It’s Your Quarter patrons confront rude language in restaurant
In a community forum entry titled It's Your Quarter a reader describes a dinner out with two ladies disrupted by two booths of men whose obscene language ruined the meal. The caller urges consideration of others and notes a contact phone and hours for comments.
Mod Squad Luncheon Satirizes Beltway Extremism
A Washington lunch group called the Mod Squad gathers in a downtown restaurant to discuss policy with activists from varied groups. The scene features Nick Naylor Polly Bailey and Bobby Jay Bliss, amid jokes about smoking, booze labels, and a satire of the tobacco industry in Christopher Buckley’s Thank You for Smoking.
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Ashington
Washington
The
Republic
Mod Squad
Society For the Humane Treatment
Friends of the Dolphins
Pacific Tuna Fishermen’s Association
American Highway Safety Association
Land Enrichment Foundation
Center For
Bobby Jay Bliss
Society For the Advancement of Firearms
Effective Training of Youth
Natbac
National
Right To Bear Arms Committee
Polly Bailey
Moderation Council
National Association For Alcoholic Beverages
Nick Naylor
Academy of Tobacco Studies
Naylor
Larry King Live
King
Merchants of Death
Bobby Jay
Polly
Nick
Nuremberg
Carburetor City
Texas
Senator Finisterre
Vermont
Nightline
Ted
America
Economics of almost anything happening by Galbraith chat
Reprinting Mike Royko piece notes economist disagreement, then credits John Kenneth Galbraith for saying almost anything can happen. A friend challenges certainty, but the narrator insists preparation matters though outcomes remain uncertain. The gag lines illustrate fundamental economics as predicting what to expect.
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Mike Royko
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Adults blamed for kids bad values, not the children
A columnist argues adults sow the values seen in youth. They accuse adults of self indulgence, greed, and hypocrisy, noting TV, government, and business set poor examples. Children mirror adults, so real change requires adults to assume responsibility for society and its environment.
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Bill Clinton
Bart Simpson
Michael Jackson
Howard Stern
Rush Limbaugh
No kidding by Karl A Van Asselt
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Dr. Bunting
Gayetty
Kotex
Toni
Vick
World Features Syndicate
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King Features Syndicate
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