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Postcards from The Pug Bus

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Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Pasta or rice?

Judith Mercer, 64, retired dental-office receptionist

Allegedly twirling responsibly at 28 Rotini Lane, Scranton, PA

Pasta. Rice is perfectly respectable, but nobody has ever brought out a steaming bowl of rice and made me feel that the evening had suddenly improved. Pasta has occasion to it. Rice feels like somebody remembered we needed a side dish.

Raymond Givens, 57, commercial awning estimator

Allegedly measuring portions at 311 Long Grain Road, Tulsa, OK

Rice. It knows its job and doesn't make a production out of it. You put something on rice, and rice gets out of the way. Pasta wants sauce, cheese, garlic bread and everybody's attention. I already have relatives like that.

Brenda Kessler, 46, assistant manager at a self-storage facility

Allegedly keeping both options available at 9 Starch Crossing, Peoria, IL

Pasta on weekdays, rice on weekends. I realize most people would do that the other way around, but most people have never successfully managed three hundred and twelve storage units. Systems matter. Once you start improvising with carbohydrates, other standards begin to slip.

Close-up of woman's freckled face with blue eyes

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Raffaele Sollecito Eager to Step Out of Amanda Knox’s Shadow

philmaggitti 15 years

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philmaggitti 15 years

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Misheard lyrics illustration, featuring a retro karaoke crowd singing with heroic confidence and utter inaccuracy, microphone glowing under disco lights.

"Hold me close, Tony Danza."

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An Open Letter to the Rolling Stones

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"Never send a woman to do a man's job."

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Paul McCartney CD Rocks the Home Shopping Network

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A casually dressed man sits in a recliner wearing a paper crown, holding a remote control like a scepter and balancing a pizza box on his lap, illustrating the theme of stay quietly in your room.

Proof that you can stay quietly in your room and still rule your kingdom with pizza and a remote.

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Lil’ Wayne Sentencing Postponed for Hemorrhoid Surgery

Biff Scuzzy 17 years

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In this dynamic horoscopes illustration, a man's shadow is filing its own tax returns.

The shadow knows.

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RIAA Sues Fetus as Accessory to Illegal Downloading

philmaggitti 17 years

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"Trigger Warning"

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Musicians Admit to Only Pretending to Like Pete Seeger

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 17 years

Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, and a host of musicians who have appeared with folk singer Pete Seeger during the last few years have admitted they… Read More

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Klaus Harmony Tribute Band Will Rock 2011 Super Bowl

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 17 years

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