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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Implanted Chips Foil Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/08/23/implanted-chips-foil-identity-theft/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/08/23/implanted-chips-foil-identity-theft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m standing in the Wal-Mark check-out using my debit card, when a tall, skinny man with sunken eyes and goatee says&#8230;
Goatee:  &#8220;Pretty soon we&#8217;ll be payin&#8217; for stuff with a chip in our hands.&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;What?&#8221;
Goatee:  &#8220;I said, pretty soon we&#8217;re gonna be using a chip implanted in our hands to pay for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At the Goodyear Dealer&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/07/06/at-the-goodyear-dealer/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/07/06/at-the-goodyear-dealer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hippie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[wherein I meet an aging (self-proclaimed) hippie while awaiting a tire rotation&#8230;
Hippie: (speaking to no one in particular) &#8220;&#8230;these gas prices are outrageous!  You can&#8217;t tell me that Bush isn&#8217;t behind all this; nobody&#8217;s making more money on this than him!&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;Bush is the devil&#8221; &#8230;
You get the idea.  I thought he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lazy Afternoon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/05/28/a-lazy-afternoo/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/05/28/a-lazy-afternoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 21:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;wherein my granddaughter asks me to open a box of candy band-aids:
Granddaughter:  &#8220;Bee-Pa, would you open this for me, please?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Now you know your mommy said you couldn&#8217;t have any more candy&#8230;&#8221;
Granddaughter: &#8220;But they&#8217;re not candy, Bee-Pa.&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;They&#8217;re not?  What are they?&#8221;
Granddaughter:  &#8220;They&#8217;re band-aids; you put them on your arm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Has Visited 57 States (with one more to go)</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/05/10/obama-has-visited-57-states-with-one-more-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/05/10/obama-has-visited-57-states-with-one-more-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[57 States]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Foxworthy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine BHO on Fox&#8217;s Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? &#8230;
Jeff Foxworthy:  &#8220;So, Mr. Obama, you&#8217;ve chosen 1st Grade Geography as your category and here&#8217;s your question:  How many states are there in the continental United States?&#8221;
Barack Obama:  &#8220;Well, Jeff, I&#8217;ve visited 57 states with one more to go, so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brittney&#8217;s Problem</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/04/12/brittneys-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/04/12/brittneys-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Her:  &#8220;I feel so sorry for Brittney Spears!&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Why?&#8221;
Her:  &#8220;She achieved her success so quickly and has not been able to adjust to it.  She&#8217;s engaging in all this destructive behavior because she can&#8217;t find a way to cope.  I think she really needs help!&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Actually, I think the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOS</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2007/07/20/sos/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2007/07/20/sos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Colonel:  &#8220;&#8230;well, he&#8217;ll just be S-O-S!&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Sir, you mean S-O-L.&#8221;
Colonel:  &#8220;What?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;S-O-L is shit-outta-luck; S-O-S is shit-ona-shingle.  You mean, he&#8217;ll be shit-outta-luck, S-O-L.&#8221;
Colonel:  &#8220;Yeah, yeah, S-O-L, that&#8217;s what I meant.&#8221; 
Me:  &#8220;You were saying&#8230;?&#8221;
Colonel:  &#8220;Right, so anyway, he&#8217;ll just be S-O-S and&#8230;&#8221;
Me:  { sigh }
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		<title>What&#8217;s That Noise?</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2007/06/20/whats-that-noise/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2007/06/20/whats-that-noise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First Sergeant:  &#8220;Hey Chief, gotta minute?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Sure, have a seat.&#8221;
First Sergeant:  &#8220;What&#8217;s that noise?  Is that music?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;It&#8217;s Maria Callas, &#8216;Casta Diva,&#8217; from the opera Norma.&#8221;
First Sergeant:  &#8220;Oh, for a second there I thought somebody was trying to kill a cat.&#8221;
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		<title>Disappointment</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2007/05/26/157/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2007/05/26/157/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 14:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airman:  &#8220;Chief, can I ask you a question?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Shoot.&#8221;
Airman:  &#8220;What do I need to do to get a &#8216;Medal of Honor&#8217;?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Die.&#8221;
Airman:  &#8220;Really?&#8221;
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		<title>The D.A.R.E Guy</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2007/02/21/the-dare-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2007/02/21/the-dare-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Son:  &#8220;Dad, why do you drink beer?  Is it because you like to get drunk?&#8221;
Me:  &#8220;Did the D.A.R.E guy come to your school today?&#8221;
Son:  &#8220;Yes.  How did you know?&#8221;
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