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AUGUST 8, 2012 | BY JAMES K. WHITE

MULLETT OVER BY JAMES WHITEMullet Over: An apparent genius

The famous symbol now known as the Liberty Bell was first cast in England in 1752. Shortly after the bell arrived in Philadelphia, a crack appeared. The bell was melted and recast. The owners were dissatisfied with the results, so the mostly copper and tin mass was again melted – and cast a third time.  Keep reading ...

AUGUST 8, 2012 | BY DR. DAVE HEPBURN

dr daveThe shaggy part

You can’t tickle yourself. We doctors of the medical sort learned that in medical sort school when we were challenged to try and tickle ourselves. Couldn’t do it, so we made the best of it and just started tickling each other. Try it (on yourself). You will not succeed in making yourself laugh unless you happen to glance in a mirror while inhaling copious amounts of nitrous oxide. That often works, as we doctors of the medical sort happen to know.   Keep reading ...