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Getting paid to choke in the clutch
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Pardon me if I get all choked up
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Remember St. Patrick for slaves, not snakes
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The Piano Players at the Cat House
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Superspreading for pun and prophet
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Barnum, Reagan, Rambo, Gingrich & the Czar
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A hard rain falls on the land of the giants
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Capitol punishment and bus station blues
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Fire is the Devil's Only Friend
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BARBWIRE BY ANDREW BARBANO / Expanded from the 12-23-2020 Sparks Tribune

Transitions and decisions in a darkening winter
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A golden goose for the morally obtuse
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Recipes to die for in a toxic holiday season
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11-30-2020: ST. ANDREW'S DAY IN SCOTLAND. Italians celebrate it, too.
Benedicta! Andrea Luigi Barbano


THE DAY AFTER

Asked to buck-up his constituents with a positive thumbs-up, President Trump instead goes digital with his feelings. Or maybe his thumbs were just too busy elsewhere on his perfect body.

(Photo: Anna Moneymaker for the Fake News New York Times 11-4-2020)                                                                                NevadaLabor.com

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American Monster M*A*S*H: Suicide is painless
Almost two-dozen mass transit drivers are now infected with COVID-19.
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Legerdemoniacal legerdemain: 3 Rights Make a Left
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