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Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Taking 12-Year-Old Boy to Prostitutes

DONORA, Pa. —  A woman was accused of taking a 12-year-old boy to two houses of prostitution and paying for him to have sex there.

And the news is - drum roll - we have a Fred!  He can't start until September 2, and he's gone on Sept. 7-9, otherwise he's clear.  He's a good actor and a terrific singer - Rob Evan, who, years ago, I saw as Jekyll (and Hyde) in Jekyll and Hyde.

It is really wonderful to belong to such an incredible family of individuals here at HHW.  Maybe if I had gotten me butt over her yesterday, I wouldn't have had such a depressing day.

Thank you!

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For DR Vixmom and any other DRs:  I went today to the site you had posted about approximately a week back [www.tvboxset.com] to purchase the complete Carol Burnett Show on DVD - bootleg, of course - and found it had been removed from their listings.

Further research on the Internet revealed that there are many complaints against this site, and many claims of fraud.

Buyer beware!  Sometimes we want these unavailable things too much!

'The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered'

The book of my enemy has been remaindered
And I am pleased.
In vast quantities it has been remaindered
Like a van-load of counterfeit that has been seized
And sits in piles in a police warehouse,
My enemy's much-prized effort sits in piles
In the kind of bookshop where remaindering occurs.
Great, square stacks of rejected books and, between them, aisles

One passes down reflecting on life's vanities,
Pausing to remember all those thoughtful reviews
Lavished to no avail upon one's enemy's book --
For behold, here is that book
Among these ranks and banks of duds,
These ponderous and seeminly irreducible cairns
Of complete stiffs.


The book of my enemy has been remaindered
And I rejoice.
It has gone with bowed head like a defeated legion
Beneath the yoke.
What avail him now his awards and prizes,
The praise expended upon his meticulous technique,
His individual new voice?
Knocked into the middle of next week
His brainchild now consorts with the bad buys
The sinker, clinkers, dogs and dregs,
The Edsels of the world of moveable type,
The bummers that no amount of hype could shift,
The unbudgeable turkeys.
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What’s the Use of Pets?
Cats were not discussed in America’s first general pet reference guide, the 1866 Book of Household Pets, even though almost every household had one. But cats weren’t pets; they were seen, according to pet historian Katherine Grier, as “independent contractors,” housed in exchange for controlling vermin. Today, pets rarely have practical functions. According to the APPMA, the most frequently cited benefit of pet ownership—listed by 93 percent of dog and cat owners alike—is “companionship, love, company, affection.” The second-most-cited benefit is “fun to watch/have in household,” and the third is “like a child/family member.” Seventy-one percent of dog owners consider their pet a member of the family, as do 64 percent of cat owners, 48 percent of bird owners, 40 percent of small animal owners, and 17 percent of reptile owners. Even the scaly and cold-blooded, once brought into the home, can inspire parental affection.

Just as hot and miserably uncomfortable today as it has been all week. Running my various errands was not much fun.

Careful lest you get AnnCoulterStrongly

der Brucer

Why is it that the 3rd season of GOMER PYLE USMC gets released, but no second season of DRAGNET OR ADAM 12? Surely those two series have as many fans as Gomer.

Well, I'd have to stop some time.  If I don't stop while I have a stick in my hand, I'd go blind.