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LNER...@juno.com

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Jul 24, 2008, 12:41:04 PM7/24/08
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The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
proposed in his blog:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa8bc6fd8-cf9f-43ca-99a4-05fdb4342697Discussion%3afb6211c9-18f4-48ff-8407-c3a67593addf

or

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa8bc6fd8-cf9f-43ca-99a4-05fdb4342697&plckCategoryCurrentPage=0

"Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
mate will also be accepted."

Nick Theodorakis

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Jul 24, 2008, 12:57:29 PM7/24/08
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On Jul 24, 12:41 pm, LNER4...@juno.com wrote:
> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
> proposed in his blog:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plck...
>
> or
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plck...

>
> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> should be running for president and why.  Suggestions for a running
> mate will also be accepted."

Why, Teenage Girl President for president, of course!

Nick

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J.D. Baldwin

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Jul 24, 2008, 2:15:31 PM7/24/08
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In the previous article, <LNER...@juno.com> wrote:
> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
> mate will also be accepted."

How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?

Oh, except that he's not old enough. Dammit.
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Night Owl

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Jul 24, 2008, 4:09:19 PM7/24/08
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On Jul 24, 2:15 pm, INVALID_SEE_...@example.com.invalid (J.D. Baldwin)
wrote:

> In the previous article, <LNER4...@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> > should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
> > mate will also be accepted."
>
> How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?
>
> Oh, except that he's not old enough. Dammit.
> --
Are you kidding? His answer to everything is exercise, exercise,
exercise. I want somebody more realistic for president.

J.D. Baldwin

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Jul 24, 2008, 5:12:09 PM7/24/08
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In the previous article, Night Owl <other.e...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?
> >
> > Oh, except that he's not old enough. Dammit.
> > --
> Are you kidding? His answer to everything is exercise, exercise,
> exercise. I want somebody more realistic for president.

Yeah, well, good luck with that.

Speaking of 'realistic,' that is.

Cryptoengineer

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Jul 24, 2008, 5:18:31 PM7/24/08
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J.D. Baldwin wrote:
> In the previous article, <LNER...@juno.com> wrote:
> > "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> > should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
> > mate will also be accepted."
>
> How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?

Thorax.

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Sherwood Harrington

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Jul 24, 2008, 6:17:50 PM7/24/08
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Cryptoengineer <pete...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thorax.

Looks too much like the current VP.

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Boulder Creek, California

Mark Jackson

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Jul 24, 2008, 6:52:46 PM7/24/08
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Yes, we've tried that, and it isn't working, but that appears to me to
be the *only* point of similarity.

--
Mark Jackson - http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~mjackson
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is
dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
- Clarence Darrow

Mark Jackson

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Jul 24, 2008, 6:55:45 PM7/24/08
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LNER...@juno.com wrote:
> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
> proposed in his blog:

> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character


> should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
> mate will also be accepted."

Parents: Son, after you and your little friends overthrow the
government, what are you going to replace it with?
Teenage freak: Donald Duck
- Skip Williamson, ca. 1970

Sherwood Harrington

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Jul 24, 2008, 6:57:53 PM7/24/08
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Mark Jackson <mjac...@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> LNER...@juno.com wrote:
>> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
>> proposed in his blog:

>> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
>> should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
>> mate will also be accepted."

> Parents: Son, after you and your little friends overthrow the
> government, what are you going to replace it with?
> Teenage freak: Donald Duck
> - Skip Williamson, ca. 1970

Accomplished, January, 2001.

Mike Beede

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Jul 24, 2008, 7:10:47 PM7/24/08
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In article <g6b1dh$4rc$1...@blue.rahul.net>,
Sherwood Harrington <sherw...@SPAMrahul.net> wrote:

Now now, compared to Donald, he's *articulate*.

Mike Beede

Peter B. Steiger

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Jul 24, 2008, 9:26:24 PM7/24/08
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:47 -0500, Mike Beede sez:
> Now now, compared to Donald, he's *articulate*.

And clean!

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Blinky the Wonder Wombat

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Jul 24, 2008, 10:32:53 PM7/24/08
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On Jul 24, 9:26 pm, "Peter B. Steiger" <see....@for.email.address>
wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:47 -0500, Mike Beede sez:
>
> > Now now, compared to Donald, he's *articulate*.
>
> And clean!
>
> --
> Peter B. Steiger

Yes, at least he wears pants.

The President that is. We're not too sure about Peter's wardrobe
habits.

Paige

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Jul 25, 2008, 12:47:20 AM7/25/08
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On Jul 24, 9:41 am, LNER4...@juno.com wrote:
> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
> proposed in his blog:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plck...
>
> or
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plck...

