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		<title>New Comic, with Merchandise!</title>
		<link>http://quirkblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/new-comic-with-merchandise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://141.214.84.74/~matt/comic/index.php?date=2006-11-17">New comic for Friday</a>, with a bonus product tie-in!<br />
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		<title>The Reason For the Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a designer who&#8217;s had to struggle with designing non-denominational holiday cards, this made me laugh out loud. (Original idea and shirt by Lore Sj&#246;berg, natch.)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1018&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Helsinki Complaints Choir</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hey cool!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comic which teaches you <a href="http://yirmumah.com/d/20050630.html">how to play Ring of Fire on a ukulele</a>!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1016&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Actual Comic</title>
		<link>http://quirkblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/an-actual-comic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Who am I?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty cool.  Apart from the whole cancer thing, I mean.<br />
<br />
<table border='0' cellpadding='1' cellspacing='0' width='500'><tr><td><img src="http://images.quizfarm.com/1133382967musashi.jpg"></td></tr><tr><td>You scored as <b> Miyamoto Musashi</b>. You're considered a sword saint, whatever the f**k that is. You don't give two hoots what weapon or tactic people come at you with, as your solution is a steady grip on a sharp blade and it tends to work.<br />You're never going to be defeated in battle, but you are going to die of cancer.<br /><br /><table border='0' width='300' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Miyamoto Musashi</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='75' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 75%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Friedrich Nietzsche</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='67' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 67%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Stephen Hawking</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='58' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 58%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Hugh Hefner</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='42' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 42%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Jesus Christ</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='42' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 42%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Adolf Hitler</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='42' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 42%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Elvis Presley</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='33' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 33%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> C.G. Jung</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='33' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 33%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Dante Alighieri</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='33' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 33%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Steven Morrissey</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='25' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 25%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> O.J. Simpson</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='25' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 25%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Sigmund Freud</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='17' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 17%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Charles Manson</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='17' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 17%</font></td></tr><tr><td><p><font face='Arial' size='1'> Mother Teresa</font></p></td><td><table border='1' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='17' bgcolor='#dddddd'><tr><td></td></tr></table></td><td><font face='Arial' size='1'> 17%</font></td></tr></td></tr></table><br /><a href='http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=111334'> What Pseudo Historical Figure Best Suits You?</a><br /><font face='Arial' size='1'> created with <a href='http://quizfarm.com'> QuizFarm.com</a></font></table><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1014&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The only thing I&#8217;ll miss&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://quirkblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/the-only-thing-ill-miss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Granholm stays Governor for a while yet.  Which means that I won't be able to use this as a cartoon...<br />
<br />
<img alt="Are-We-Not-Men.jpg" src="http://surgery-graphics.med.umich.edu/~matt/archives/images/Are-We-Not-Men.jpg" width="350" height="350" border="0" /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1013&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Line Art Deer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This started out as something I was doing for work.  I kind of liked it so I figured I'd post it here.

<img alt="Deer.png" src="http://surgery-graphics.med.umich.edu/~matt/archives/images/Deer.png" width="300" height="500" border="0" />

Oh, and if you're using Internet Explorer, you're probably having trouble seeing PNG files.  Go get <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/">Firefox</a> instead.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1012&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Well, if YOU guys think it&#8217;s a good idea&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://quirkblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/05/well-if-you-guys-think-its-a-good-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, there's <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/ED-138_State_Prop_11-06_174276_7.pdf">this proposal</a> (link goes to PDF) on the ballot to ban affirmative action in Michigan.  So far, I've seen <b>tons</b> of "Vote NO on 2!" signs.  From what I can find, neither the Republican nor the Democratic candidates support the proposal.<br />
<br />
So my Wife and I got talking about it, and wondering, "If both major parties are against it, then who actually supports this?"<br />
<br />
Today I found out: "<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/04/connerly-ku-klux-klan/">Leader of Michigan Initiative To End Affirmative Action Welcomes Ku Klux Klan Support</a>."<br />
<br />
At what point do you tip over the cliffs of insanity?  When do you think to yourself, "Hmm.. I've just been given a thumbs up from America's oldest and most infamous home-grown terrorist organization!  I must be doing a fantastic job!"<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1011&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did I mention the new comic?</title>
		<link>http://quirkblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/did-i-mention-the-new-comic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, there <a href="http://141.214.84.74/~matt/comic/index.php?date=2006-11-04">is one</a>.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quirkblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=590812&amp;post=1010&amp;subd=quirkblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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