The green trampoline cartoon is hilarity.
If you take offense, then may I suggest a refresher course in the "Get your war
On" school of sarcasm and satire.
http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war.html
Please try and accept this work for what it is. Or, if you feel that our current
state of politics is lacking in vice or folly then just ignore this kind of
thing, and by all means, don't take it personally. Keep your eyes on the road,
things are just fine.
Conor Donnelly
Waitepark
Main Entry: sat�ire
Pronunciation: 'sa-"tIr
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura,
satira, perhaps from (lanx) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from
feminine of satur well-fed; akin to Latin satis enough -- more at SAD
Date: 1501
1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or
scorn
2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice
or folly
synonym see WIT
Main Entry: cur�mud�geon
Pronunciation: (")k&r-'m&-j&n
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1577
1 archaic : MISER
2 : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
Dana Bacon wrote:
> Linda Mann hits the nail on the head when she asks
> raucouscaucus.com to do more than complain about the
> weather. As a Minneapolis DFLer, I gladly admit to
> belonging to an imperfect party. However, it�s a party
> that takes Minneapolis� well-being seriously, as I
> would like to think most people do. If
> raucouscaucus.com wishes to provide a constructive
> satirical service to Minneapolis, it might consider
> adding a mirror to its list of writing tools.
>
> Dana Bacon
> Page neighborhood
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