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I thought they all wore barrels with suspenders.

Or was that just in the olden days back when TV was actually just cartoons in newspapers?

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I maintain a diverse portfolio of retirement investments. Both scratchers and quick picks.

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English teachers having a role-playing session on The Scarlet Letter?

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Say, what factors of outward appearance might a store clerk use in determining whether or not a customer is on welfare?

I see nothing that could possibly go wrong there...

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Just make the poorz and the bankrupted wear a yellow dollar sign with a X on it. Besides ensuring they can't buy lottery tickets they'll be subjected to taunts from store clerks and passersby.

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In Missouri lottery profits do indeed go to schools. It is widely believed that this doesn't alter the amount of education funding, but allows some of the non-lottery money to be diverted.

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Good point, and you didn't even have to mention the part where professional stock-pickers get <a href="http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/orange-cat-england-beats-pro-stock-pickers\/story\?id=18230891" target="_blank">outperformed by cats</a>.

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Interesting line of argument, there.

"The lottery is a scam... downright fraudulent... so don't ban it, just ban selling tickets to The Poorz"

So, Skip Stam, are you saying that the rich <em>deserve</em> to be defrauded?

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<a href="http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gut-Bustin-Games-4101965-Redneck\/dp\/B000P69H62\/ref=sr_1_1\?ie=UTF8&amp\;qid=1359391717&amp\;sr=8-1&amp\;keywords=redneck life game" target="_blank">Redneck Life Board Game.</a> A roll of two dice determines the grade you complete in school and sets you up for one of 11 interesting careers, such as Mullet Salon Operator or Monster Truck Announcer.</i>

Winner is whoever has the most teeth left at the end.

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Turkey Hill Libel!!

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I wonder why the think this regulation will be efficacious and in the public interest but (undoubtedly) think any gun regulation whatsoever will never work.

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And underwear must be changed daily. So the police can check, underwear will be work outside the clothes.

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I see your problem here. You're assuming they "think".

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Remember the golden rule: "only when we fight back".

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