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  John Bobbit: Immortalized Through Verbification

I use the term "Bobbitized" in this week's edition.

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  Rude Proof? Bwah Hah Hahhhh!

Back in the 18 June 2000 issue, there was an item about Beaver College and why the school wanted to change its name.

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  Herb Caen: Master of the Three Dots

This story is what got me started on remembering Herb Caen -- it's from True's 17 May 2009 issue:

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  Noblesse Oblige

Or, Was I Offensive to Little Girls?

There was a phrase in the previous blog entry on the 6-year-old kid, where I imagined the school staff: "Run in circles! Pull out your hair! Scream like a little girl!" Today Nancy in Illinois complained that was "sexist language".

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