Archive for October, 2008

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LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 204

Posted on: October 20th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

When the whole world is against you and everyone you meet tells you that you are wrong, perhaps it’s time to take a moment or two to reflect that the problem just might be you. Odds are you are not Galileo in possession of a profound truth the rest of [...]

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COLIN POWELL SEES WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Posted on: October 20th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

So now word comes down that Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama. Maybe this is his return to sanity, or maybe a mea culpa for selling his soul to Shotgun Dick Cheney and the Hole In The Head Gang, but either way, he’s a hard man to trust again. There [...]

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LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 203

Posted on: October 20th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

If you want to know what a child is thinking, just ask them and they’ll tell you. That’s not usually the case with adults. Listen close to their words, but watch their actions [...]

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IN ODD NEWS TIDBITS, CONNECTING THE DOTS

Posted on: October 20th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

It’s fortunate for John McCain that he is not running for the presidency of Tanzania. In that nation, albinos are routinely hunted down and dismembered for use in witch doctor rituals, the thinking being that the blood and body parts of albinos are good [...]

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LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 202

Posted on: October 19th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

Don’t ever wonder what your goldfish is [...]

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DOPOTO REPORTS: WE’RE SWAMPED WITH THE OBVIOUS HERE

Posted on: October 19th, 2008 by Bob Crespo 1 Comment

At The Department Of Pointing Out The Obvious (DOPOTO), the burning question here is: Where do we begin? This department’s mandate has always been and will continue to be pointing out the readily apparent in the blizzard of fake news and high profile [...]

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LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 201

Posted on: October 17th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

While many men suffer from colorblindness, few women do. So guys, don’t argue when she tells you what matches and what doesn’t when you’re getting dressed to go out. Unless your name is Christian Dior or Ralph Lauren, odds are your sartorial [...]

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IT’S CRYING TIME FOR THE OIL COMPANIES. TUNE UP THE VIOLINS AND WHIP OUT THE HANKIES

Posted on: October 17th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

The New York Times reports that oil producing nations and big oil companies are crying the blues over the price of oil dropping to $70 a barrel, the lowest price since 2006. Well boo-friggin’-hoo! Looking up the stats, in 2006 the oil companies reaped [...]

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LIFE EXPLAINED, PART 200

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

While some people claim that talking to houseplants is good for their health, the plants have yet to respond one way or another. We really have no way of knowing if we are soothing them or bothering the crap out them. So, converse with your ferns if it makes [...]

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FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS: BATBOY AND W.W.W. RETURNS!

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Bob Crespo No Comments

Bat Boy is coming back to news stands across this great nation once again, and not a minute too soon. In a world where all of a sudden the news has all turned bad, an announcement was made that publication of the Weekly World News will resume shortly. Their [...]