>
> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> should be running for president and why.  Suggestions for a running
> mate will also be accepted."

I nominate for Satchel for president, with Snoopy as V.P.

Paige

J.D. Baldwin

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Jul 25, 2008, 1:19:02 AM7/25/08
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In the previous article, Night Owl <other.e...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon
> > > character should be running for president and why. Suggestions
> > > for a running mate will also be accepted."
> >
> > How is there possibly any right answer to this question except
> > Frazz?
> >
> > Oh, except that he's not old enough. Dammit.
> > --
> Are you kidding? His answer to everything is exercise, exercise,
> exercise. I want somebody more realistic for president.

While "exercise, exercise, exercise" may not be the *right* answer, at
least it isn't overtly wrong, either. I think a lot of Americans
would settle for "not overtly wrong" nowadays; I know I would.

Lothar Frings

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Jul 25, 2008, 7:16:31 AM7/25/08
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LNER4...@juno.com wrote:

> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
> proposed in his blog:

> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character


> should be running for president and why.  Suggestions for a running
> mate will also be accepted."

Obama, of course.
Since America does already have a cartoon character
for its President, it's only logical to replace him
with another one.

J.D. Baldwin

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Jul 25, 2008, 9:53:46 AM7/25/08
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In the previous article, Paige <luana....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> > should be running for president and why. =A0Suggestions for a

> > running mate will also be accepted."
>
> I nominate for Satchel for president, with Snoopy as V.P.

Unfortunately, Satchel was born in Canada.

Paige

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Jul 25, 2008, 8:23:31 PM7/25/08
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On Jul 25, 6:53 am, INVALID_SEE_...@example.com.invalid (J.D. Baldwin)
wrote:

> In the previous article, Paige  <luana.kra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
> > > should be running for president and why. =A0Suggestions for a
> > > running mate will also be accepted."
>
> > I nominate for Satchel for president, with Snoopy as V.P.
>
> Unfortunately, Satchel was born in Canada.
> --
>   _+_ From the catapult of |If anyone disagrees with any statement I make, I
> _|70|___:)=}- J.D. Baldwin |am quite prepared not only to retract it, but also
> \      /  bald...@panix.com|to deny under oath that I ever made it. -T. Lehrer
> ***~~~~--------------------------------------------------------------------­---

Oh, yeah. I forgot. Then it's Snoopy for President and Mary Worth for
V.P.

Paige

Eric S. Harris

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Jul 26, 2008, 12:58:15 AM7/26/08
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J.D. Baldwin wrote:

> In the previous article, Night Owl <other.e...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>>How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?
>>>
>>>Oh, except that he's not old enough. Dammit.
>>>--
>>
>>Are you kidding? His answer to everything is exercise, exercise,
>>exercise. I want somebody more realistic for president.
>
>
> Yeah, well, good luck with that.
>
> Speaking of 'realistic,' that is.

Legislate, legislate, legislate? -Eric

Eric S. Harris

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Jul 26, 2008, 1:02:19 AM7/26/08
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Mark Jackson wrote:

> LNER...@juno.com wrote:
>
>> The Washington Post's Gene Weingarten (their version of Dave Barry)
>> proposed in his blog:
>
>
>> "Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
>> should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
>> mate will also be accepted."
>
>
> Parents: Son, after you and your little friends overthrow the
> government, what are you going to replace it with?
> Teenage freak: Donald Duck
> - Skip Williamson, ca. 1970

"After the firefighters put out the fire, what do they replace it with?"
(Not original with me, and not exactly the same context, but ...) -Eric

Eric S. Harris

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Jul 26, 2008, 8:50:51 AM7/26/08
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Sherwood Harrington wrote:

> Cryptoengineer <pete...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>J.D. Baldwin wrote:
>>
>>>In the previous article, <LNER...@juno.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Tell us which comics-page, comic book or animated cartoon character
>>>>should be running for president and why. Suggestions for a running
>>>>mate will also be accepted."
>>>
>>>How is there possibly any right answer to this question except Frazz?
>
>
>>Thorax.
>
>
> Looks too much like the current VP.

Looks can be decieving. After all, our current president somewhat
resembles a chmip, and his predecessor is reminiscent of a sleazoid car
salesman.

Oh. Never mind.

Thorax, on the other hand, is merely delusional, or an alien from outer
space. We could do worse -- and in recent decades, usually have. -Eric

Peter B. Steiger

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Jul 25, 2008, 10:45:05 AM7/25/08
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:53:46 +0000, J.D. Baldwin sez:
> Unfortunately, Satchel was born in Canada.

Right, he's a Canidian.

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