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The man who shot a gas pump must be a slow draw

1:50 PM Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The story reports that a man repeatedly fired a gun at a gasoline tank in Naugatuck, Conn., Saturday, and I had to wonder, "What took him so long?" How many of us wanted to shoot, punch or run over gasoline......

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 Tags  401k   Conn.   gas   Naugatuck  

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Hey, why aren't Martin Sheen and Tina Fey on the ballot?

SHEEN 02 BM.JPG 11:22 AM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

News flash: Some Rhode Island transportation officials worry that confusion over the first questions on the Rhode Island and Massachusetts election ballots will lead to the defeat of an important effort to fund road and bridge projects in Rhode Island.......

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 Tags  Barack Obama   John McCain   Rhode Island   Sarah Palin  

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A smart new look: The book hat

bookheads.jpg 2:27 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photos Why leave the books at home in the bookcase when they can serve as stylish and practical hats, protecting you from the sun and rain while giving you the chance to impress people? Imagine all your friends......

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 Tags  India Fashion Week   Shakespeare  

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Ringo to fans: 'Don't write me no more'

ringo.jpg 2:33 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Apparently fed up with piles of fan mail that make it hard to find the door, former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr has told his fans to stop writing to him. Ringo (left) won't find peace unless fans of The......

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 Tags  Al Gore   Ringo Starr  

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Good news: The economy stinks

1:43 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Finally, some good news on the economy: Gas prices are falling. I never knew how happy I'd be to spend $3.199 per gallon to fill my gas tank. I actually gloated about this to some co-workers. As the stock market......

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 Tags  economy   gas  

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This can only lead to more pain in the dentist's chair

10:54 AM Wed, Oct 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A story from the Associated Press reports that "advertising is coming to the dentist's chair in the form of personal video goggles that patients wear while getting their cleaning or root canal." Here's my first thought and maybe my only......

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 Tags  Associated Press   dentist's office  

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If there's no liquor, then there's no skinny dipping

2:53 PM Tue, Oct 07, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A great northern New England tradition has ended now that patrons of the Black Frog Restaurant in Greenville, Maine, can no longer skinny dip for a free lunch. We first explored this quirky practice a year ago in a blog......

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 Tags  George Costanza   Moosehead Lake   skinny dipping  

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