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Black Friday comedy

Bob Collins December 5, 2011, 3:06 PM Dec 5, 2011

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Remember when everyone was concerned about the Target employees who had to work overnight on Thanksgiving?

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How to speak Minnesotan

Bob Collins November 30, 2011, 10:16 AM Nov 30, 2011

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‘I’m fine.’ There, you know how to speak like a Minnesotan, then.

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The funniest holiday of the year

Bob Collins November 23, 2011, 12:46 PM Nov 23, 2011

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What is it about the holiday that popular culture finds so appealing when it comes to dropping a punch line?

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Pies in the face

Bob Collins November 18, 2011, 12:45 PM Nov 18, 2011

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The people over at Prairie Home Companion have now put up the video of last Saturday’s tribute to the late Tom Keith.

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Scenes from the screening area

Bob Collins November 4, 2011, 4:38 PM Nov 4, 2011

Jesse Ventura is (still) upset that he was patted down while going through airport security, but his lawsuit has been tossed out and now he says he’ll never stand for the National Anthem again

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The graying of the president

Bob Collins October 19, 2011, 2:45 PM Oct 19, 2011

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In two and a half years, the guy has gone gray in a hurry.

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Life in the small town

Bob Collins September 29, 2011, 12:41 PM Sep 29, 2011

In Abington, Massachusetts, the typical local school committee agenda reads: (I) Pledge of Allegiance (II) Magic trick and (III) New business.

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Is Detroit a better place to live/work than Minneapolis?

Bob Collins September 20, 2011, 12:07 PM Sep 20, 2011

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No, unless you believe in surveys.

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And now, someone’s national anthem

Bob Collins September 10, 2011, 9:29 AM Sep 10, 2011

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If national anthems consisted of pop music, what songs would be the national anthems of what country?

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Who slipped the moose a mickey?

Bob Collins September 8, 2011, 11:31 AM Sep 8, 2011

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Trust me, somewhere today a journalist is turning in his/her story about terrorism, the economy, or famine, and nobody will remember it because the newscast will have this.

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