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In USATODAY there was an article about some of the old band names. The Grateful Dead
The year: 1965

“The problem: It's difficult to stay grateful when your members actually start dying.”

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Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.

Oh Please! Is there no shame in global warming people?

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During a fishing-opener interview on WCCO Radio on Friday, Pawlenty said this about First Lady Mary Pawlenty: "I have a wife who genuinely loves to fish. I mean, she will take the lead and ask me to go out fishing, and joyfully comes here. She loves football, she'll go to hockey games and, I jokingly say, 'Now, if I could only get her to have sex with me.'"

In the background, Mary Pawlenty quickly added, "Sorry -- my apologies for my husband."

Gov’s need love too!

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In my effort to keep you informed about the economic growth in my home town, I am happy to announce that it’s official: White Castle on the way, Restaurant likely to open within a year.

Starbucks, Sonic, a tattoo parlor and now White Castle. We are on a
Roll, baby!

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BOULDER — How liberal is the University of Colorado at Boulder?

The campus hot-dog stand sells tofu wieners. A recent pro-marijuana rally drew a crowd of 10,000, roughly a third the size of the student body. And according to one professor’s analysis of voter registration, the 800-strong faculty includes just 32 Republicans.

Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson surveys this landscape with unease. A college that champions diversity, he believes, must think beyond courses in gay literature, Chicano studies and feminist theory. “We should also talk about intellectual diversity,” he says. So over the next year, Mr. Peterson plans to raise $9 million to create an endowed chair for what is thought to be the nation’s first Professor of Conservative Thought and Policy.

Mr. Peterson’s quest has been greeted with protests from some faculty and students, who say the move is too — well, radical. “Why set aside money specifically for a conservative?” asks Curtis Bell, a teaching assistant in political science. “I’d rather see a quality academic than someone paid to have a particular perspective.”

Any questions about the leftist at our universities? Thank you Bud Peterson.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.

The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.

I am sure the Catholics in Roswell NM are relieved.

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At the request of the Swiss government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the ‘dignity’ of plants and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong.

This is no hoax. The concept of what could be called ‘plant rights’ is being seriously debated.

Does this mean we will have to get a background check and register our weed-wackers? What about the poor rocks who have been trampled and broken up for years.?

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Barry Bonds is upset his phone isn't ringing with MLB offers, and that makes for today's most laughable story. Bonds has prodded the players union, and his unemployment issue may result in an accusation of collusion against the owners.

Shut up Barry, just shut up!

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More teenagers today are feeling pressure to create larger identities for themselves like the celebrities they see depicted in national media, said Laurie Ouellette, a communication studies professor and reality TV expert at the University of Minnesota. In an era where teens aim to increase their list of "friends" on social networking sites, that can mean flashing nudity in an effort to compete for attention.

Now they have a professor who is a reality TV expert? Go Gophers! We are so proud.

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Stupid person of the day!


'Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world , I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff.' --Mariah Carey

Have a nice day!

Sammy