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I Was In Vietnam Too: A True Story

I'll never forget the one afternoon we found ourselves surrounded by what we assume was Viet Cong. We were in the cafeteria at Harvard, preparing for what we in the military call "grub": sirloin steak, mashed potatoes, truffled string beans, some lobster bisque, salad, Key Lime pie and Jello.

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Somebody Saw Something, Said Something

I know, I know. New York is a target and the terrorists hate our freedoms (but I'm certain they...

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The Headline That Wasn't - 05.11.2010

New York Post headlines I'd been hoping to see.

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Potential Eyjafjallajokull Film Title

Delightful pun courtesy my friend Mark S.D. Harris, who tossed it out there on Facebook....

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Playmobil Re-Enactments: Kind of Dubai-ous

"Dubai's police chief said on Monday that an 11-person team of trained killers with European passports carried out the...

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A Trillion For Your Thoughts

After the recent release of the 2011 Federal Budget there was no shortage of complaints from all over the political...

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Panel Report: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

From the onset, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy established seventeen years ago under the Clinton Administration has been controversial....

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Al Complaina: Osama Speaks

Recently, al Qaeda CEO Osama bin Laden went on a tirade about America's complicity in the climate crisis. Some...

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Runners-up to Hopenhagen

Although Hopenhagen is the ultimate winner in the UN Climate Change Conference contest, we should certainly acknowledge the other...

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This seems like a remarkable Photoshop opportunity

If we lived in North Korea we wouldn't dare say anything about this photograph which was taken of their...

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How the Smart Grid is Different

Aware what the apostrophe is for and exactly when its use is called for. Knows not to place all its...

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Michael Jackson Is All That Is Happening

So, you have the mayor of a city that can't afford it in a state that is bankrupt, spending a fortune on a memorial service for a musician who just a couple weeks ago was pretty much considered a laughing stock by lots of people. Just can't beat it.

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Oh, Child Left Behind

I suppose this is exactly the kind of quote we should expect to see in an article about how 60%...

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New Season: Not Just Another Cable News Show

The new season of CNN Headline's Not Just Another Cable News Show starts up this weekend. This screenshot is from the story of the couple who turned those cute little doggies behind me into sweaters. Yes. Sweaters.

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Playmobil Re-Enactments: Octomessy

Re-enacting news events with my sons' toys.

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Playmobil Re-Enactments: Black Friday's Christmas Spirits

Fortunately Christmas comes but once a year.

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Getting Around Chinese Censorship

A special code sheet to help you get around China's Olympic internet censorship.

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Grammar Cop: Journalism School Edition

Banterist Department of Corrections

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Not Just Another Cable News Show

Tonight is the debut of Not Just Another Cable News Show on CNN Headline.

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Performed Well In Both Poles, Too

Make Banterist.com your #1 destination for nearly-topical Mt. Everest-related humor....

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