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It’s not my Canada, but I like visiting it; its culture, humor, scenery and food have long been favorites. Did you know that much that is funny in North America is actually of Canadian origin? This is because we Merkins have become a nation of humorless stiff-necked religious wackjobs, and we are unable [...]

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Seen at Alton Brown: Rants & Raves! - Alton’s going on a sensible diet - and he’ll post a picture of himself wearing nothing on but a bathing suit on July 30th, whether his diet helps him make his weight goal or not.
He’s been working out with a trainer all year, lifting weights, but [...]

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Okay, this is funny enough that we sat and plugged in all kinds of names: David, Steve, Joe, Jim, Studebaker, and Red. Then we plugged in David’s dad’s name, and just now I plugged in my MIL and my mom, with predictably funny results. The other image choices are a kind of elegant C-3PO [...]

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An old friend who’s an Episcopal priest in Washington state sent me a link to the “Christian Denomination Selector.”
My top 5 results were:

Episcopal/Anglican Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Methodist/Wesleyan
Unitarian Universalism
Liberal Quakerism

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Five days into the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, with the superpowers on the brink of confrontation, President Nixon was too drunk to discuss the crisis with the British prime minister, according to newly released transcripts of tape recordings.
…must not give in to desire to play with “find and replace”…
1973 Arab-Israeli war=Second Gulf [...]

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