Fun With Frog Bashing

Like all true, red-blooded, patriotic Americans, there is nothing in this world I enjoy more than mocking the French.
Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post Magazine, who was Dave Barry's editor once upon a time and has a similar sense of humor, has written an excellent piece about his recent visit to France. Any possible hope for an early reconciliation between our two nations is certain to go up in flames if Head French weenie Jacques Chirac ever reads it.
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The Check Is In The Mail
Just checked my mail, and as usual, it's nothing but bills. Here's a sampling of just today's:

Electric--$88.56
Water & Sewer--$21.47
Phone--$39.23
SprintPCS--$53.77
Iraq--$87 billion

Jeez.... Hope I can get some overtime this month....
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not That Kind Of Flash
Got myself arrested over the weekend. No, nothing really bad or anything. I mean, it's not like I attached a bomb to my neck or climbed the White House fence chasing a Frisbee; still, the incident was highly embarrassing.
Somebody had invited me to something called a "flash mob." Unfortunately, I totally misunderstood the term and showed up in a trenchcoat with no pants.
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Send Lawyers, Guns, And Werewolves
The band in Rock & Roll Heaven has gotten another fine addition with the passing of Warren Zevon. While never really achieving megastar status, he certainly left his his unique mark on rock with "Werewolves of London" and "Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money." And while it may be difficult at times to define the term "classic rock," Werewolves is certainly worthy of the label.
There is no greater feeling than walking down a crowded sidewalk, listening to that song on your Walkman headphones, and suddenly bursting into song with the chorus and an ear-piercing "AAARRRRROOOO!!!!!!" People will immediately scatter, and you'll have the entire sidewalk to yourself.
Come to think of it, that would be a great idea for a flash mob.