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May 13, 2006

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Who's Carl This Time?

Quote 1

CARL: "Can you hear me now? Good."

We were put in mind of that well-known line from the cell phone commercials when news broke this week of what government program?

Answer 1

Quote 2

CARL: "Dear Infidel Crusader Zionist sock-puppet Saudi-lackey despoiler of Mesopotami, woman-touching, fiendish, Shah-licking son of a toad's offal... I trust this finds you well."

That was from an unauthorized translation... by the columnist James Lileks... of a letter somebody sent this week to President Bush. Who is the president's new pen pal?

Hint: It ended with "PS: Please don't bomb me, please."

Answer 2

Quote 3

Carl: "Kennedy, Booze, Vehicle. You Do The Math."

That's the blog called, anti-idiotarian-rottweiller talking about the vehicular adventures of which Kennedy?

Answer 3