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SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006

Wild Card/Saturday -- 7/15/06

There's plenty below to get you started this weekend, if you have time when you're not soaking up sun or working around the yard today. Of course, the Wild Card is available for those of you who want to start your own threads ...

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Question: Do You Enjoy Un-PC Movies?

Issue: The 10 least politically correct movies ever: From ‘Blazing Saddles’ to ‘Team America,’ these films take no prisoners/Michael Ventre, MSNBCTop Five: "Blazing Saddles," "Airport!" "There's Something About Mary," "Caddy Shack," and "Love And Death."DFO: Funny, I almost checked out "Blazing Saddles" Thursday night at…

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Sara: Duct-Tape Protests Are Passe

Sara Anderson: So, this is off-topic, but isn't the duct-tape-over-the-mouth-protest-statement getting a little passe? Can't they go with a time-tested classic, like the flaming effigy? Or maybe come up with something new?DFO: I was thinking the same thing. Boring. On the other hand, it's rare…

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JimmMAC: CDA Resort's Worth $40M

JimmyMAC: Just found Duane's tax assessment on the Resort online. Right around $40 MIL.DFO: Funny thing about The Duane's property. If memory serves me correctly, he was bragging through his paper when the resort first opened that it cost him $60M (or something close to…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.