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Patton Oswalt = Frank Luntz

By | December 19, 2011

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Patton Oswalt, hilarious comedian of “Sky Cake” fame, bears a striking resemblance to conservative pollster Frank Luntz. Luntz is the talented wordsmith that brought us the “death tax” for estate tax and “climate change” for global warming.

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I Won the Lottery

By | December 12, 2011

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I got a scratch ticket in my gift bag at last week’s San Francisco Affiliate Summit meet-up — and it was a winner! With my newfound riches, I bought two more scratch tickets, aiming for the big prize.  (Which is exactly the behavior I’m sure the lottery people want.)  To my surprise, one of those [...]

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Bear Valley T-shirt

By | November 18, 2011

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Scored a sweet Bear Valley long-sleeved tee at last week’s ski show. Can’t wait to hit the slopes! I also got some Bear Valley chapstick, which is always good to have on hand. Sidenote: Can’t hear the word “bear” without thinking of this guy:

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Quality Control Fail

By | November 17, 2011

I thought this was an ironic email to receive from a “Quality Control Manager”: *********************** Dear Nicholas Loper Firstof all, thank you very much for choosing us &for sharing with us your feed back. Your comments and suggestions are veryimportant for us, and are tools to grow and improve as a company. Weappreciate your reviews; [...]

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Nancy Loper

By | November 1, 2011

I’m not sure if we’re related, but I get a few emails each year at nloper (at) gmail (dot) com intended for one Nancy Loper. Yesterday Lorraine forwarded me a handy burn remedy.  Apparently, you just stick your hand in a bag of flour… Last year I had a nice “let’s get back in touch” [...]

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Michele Bachmann Quotes

By | September 8, 2011

These are real words from a real person who won a real election in America. “There are hundreds and hundreds of scientists, many of them holding Nobel Prizes, who believe in intelligent design.” “[Gay marriage] is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in, at least, the last 30 years.  [...]

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