Later.
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“Monopoly is a terrible, terrible game.
I can hear the mixed reactions already...”
– I have had this exact conversation many times over, and close variants as well — “what, like Clue/Parchisi/Risk?” — but it is most galling with Monopoly because, as cogently argued herein, Monopoly is terrible.
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“Holiday gifts: If your employer gives you a turkey, ham, or other item of...”
– Thanks, IRS. TAX-FREE HAMS FOR EVERYONE!
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In today’s news: H.R. 3321: [the] America’s Cup Act of 2011 was just signed into law, ”To facilitate the hosting in the United States of the 34th America’s Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition, and for other purposes.” That sounds pretty legit, right? I mean — wait, hold a second. What “other...