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Tx4obama

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Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:45 PM Jan 2013

Bill Maher: New Rules for the New Year


New Rules for the New Year
By BILL MAHER

2012: I call it the year in “meh.” Not the worst we’ve ever experienced, but nothing particularly great to say about it either. Like being a socialite, but in Tampa.

I am looking forward to 2013, however, because I love the odd-numbered years — they’re the ones without congressional elections, Olympics, World Cups or weird extra days tacked onto the calendar by so-called scientists. Odd-numbered years are chill. They’re the 3 p.m. of years — that small sliver of time when lunch is digested and it’s too early to think about dinner and you stand at least a fighting chance of getting something done.

In that spirit, here are the New Rules for the new year:

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Full article with list if new rules here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/opinion/sunday/new-rules-for-the-new-year.html?_r=1&






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Bill Maher: New Rules for the New Year (Original Post) Tx4obama Jan 2013 OP
I loved this line!!! RKP5637 Jan 2013 #1
Yeah..That's great ! BlueJazz Jan 2013 #2
They eat it (Papa John's) xxqqqzme Jan 2013 #3
"Let's not cheapen it." bemildred Jan 2013 #4
kick samsingh Jan 2013 #5

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
1. I loved this line!!!
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:52 PM
Jan 2013
"Fellas, if you and your party want to be taken seriously, you don’t have to recite the collected works of Stephen Hawking — just stop regurgitating the Facebook page of Sarah Palin. "


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