A FELLOW NAMED Dave Holmes stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts on Belair Road, the one just north of the Beltway, and stepped into line behind what he called "two real bruisers," men who might have been voted Most Likely to Serve (Time) by their classmates. "One guy's neck was as wide as I was," Holmes said. "Both of his arms were completely tattooed, and he had a buzz cut and a big nasty scar on his back. His buddy wasn't quite as large and had one or two fewer tattoos. All in all they were a pretty intimidating duo."
But when the big one got to the counter, Holmes said, he ordered a "caramel swirl latte."
It's a wonderful world.
Odd choice of venue
Irony doesn't get much thicker: First lady Laura Bush criticized the media for polarizing America by sensationalizing the news and concentrating on opinion-mongering rather than factual reporting. Her platform for this admonition? An interview on The O'Reilly Factor.
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I'd rather eat worms than listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh pick apart John Kerry's military service record.
I prefer the old Manchurian Candidate to the new one, though not by much.
I'd rather take the Garden State Parkway -- and the Hutch and Merritt parkways -- than drive north through Jersey, New York and Connecticut on Interstate 95 ever again. Several trips on 95 over the past three years had been nightmares, especially at the George Washington Bridge, so I switched to the parkway system and it's been a breeze, with much nicer scenery along the way.
I'd prefer broiled crab cakes to fried -- that is, assuming I ever ended my personal, eco-centric boycott of Maryland crab meat.
I'd rather sit in the bleachers at Oriole Park than anywhere else. Because of your location, you aren't trapped into watching and listening to those massively annoying videos between innings and you can actually have a conversation with the person sitting next to you.
I prefer the Winter Olympics to the Summer Games, but this one is in Athens, and it is bound to inspire a run to Samos on Oldham Street for the souvlaki special, so it can't be all bad.
`Decal detour' reaction
