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There's not a lot of meat in these gym mats. -- Lunchlady Dorris.

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I have Hensarling, Cruz, and Cornyn...my hate for them is more than your hate

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Her name is Mrs. Wiggins? Oh hell, now I can't read that paragraph and hear any voice but Carol's:

https://youtu.be/Ne7FkS523V...

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GMTA

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Wait.

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I know I'm always more generous when I have little than when I have more. Don't know why, really.

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I read "the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready" and, completely of their own accord, my eyes sharted tears all over my face. The reflexive dredging of deep emotion is just one of the reasons I dig this little snark mob. Now excuse me while I wash off the mascara trails.

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Wait, I don't understand. Money is free speech. It's certainly true that the public doesn't come into regular contact with it unless the public itself seeks it out explicitly, such as in the case of Nigerian princes in need of assistance. How can it be regulated since it's protected?

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Wonderful news! That's great for families and an efficient use of public funds. Might create a couple of jobs, too. Aside for anyone looking for a helpful place to donate: the Houston Food Bank is well-rated by Feeding America, a great national charity I can vouch for. Took me literally seconds to donate on their website.http://www.houstonfoodbank.org

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My Friday just got a bit better. Finally some sanity and generosity in this storm of mishegas, greed, and stinginess. The my curmudgeonly cynical alter ego is telling me that the Republican Congress will get wind of this and reappropriate that money for the wall or a tax break for the wealthy, though. There really is a dark center to every silver lining.

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I loved that skit. Tim Conway and Carol Burnett together was comedy gold. Man, that was good stuff and it still holds up. It has aged well.

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Those desiccated bugs clinging to the underside have to count for something, though.

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Wait! Don't make a move until I get the mop to clean up all the sarcasm that's dripped off your ass.

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Laundry bags work just fine for cats. It even soothes them (after you get them in). Tie the top extra-tightly, not just with the drawstring, though. Knot it.

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It was a faux cruise with odd things happening aboard (I particularly remember Dracula). Don't recall the "why", though.

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