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Monthly Archives: November 2004
Violence Is Our Inheritance
The strange case of the Hmong hunter in Wisconsin who gunned down six fellow hunters in a turf battle for a deer blind continues to fascinate and horrify America. Frankly, we can’t see why. If you go into the woods … Continue reading
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Delving Deeper into Categories
Looking back over our posting of last Friday, when we introduced our new cat-a-gories, we note that it is almost all about our cat, and not about our agories at all. Categories deserve a bit more attention than that, both … Continue reading
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A Turkey Tale
We must confess, the Dowbrigade is a sucker for a good coupon. A few years ago, when we were trying to feed two hungry teenagers on a teacher’s salary, we assiduously clipped coupons for our weekly trip to the super. … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Village
Since 9/11, recruiting the raw material on which the Dowbrigade’s day job depends has become increasingly difficult. We are talking about foreigners who come to this country to participate in and contribute to the finest and most extensive university system … Continue reading
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Feline Friday
In what we understand has become a tradition of sorts in some parts of the Blogosphere, we have chosen today to inaugurate our new CAT-A-GORIES section in the right-hand margin of the Dowbrigade News. Although we confess to being remiss … Continue reading
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America’s Image Abroad
Scary stuff And these are our closest allies abroad?
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Dowbrigade Discovers Miracle Cheese
The bidding is fast and furious over on eBay as we write, for the 10-year old half-eaten cheese sandwich with the unmistakable image of the virgin Mary on its surface. At last count, the bidding was up to $70,000 and … Continue reading
The Rise of the Republicants
The ubiquitous Joe Trippi has been saying since long before the election that the next four years were going to see the demise of one of the major political parties in the United States. Bold words, considering the Republican Party, as … Continue reading
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Bush Kicks Blog Ass
A rather scathing analysis of the effect of blogging on the election appeared in The Register of London… Even if Jesus set up a blogging cafe in the center of Rockport, Texas and extolled the virtues of a woman’s right … Continue reading
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Bush Kicks Blog Ass
A rather scathing analysis of the effect of blogging on the election appeared in The Register of London… Even if Jesus set up a blogging cafe in the center of Rockport, Texas and extolled the virtues of a woman’s right … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh Eliminates PEST
Rush Limbaugh is being taken to task for mercilessly "mocking" distraught Kerry supporters in need of recuperative therapy. Hey, anybody who looks to Rush for Mental Health advice deserves whatever they get…. The Boca Raton News reported last week that … Continue reading
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The Demise of the Democratic Party
Here in the cradle of liberty we like to think of ourselves as early adopters, of things like independence, democracy, abolition, women’s suffrage, public education, private education, professional sports, microbreweries, indoor plumbing and massively corrupt and mismanaged public works projects. … Continue reading
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