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Missing George Carlin (1937-2008)

Thinking of his "7 Words You Can't Say On TV" inspired me to come up with my own list of "The 7 Words You CAN Say On TV, But Probably Shouldn't."

1. Pussywillow
2. Succubus
3. Cock-a-Doodle
4. Shitake
5. Screw-Top
6. Prickly
7. Buttinsky

George could top that, of course. See his last interview here. And, while we're at it, let's toast my favorite Carlinism: "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." (Recommended: Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George)

Friends don't let friends use rugs.

"A St. Charles man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old girl. The charges also say he gave her alcohol and rugs." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/12/07, page B1.

Before my coffee kicked in this morning, it didn't occur to me that might be a typo. I thought: "RUGS? What kind? Persian? Shag? Disney character-themed?" But then the caffeine surged, I followed the jump, and was somewhat disappointed to learn that, sigh, it was drugs all along.

I'm now on MarketingTool.com...

...and not because some think I AM a "marketing tool." (Will let you know if it works.)

I love newspapers!

Headline in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Healthy & Fit section, page H2:

"Keep weight off by eating less"

Woah. I have to sit down and process this. Weight off. Eat less. My mind = boggled.

I love newspapers!

Headline in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, main news section:

"Death a burden for business owner"

Paradox!