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freshwest

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52. Oh, it is here already. I'm talking world wide idiocy. We're a fricking science experiment!

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Sun Aug 26, 2012, 12:37 PM

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Garrison Keillor says a mouthful... [View all] babylonsister Aug 2012 OP

Luuuuuuv Garrison!!! northoftheborder Aug 2012 #1

Is that the Bruce Tartan? jonthebru Aug 2012 #14

There, see. If Garrison can say something nice to Republicans, so can we. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #2

He's wrong about leaving 'cat stranglers' out. Check AR and IL. Yeah, they do. freshwest Aug 2012 #19

I'm betting that was in reference to Bill "vivisection" Frist. nt MADem Aug 2012 #48

Oh, yes, Frist's remote viewer method of diagnosis! And catgut sutures... ugh.. freshwest Aug 2012 #53

. ProSense Aug 2012 #3

Testosterone Junkies seems excessive to me Timbuk3 Aug 2012 #4

Forgive me, I should clarify Timbuk3 Aug 2012 #5

Good Lord, I really can't manage to say what I MEAN to say tonight... Timbuk3 Aug 2012 #6

We're in agreement until that last statement, but I know how it feels. Not over till we say it is. freshwest Aug 2012 #18

We ARE doomed. YellowRubberDuckie Aug 2012 #35

I think it will be everywhere in a couple of years, not decades. n/t calikid Aug 2012 #40

Oh, it is here already. I'm talking world wide idiocy. We're a fricking science experiment! freshwest Aug 2012 #52

What's wrong with investigating the Fed? freedom fighter jh Aug 2012 #36

There is nothing wrong . sendero Aug 2012 #41

My point exactly nt freedom fighter jh Aug 2012 #42

Hey--we tell people those things as well eridani Aug 2012 #28

wait what's wrong with selling cheese? unblock Aug 2012 #7

Yeah, cheese merchants Aerows Aug 2012 #9

I don't think he meant "cheese" cheese--he meant the kind of cheese one sees in film and TV. MADem Aug 2012 #20

ahh, ok, that makes more sense. not the word i would have chosen, but then again unblock Aug 2012 #44

Well, his Lutheran faith influences his choice of words. MADem Aug 2012 #45

Yeah, that looks like a polite Minnesota euphemism. Fozzledick Aug 2012 #54

blessed are the cheesemakers... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #65

The Mark Twain of the Midwest. And a gentle, understated brilliance that occasionally cuts loose. dgauss Aug 2012 #8

Wasn't Mark Twain the Mark Twain of the Midwest? Bette Noir Aug 2012 #24

Twain claimed Hannibal, Missouri, as his home. jamesatemple Aug 2012 #39

In fact, Sam Clemens even joined the Confederate army Nevernose Aug 2012 #50

When I think "midwest," I don't think "Minnesota"--and that's where GK is from, and MADem Aug 2012 #46

Yeah, midwest is a strange term since it seems to cover some north, south, east and west. dgauss Aug 2012 #56

I think he was rather hasty removing cat stranglers... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #10

leave the cat stranglers in Mr. Keillor lunasun Aug 2012 #13

I disagree ladym55 Aug 2012 #11

me too lapfog_1 Aug 2012 #12

Egad, that was rich! Love that man! juajen Aug 2012 #15

Unfortunately, they do worse to cats than strangle them. Tigress DEM Aug 2012 #16

FWIW, he's very good live. MADem Aug 2012 #17

Sure they love their cats! treestar Aug 2012 #21

Love it alfredo Aug 2012 #22

Laughing myself helpless. Bette Noir Aug 2012 #23

a national treasure grasswire Aug 2012 #25

And you can hear him say it, too BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #26

Brownshirts in Pinstripes... I am so stealing that one... trailmonkee Aug 2012 #27

Almost as good GP6971 Aug 2012 #29

I don't know. I thought cheese merchants was a little over the top as well. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #30

That was absolutely delightful. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #31

Yep, my kind of Lutheran! turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #32

A great humorist and story teller . . . snot Aug 2012 #33

I'm with you on that! kurtzapril4 Aug 2012 #63

When he does duets with REAL singers, it just accentuates his lack of vocal ability. bullwinkle428 Aug 2012 #66

not excessive at all barbtries Aug 2012 #34

LOL!!!! tomp Aug 2012 #37

"nihilists in golf pants" Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #38

It takes a courageous person to admit when they've gone too far. Kudos GK... Magoo48 Aug 2012 #43

Calling some of them members of the Human Race seems excessive to me. n/t RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #47

I listen to him on Sundays ..lov him april Aug 2012 #49

yep heaven05 Aug 2012 #51

I think he is being polite.. BadGimp Aug 2012 #55

Fantastic Cartoon! Deacon Blue Aug 2012 #59

OMG, that cartoon deserves it's own thread in MULTIMEDIA!!! MADem Aug 2012 #60

What are 'line jumpers'? xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #57

People who cut into a queue. I see them at the grocery store all the time! nt MADem Aug 2012 #61

Nice, guy has a great voice uponit7771 Aug 2012 #58

I'm Glad to Listen to Him Mosaic Aug 2012 #62

CROFL! budkin Aug 2012 #64