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Shooting Pigs in a Barrel: Readers’ Guides

In describing a woman who can effortlessly turn a man into a pig, is Homer criticizing men in general? Or only sailors? Do you personally know any women like that? Are any of them named Brandi? What time does her shift end?

Joe Queenan tries his hand at writing a few questions for readers in There Will Be a Test.

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A Moral Golden Calf Compass

Hmm…

Google News Alert for: The Golden Compass

In response moral compass question
Welland Tribune – Ontario, Canada
well as other commandments were given to a people to prove them, a people whose first act was to break the first commandment by making the golden calf.

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