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9 Nov
The Comedian's-eye View of 11/10/97

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Excerpted-from: 11/10/97 -- ShopTalk

                        Monday November 10, 1997

	"If you surveyed a hundred typical middle-aged Americans, I bet
	 you'd find that only two of them could tell you their blood types,
	 but every last one of them would know the theme song from the
	 'Beverly Hillbillies'.
					- Dave Barry

                               &&&&&&&&&&

The post office has a new stamp that shows life in the '50s--cars with fins,
3-D glasses and Hula-Hoops. "If they want something on a stamp to show what
life was like in the '50s, they ought to print 4 cents." (Jerry Perisho)

"Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson says that he can't see the year 2000,"
says Gary Easley. "I hear that he was also unable to see much of the '60s."

"November is National Impotency Month, increasing awareness of a condition
that can lead to low self-esteem, depression, and a tendency to not allow
American weapons inspectors into your country." (Zack Taylor, Westwood One)

"On hand to dedicate the new presidential library were Presidents Clinton,
Bush, Ford, and Carter...or, as they're known, Bubba and the One-Term
Wonders." (Taylor)

"Barney is suing the San Diego Chicken, according to a statement issued by
his lawyer, the Black Power Ranger." (Taylor)

© 1997 Peter Langston