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Lefty Mark's avatar

Grades only reflect conformance to the role expectations of the BoE-Education-PTA Industrial Complex, I kept telling myself at one time. They only constitute standards for one kind of (Establishment-approved) student.

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Lefty Mark's avatar

Nah, I could never stand those self-congratulatory douchebags. I found a better organization ...

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Lefty Mark's avatar

The term "vaccination" comes from the scientific name for cowpox, Variola vaccinia. Vaccinus is a Latin word meaning "of (or from) the cow." It is similar to the French word for cow, vache. Vaccinia virus is an envelope virus for the poxvirus family.

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Lark_in_the_AM's avatar

Right you are! :-)

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PUAAN's avatar

I love it!

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Pickwick Next, HRH's avatar

I think because Bruce (BRUUUUUUUCCE!!!) told him to fuck off about using his music for campaign purposes. And that Christie had nothing Springsteen could agree with aside from New Jersey residency.

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SterWonk's avatar

I think you messed up a tag there, Zippy. ;-)

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H0mer0's avatar

akshully, I heard they do torture the mouse by playing with it to death. My ninja cat just farted (now torturing us!)

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sgt. jmk de la résistance's avatar

That was my impression also too.

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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

I bailed when I realized my breathless comment about Sean Penn was actually the current article- didn't bother linking cause it's Sunday and I'm lame

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It's Just Toomush's avatar

There's nothing new - for what it's worth, here's three untapped source materials: McDonald's The Princess and Curdie (a great sequel to the The Princess and the Goblins); Heinlein's Have Space Suit, Will Travel; and a condensed, non-sucky movie version of Gormenghast....

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anwisok's avatar

That is SO full of win, I simply cannot snark on it. Love the cars just kinda, going by, business as usual. I would have HAD to stop.

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Mr. Blobfish's avatar

That's different. His doctor gave him those so they're good. The Beatles smoked pot, which is bad.

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Mark in the IE's avatar

I'm guessin' Christie has a yooge appetite...

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Nancy Reagan was another anti-drug pill popper, also, too.

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It's Just Toomush's avatar

I believe he's staying out at the Heartbreak...

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