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Bill and the Baghdad Boys

Friday, October 4, 2002

• TITLE: "Bill and the Baghdad Boys" What's left to say?

• "... Fall Subscription Drive ..." Here's the link to the page which describes the Fall Subscription Drive!.

• Funniest Joke: The British Academy of Science did research into the world's funniest joke. I'm serious about this. Here's the joke:

  Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other man pulls out his phone and calls emergency services.

  He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator in a calm, soothing voice replies: "Take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."

  There is a silence, then a shot is heard.

  Back on the phone, the hunter says, "Ok, now what?"

• "... Fie ..." From Webster's Unabridged:

  Pronunciation: fye
  Function: interjection
  Etymology: Middle English fi, fy, from Old French -- used to express disgust, dislike, or the affectation of being shocked

  From Hamlet, Act I; scene II:

  Fie on't! oh fie, fie! 'Tis an unweeded garden,
  That grows to seed

• "... McDermott (D-CA) ..." McDermott is, of course, from Washington State, not California. Fie on me!
  
  
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•     Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:
  

  
  Left hand photo actual caption: "Former President Bill Clinton addresses delegates at the Labor Party Conference in Blackpool, England, October 2, 2002.

  Right hand photo was from the "I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" press conference.

  (L:Jeff J. Mitchell/Reuters)

  (R: Washington Post) ____________________________________________________________________________________