• Quote of the Day
"I'm sure this is funny, but at the end of this I want to have some bread crumbs leading back to my dignity."
Al Gore, vetoing a Saturday Night Live skit about flatulence, according to comedian-advisor Al Franken.
Actually, Mr. Vice President, since this is SNL we're talking about, there's no need to assume the proposed skit was funny.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/14/arts/television/14TTVW.html
• Number of the Day: 531
Factor by which the average executive's salary exceeds that of his or her average employee, compared with 12 in 1960, according to CBSMarketWatch.com.
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