Daily Archives: July 1, 2002

RIP, Pete Gray

Posted on July 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

RIP, Pete Gray Pete Gray, who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1945 despite having lost his right arm in a childhood accident, died Sunday at the age of 87. For sure, we will not see the likes of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An immodest proposal

Posted on July 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Larry sends an open letter to Larry Flynt regarding the woman in Florida who insists on covering her face for her driver’s license photo. It got me wondering – When do you think Playboy will feature its first Muslim/Arab Playmate? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas No Call kicks in

Posted on July 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Today is the day that the Texas No Call law kicks in, meaning that people who have signed up to be on the no-call list for telemarketers should start to see a decline in annoying telemarketer calls. Naturally, the evil … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Principles, schminciples

Posted on July 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron gives Dubya the business for abandoning his free-trade principles. It’s a good piece, and it’s always heartening to see a bastion of pro-Bushiness such as the Chron take him to task, but would it kill them to note, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Feeding frenzy!

Posted on July 1, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I got mentioned on TAPped. Woo hoo! Just goes to show what a relentless commitment to quality and a well-placed double sawbuck can do. Anyway, Atrios points to this entry from Privateer. Well done! He also points to this VodkaPundit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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