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July 4th, 2008

The Joys of Independence

posted in Hall of Lame, Real Letters

Dear Defensive Douchebag:

I apologize if I seem brusque during this process [of moving Mutual Client’s business to a new hosting service], but please understand that it is all out of concern for Mutual Client’s business and making sure she does
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July 4th, 2008

Ill of the Dead

posted in General

Jesse Helms: dead.

This knowledge will lift my spirits tonight as I watch the fireworks. Our country has become that tiny bit better today.

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July 1st, 2008

Fix Your English First, Then Bitch about the Furriners

posted in Stuff in the News, Hall of Lame

Two Vietnamese American co-valedictorians pissed off some red-blooded rednecks during their commencement speeches at a Louisiana high school.

Cindy Vo, the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, spoke about high-school memories, friends and the future. Then Ms. Vo, 18, recited a sentence in


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June 30th, 2008

We Won’t Have to Eat Our Children After All

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I’m not going to defend Hillary Clinton’s run for the Democratic nomination. It was a badly-managed campaign that never found its stride and resorted to low blows when things got desperate.

But, honestly, did people really think that she would
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June 29th, 2008

You Write for NYT, Not Gawker

posted in General, Hall of Lame

Shut up, Maureen Dowd. You’re a crap writer, and your column is essentially the MySpace page of a twelve-year-old mean girl, though far less intelligent. You’re also a disgrace to women. The person at the Times who
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June 28th, 2008

A Dumb Question about Guns

posted in General

Now, I realize that the purpose of a gun is very different from the purpose of a car. And I realize that there’s nothing about automobiles in the Constitution. Therefore, you can’t really compare the two. But
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June 28th, 2008

Annoyed By the Bleeding Obvious

posted in General, Hall of Lame

I opened a quart of plain, organic, full-fat yogurt, which is one of my favorite foods in the world, and the foil seal across the top said:

CERTIFIED GLUTEN-FREE!

It made me smack my own forehead in disgust.

The next thing you know,
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