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	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:08:04 MST</pubDate>
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    <description>Humor Columns from noted humorist Eric D. Snider</description>
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       <title>A Game of Quarters</title>
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		   <![CDATA[Several years ago some friends of mine thought it might be profitable to own and maintain a bunch of vending machines placed at local businesses. These were not the big, refrigerator-sized machines with dozens of candy options, but the small, single-item ones, the kind where you put a quarter in the slot, crank the knob, and get a handful of Skittles or whatever. It must only be children who use those machines, right? Adults usually don't ingest food products that came out of a germ-ridden plastic drum and were delivered without any packaging directly into their sweaty hands. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>The Hood Life</title>
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		   <![CDATA[There are many articles of men's clothing that I have never owned. A jockstrap, for example. I've never had a reason to buy one, not even for comedy. I've also never had a rain slicker, galoshes, mittens, or capri pants. (That last one is a trick. There's no such thing as men's capri pants.) Nor have I ever owned a wife-beater T-shirt. I don't have the arms for it, or the wife. Frankly, I don't know why the companies that manufacture those shirts even call them that. Seems kind of offensive. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>A Grimm View of Politics</title>
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		   <![CDATA[<strong>The Three Little Pigs (Conservative Version)</strong>

Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to own houses even though they had no reliable source of income, being pigs and all. The first pig took out a loan to buy a house made of straw. The second pig took out a loan to buy a house made of sticks. The third pig took out a loan to buy a house made of bricks. Everyone told them they should be careful about buying such expensive houses because they might not be able to keep up on the payments, but the pigs did it anyway. I'm not prejudiced or anything, but it's a simple fact that pigs are notoriously reckless when it comes to personal responsibility. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>Seething Stars</title>
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		   <![CDATA[Sometimes I use this column to make savage mockery of gossip magazines and celebrity culture. This is fun for me, but in order to do it I have to buy a few gossip magazines, and that's embarrassing. I always want to tell the cashier, "Oh, don't worry, I'm buying these ironically so I can make fun of them." But I don't tell the cashier that, because the cashier doesn't care, and I am considerate.]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>Joseph&#039;s Blog: The Carin&#039; Carpenter</title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>Indistinguishable, That&#039;s What You Are</title>
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		   <![CDATA[I have brand loyalty for Q-Tips. The generic cotton swabs are cheaper, but they also have noticeably less cotton on the ends. You might as well be cleaning out your ears with a screwdriver. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>The Circle K of Life</title>
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		   <![CDATA[We Sniders love Christmas because we Sniders love tradition. We love gift-giving and gift-receiving and "Away in a Manger," too, but it's the season's traditions that capture our hearts the most. If we Sniders do something a certain way one time, we prefer to do it the same way again the next time. We Sniders are probably mildly autistic. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>My Rejected &#039;Breaking Dawn -- Part 1&#039; Screenplay</title>
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		   <![CDATA[I'm getting discouraged. This is the fourth time I've submitted a screenplay adaptation of a "Twilight" book, and the fourth time I've been rejected -- and not just rejected, but ignored! Totally ignored! I put my script in an envelope addressed to <em>Twilight movies, Hollywood, California</em>, mailed it, and heard nothing back. I'm starting to take it personally. Anyway, here's what I submitted for the first of the two "Breaking Dawn" movies. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>The Frog Days of Summer</title>
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		   <![CDATA[<strong>From:</strong> Marketing department, socks and ping pong balls division
<strong>Subject:</strong> Marketing strategy for upcoming film "The Muppets" 
<strong>Date:</strong> February 1, 2011
<strong>To:</strong> Senior vice presidents of marketing, Walt Disney Pictures

Dear senior vice presidents:

Our department has concluded its study into the matter of how best to promote the Company's upcoming film "The Muppets," which as you know is scheduled for release this Thanksgiving. Here are our recommendations.]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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       <title>Infant Jest</title>
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		   <![CDATA[Styles change, and fads come and go, but you know what's always popular? Babies! People love babies! Not all babies, because some are ugly, and not all the time, because sometimes they stink or make noise, but in general. You show up with a cute, happy baby dressed in an adorable li'l outfit, and you'll make even the mudgiest curmudgeon drool in adulation. ]]>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:00 MDT</pubDate>
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