Pompous and circumstance
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Humor: College graduation day through the lens of a proud, and penniless, parent.
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&quot;Disgrace&quot; was the backpage headline of The Sun tabloid newspaper. &quot;Peanuts&quot; was the verdict of rival red-top tabloid The Mirror.
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Too often, inspirational movies about extreme bravery in the face of affliction are pure goo. They only manage to inspire a few rolls of the eyes in those of us with more ironic constitutions.
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Â· Cosmetic giant fined for recruitment campaign Â· First big French firm to be convicted of racial bias
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Calling this one a statement game doesn't do it justice.
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By MARGARET BARBER  Dear Editor, I was struck by the irony of the juxtaposition of two articles in of The Birmingham Post (Dec 14).   The first told of concerns that teenagers were finding it difficult to get jobs because they were not able to express themselves adequately.
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An errant "Akeelah" tchotchke needs a shot of Grammar Rock.
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Yesterday's piece, lightly edited, on the Huffington Post. http://x98.us/jz  I think it looks pretty good over there!
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Incidents throw harsh light on a culture fed by talk radio and disrespect for authority.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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I'm unsure what good will come out of this whole incident. The problem is that when emotions run high, as they did here, people tend to spend more time fortifying their own positions rather than exploring new ones.
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It's amazing how easy it is to get lazy and comfortable and accept things as they seem to be instead of trying to see them as they are. That's true, I'm sorry to say, even for someone like me who urges eternal vigilance and makes a living writing about financial fiascos.
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An awkward pause during an important speech. A puzzling geography gaffe. An aborted bid for the U.S. Senate. A husband who keeps getting into trouble.
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Even if they're cheap, the timing may not be right.
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&quot;You bums and ingrates! You disgraced your sport and country! Matador defense and half-hearted effort? At the Olympics? The Commies cheated us in &#39;72, and our college kids weren&#39;t good enough in &#39;88, but this is unacceptable. So carry your sorry fannies ...
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Please quote me on this Stob There's another of those lists of supposedly amusing/sage/cute adagesÂ going around, bouncing from blog to email, accumulating fresh contributions and occasional edits and doing all the meme-ish things that memes do. This one differs from all the others that you have deleted irritably from your email inbox in that it includes a contribution taken from this very column.â¦
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So itÂs blue after Black! Have the sleaze-fests had their day? We shall soon find out.