There are not many staffers still at the SR who have Jim DeFede stories. Just as well, perhaps. A lot of those stories were hard to believe back in the day. And 25 years later, I suspect they would sound like even more like outlandish…
Do you use them? A) Yes, though I assume the handbaskets and push-carts are 100 percent covered with a thin fecal smear (diaper issues, et cetera). So I'm not sure how much good it does. B) No. I bring my own bags. I wouldn't touch…
I have to admit, mine has. Even fast-forwarding with extreme prejudice, I'm not sure how many more plugs for awful movies I can take. I suppose it is the nature of the beast. And it's not as if I have suddenly started disliking Jimmy Fallon.…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Swank OK, you knew that. It never hurts to review.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/06/10/dont-go-in-the-water-what-happens-when-you-pee-in-a-pool/
www.mycomicshop.com
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com
http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/users/810 This woman became a minor legend right out of the chute. She was being introduced around in the newsroom and her presenter noted to someone that she was a Northwestern graduate. Sensing that the person hearing this might not be familiar with Northwestern, our…
Are you old enough to remember when Scoop Jackson seemed well on his way to securing the Democratic nomination to run for the presidency in 1976 until a series a missteps derailed the Washington senator's campaign? http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5516
She was the reason 15-year-old boys watched "Maude." http://americanprofile.com
See fourth paragraph. http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1001907%7C488/Robert-Osborne-Biography.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojCikI9npJQ www.cnn.com
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jun/17/the-slice-not-exactly-hallmark-moments/
...realized that the job descriptions of TV saloon girls was not all that realistic?
Not long after I started driving as a teenager, my older brother gave me some advice. If you ever get pulled over by a cop, he said, take your driver's license and registration to the officer before he ever gets out of his car. Apparently…
http://myoldadz.com
http://pulpcovers.com/tag/temptress/page/4/
I was worried that no one would show up. But it turned out to be a fun morning, just about five years ago. http://m.spokesman.com/galleries/2009/jun/02/slice-paper-throwing-contest/
http://www.spokesman.com/picture-stories/music-legends/
Let's say you occasionally wish to watch sports in real time on TV. But you want no part of commercials, even with the mute on. That Honda commercial with the preening beard stroker could come on again, dear God. So what's the answer? Perhaps a…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgdJnNc1Zns&feature=kp
Stuff that got stuck in people's ears and other illuminations of the human condition. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jun/10/the-slice-when-you-said-sprague-did-you-mean-the/
Who would you rather go out with? A) Someone whose interest in the soccer tournament is based entirely on how the US team does. B) Someone who roots for the US but also has an interest in underdog teams from several other countries. C) Someone…
June 9, 1973. www.secretariat.com
Do people who blame the police for the fact that bad things happen here tend to be the same folks who blame teachers for the fact that inadequately parented kids who arrive at school totally unprepared often have problems learning?
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