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Real Men/Women of Genius #36

Real Men/Women of Genius #36

[We are grateful to Lora Mantelman for suggesting this idea. Thanks!] Bud Light presents… REAL MEN OF GENIUS {Real men of geeeeeene-yuss} Today we salute you, Mr. Public Listserv Displayer of Apparently Private Affection. {Mis-ter “I haaaave se-cret code names for EVVVV’RYbunny on this list!”} “Happy Birthday, Sparkie?” “Congratulations on your first 100, Poopkins?” These...

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What Ever Happened To […] #1035

What Ever Happened To […] #1035

[Happy Mothers’ Day to all the, um, non-rolled-reefer “mothers” out there! Back in my day, we used to find small groups to sit around and say, “Fire that mother up!” But we weren’t talking about human motherhood. Which reminds: Does “Happy Mothers’ Day” include the entire mammalian kingdom as well? Don’t wolves, for example, have...

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Real Men/Women of Genius #35

Real Men/Women of Genius #35

Ingelhook Wineries present… REAL WOMEN OF GENIUS {Real gals of geeeeeene-yuss} Today we raise our glass to you, Miss Northern Climes Happy-New-Year Athletic Event Bikini Wearer. {Miss “do yoooou think I should keep my m-m-mit-tens on?”} Is this Miami? Hawaii? San Diego? Not hardly. This is 12-degrees Fahrenheit and you are wearing your bathing suit....

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Middle Income Richard’s Third Millennium Almanack, No. 5

Middle Income Richard’s Third Millennium Almanack, No. 5

MIDDLE INCOME RICHARD’S Third Millennium Almanack =============================== An e-zine published every now and again via the Internet, which should, in the coming thousand years, save a few wads of paper and spare a whole bunch of trees. ——————————————— Number 5, Late September In the 1st year of the 21st century (c) 2001 Rich Limacher ———————————————...

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What Ever Happened To […] #1034

What Ever Happened To […] #1034

[Good Mourning. Everybody broke? Has Uncle Sam taken his hands out of your pockets yet? How about your state’s taxing paws? Here in Illy-noise, we have a legislature that: long ago promised lottery money would go towards education, tollway revenues would fix all the roads, and more recently claimed that the state is suddenly too...

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Real Men/Women of Genius #34

Real Men/Women of Genius #34

[Hey, THIS ain’t happenin’ tomorrow. So gotta be today, if at all this week. Merry Christmas, allah yous gah-roovy fit ‘n’ fab little (or big) Listers and Listerveens!] Bud Light presents… REAL MEN OF GENIUS {Real men of geeeeeene-yuss} Today we salute you, Mr. Santa Claus Hat-Wearing Running Race Runner. {Mis-ter “Is my cute red-and-white...

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What Ever Happened To […] #1033

What Ever Happened To […] #1033

[Welcome back, to me, from parts unknown. Literally. In fact, I’ve just returned from parts unknown even, and especially, to myself. You might never have known them either and, for now (on the advice of counsel), we should keep them that way. Oh, and the other (dang lousy SOB’n) thing that’s been lancing the “free”...

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Real Men/Women of Genius #33

Real Men/Women of Genius #33

[Again, thanks for this basic idea is owed to our friend Nancy Shura-Dervin.] Ingelhook Wineries present… REAL WOMEN OF GENIUS {Real gals of geeeeeene-yuss} Today we raise our glass to you, Miss “I’ve-Got-A-Secret (Pain) And Can-Anybody-Help-Me-Cure-It?” {Miss “oh helllllllllllllllllllllllp-me-pleeeeeease, I have an ouwie!”} You know who you are. Yesterday’s run suddenly produced a strange itch...

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What Ever Happened To […] #1032

What Ever Happened To […] #1032

[“And the ‘hits’ just keep on comin’….” “Hits” on websites and Twitter, I suppose. Hello, everyone, and welcome to another 24 hours of Bad Joke Friday! Which, without further ado, brings us right to today’s topic. OK, joke. Maybe even bad joke! But this has all played out recently in various chat rooms, on ultrarunning...

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Real Men/Women of Genius #32

Real Men/Women of Genius #32

[This one actually has an audio/visual aid: http://failblog.org/2009/09/25/women-only-sign-fail/ And thanks for this suggestion is owed to Tim Butterfield.] Bud Light presents… REAL MEN OF GENIUS {Real men of geeeeeene-yuss} Today we salute you, Mr. Token White Male Running in a Women-Only Race. {Mis-ter “YOU can-not deny myyyy rights beeee-cuz THIS is A-mer-ick-a!”} So is this...

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