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		<title>Who &#8212; or What &#8212; Is Hannah Montana?</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2008/01/who-or-what-is-hannah-montana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could a Presumed Humanoid that &#8216;Sings&#8217; Be the Next President?
There has been much ado lately about the mysterious &#8220;Hannah Montana&#8221;. Here is a handy guide to help you understand that, as a general rule, few things are ever what they seem. Keep this guide close at hand at all times, since there are few signs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spendthrift Postcard Collectors Draining Bank Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2007/09/spendthrift-postcard-collectors-draining-bank-accounts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worrisome Trend Watched Closely by Federal Reserve, Homeland Security
Credit counseling services and bankruptcy monitoring agencies are growing concerned about postcard collectors maxing out credit cards and draining bank accounts through reckless purchases during e-Bay auctions.
&#8220;Postcard collectors as a group often skate close to the edge of thin financial ice as they pursue their manic quests, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Book &#8216;Dare to Be Depressed&#8217; Flying off Shelves</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2007/08/new-book-dare-to-be-depressed-flying-off-shelves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sequel &#8216;Joy of Depression&#8217; Is Already in the Works
Wander into most any bookstore these days and you will see Caliphon Jessup Lawrence scowling out from the cover of his book, a finger pointing accusingly at you. The book title says it all: &#8220;Dare to Be Depressed&#8221;.
There is little doubt that the title and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Postcard Collectors Are so Secretive</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2007/01/why-postcard-collectors-are-so-secretive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bottom line: Postcard collectors are so secretive because they don&#8217;t want anyone to know what postcards they have in their collection.
For example, if Collector B knew that Collector A has a postcard showing Arnold Scharzenegger passing through Ellis Island as a boy when he arrived on a boat from Europe, then A will probably pester [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pantless Pooh a Culture War Symbol at Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2006/04/pantless-pooh-a-culture-war-symbol-at-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lobbying Group Decried Cartoon Characters&#8217; Virtual Genitals
When Winnie the Pooh showed up this week for ceremonies inducting him into Hollywood&#8217;s Walk of Fame, he was naked from the waist down.
If anyone needed proof that Michael Eisner, Disney&#8217;s former CEO, was really gone from the company helm, a pantless Pooh was it.
Moreover, Pooh sans even a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defining Moments in American Politics and Pop Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/12/defining-moments-in-american-politics-and-pop-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pooh without Pants and Instant Coffee Left Indelible Marks
Folger&#8217;s instant coffee introduced. Just pour hot water over a spoonful of crystals, add sugar and/or milk and &#8212; voila! &#8212; a cup of immediate, cheap, and dreadful coffee. American coffee drinking reached its nadir and millions of Americans suffered. This set the stage for the Starbucks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For This Celebrant, Christmas Is Decorate Till You Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/11/for-this-celebrant-christmas-is-decorate-till-you-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/11/for-this-celebrant-christmas-is-decorate-till-you-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overinflating the Baby Jesus Is One Potential Problem
I can&#8217;t wait for Thanksgiving to be over so I can start decorating.
I decorated all day on Black Friday (why shop when you can decorate?), all day Saturday except for when I had to take my daughter to her play group. Also, I lost a lot of time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hamptons Chic: Bobbing for Coi (and Other Things) in Lalique Bowls</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/07/hamptons-chic-bobbing-for-coi-and-other-things-in-lalique-bowls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/07/hamptons-chic-bobbing-for-coi-and-other-things-in-lalique-bowls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Host&#8217;s Dogs Removed Bobbing Accidents from the Floors
Miss Trudy Patience, critic, reports on the latest Hamptons craze.
First, you put on your bib, crocheted by ancient crones sitting before smoky fires in stone huts in the Hebrides. One of the liveried waiters at your table &#8212; mine looked Mexican &#8212; helps you tie it in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Hope Disney Will Now Drop Pants for Pooh Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/03/many-hope-disney-will-now-drop-pants-for-pooh-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/03/many-hope-disney-will-now-drop-pants-for-pooh-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Departure of Eisner as CEO Could Halt Nude Cartoon Changes
Now that a changing of the guard is underway at the Walt Disney Company and CEO Michael Eisner will be gone by early fall, security analysts who follow the media giant are hoping that the move to put clothes on Winnie the Pooh characters will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Arnold&#8217;s Toe Licking, Chalabi&#8217;s Mud Wrestling</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/03/seeking-arnolds-toe-licking-chalabis-mud-wrestling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/03/seeking-arnolds-toe-licking-chalabis-mud-wrestling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebutantes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web Surfers Pursue Their Eternal Search for Information
Here are some recent key word phrases that Web surfers entered into search engines and landed at Satirium&#8217;s front door as a result.
Who was surfing and what were they trying to find out?
Search Term: President Roosevelt often wore a cape
Who Searched: Newt Gingrich pondering a sartorial extreme makeover.
Do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Hilton&#8217;s Address Book Precipitates Identity Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/paris-hiltons-address-book-precipitates-identity-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/paris-hiltons-address-book-precipitates-identity-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebutantes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was it really my name? Had I finally arrived after all these years?
I can tell you this. It&#8217;s been a wild 48 hours.
As luck would have it, I was surfing the web at the very moment the news hit. Shocking news. I sat dumbfounded for a moment trying to take it in.
Computer hackers broke into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Fan Stunned by New Four Beers Rule for Games</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/nba-fan-stunned-by-new-four-beers-rule-for-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/nba-fan-stunned-by-new-four-beers-rule-for-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2005 01:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holding His Breath Waiting for the Price of a Beer to Hit $15
Man, can you believe it? Did you see what Stern did? He&#8217;s gonna kill professional basketball. Finally, the commissioner kills the sport. Only 48 ounces of beer during a game! That&#8217;s what he&#8217;s done. I&#8217;m gonna sue. Somebody call a lawyer.
A fan can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mouthwash Etc Is New York&#8217;s New Glitterati Watering Hole</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/mouthwash-etc-is-new-yorks-new-glitterati-watering-hole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.satirium.com/2005/02/mouthwash-etc-is-new-yorks-new-glitterati-watering-hole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebutantes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a Buzz while Fighting Plaque and Bad Breath 
Miss Trudy Patience, critic, reviews Mouthwash Etc, New York&#8217;s newest NoHo watering hole for the glitterati.
How do you like your Listerine, Pilgrim? Neat in a crystal tumbler? Prefer it with crushed ice and a maraschino cherry in a Martini glass?
How about your Colgate Mouthwash? Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Sue after Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Have Sex</title>
		<link>http://www.satirium.com/2004/07/parents-sue-after-robotic-vacuum-cleaners-have-sex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Stockton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Issue Is What Their Children Saw, Not Same-Sex Marriage
A Virginia couple has sued the manufacturer of a robotic vacuum cleaner after their small children witnessed two of the robots having sex.
Darrel and Samantha Greenway of Morven Corners, a Richmond suburb, allege that their children suffered psychic harm and that the robotic vacuum cleaner manufacturer [...]]]></description>
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