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Speed
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Norm's on my list of top favorite comedians ever. Anyone else like him? I'm really bummed that I haven't seen him around lately. If nothing else, I think he was the best anchor Weekend Update ever had (although Tina and Dennis aren't far behind.) I just found a site that has transcripts of some of his Update spots, and I was laughing myself sick. Just thought I'd post a few of my favorites.

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Kenny G has a Christmas album out this year. Hey Happy Birthday Jesus. Hope you like crap!
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And in Connecticut, where I live, a house race was won by a margin of just two votes. Well that's good. My vote still wouldn't have made any difference at all.
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Researchers have developed a so called 'red wine pill' which gives all of the benefits of red wine without the alcohol. Yeah, it's called a grape.
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This week Disney released a new CD featuring a rapping Mickey Mouse. To avoid controversy, the CD will not include the controversial hit single 'Cat Killer'.

And in a related story, this week marked the 5000th performance of the Broadway musical "Cats". It also marked the 5000th time a guy turned to his wife and said, "What the hell is this?"

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The food and drug administration announced today that while one ounce of Special K with 4 ounces of milk is a good dietary source of protein, one ounce of Special K with 5 ounces of milk is deadly poison.
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Well, the Grammy award nominations were announced this week, and it was a lucky day for singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Apparently he found a five dollar bill in a taxi.
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In Walnut Creek California, any one who turns in his gun can get free therapy. And anyone who doesn't turn in his gun, can get free anything.
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Officials in Disney World have ordered their ride 'The Extra-Terror-Esetrial' to be shut down until it can be made scarier. When the attraction reopens in two weeks, it will be exactly the same, but missing six bolts.
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Was OJ Simpson high on speed the night of the murders? "Absolutely not," said defense attorney Johnny Cochran today, "and a simple test of any of OJ's blood found at the crime scene will prove it."

It was revealed today that O.J. Simpson told police that Nicole Brown Simpson used to beat him up. He also claimed that she and Ron Goldman killed him.

And in court, this week, Kato Kaelin testified that OJ Simpson did not appear angry before, or after, the period of his wife's murder. But Kaelin admitted he could have been a touch edgy while he was actually murdering her.

Our top story tonight, a shocking new development in the OJ Simpson case. Late this afternoon, a high ranking official in the Los Angeles Police Department admitted to Geraldo Rivera that the police did conspire to frame OJ Simpson for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. However, they called the conspiracy off when they got to the murder scene and found that OJ really did do it.

Against the Jets last week, Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas broke O.J. Simpson's career rushing record. And, the week before he surpassed Simpson in career touchdowns. Next up for Thomas -- an attempt to kill 3 people at once.

(The week after O.J. Simpson is found not guilty):
Well, it's official: Murder is legal in the state of California.

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New medical research shows that man and women have different food cravings, men preferring meat and women preferring sweets. Scientists trace this back to caveman days when men had to go out and hunt for food, while women sat on their fat asses eating chocolates.
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This week, fighting along the Northern Iraqi border escalated as 20,000 Turkish troops, backed by warplanes and helicopters, launched a massive attack against a tribe of Kurdish rebels. In retaliation, the Kurds fired back with their secret weapon -- the tiny clump of dirt.
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In the Midwest last week, Bob Dole charged that if President Clinton is re-elected, he'll put Hillary Clinton in charge of welfare reform. Asked to respond, President Clinton said, 'Yes, it's true. Also Chelsea will be secretary of state and my brother Roger will take over as drug czar. Oh and one more thing -- I'm still gonna win.'

According to a new CNN poll, Republican candidate Bob Dole now trails President Clinton by 15 points. A Dole campaign spokesman says that, despite these numbers, it is still possible for them to reach their ultimate goal to lose by seven points.

While jogging on the beach in San Diego this weekend, President Clinton was berated by tourist Valerie Parker who shouted at him, quote, 'You're a draft-dodging, yellow-bellied liar and you're a disgrace to the office of the presidency, to your gender and to this nation!' and then added, 'And I'm still voting for you.'

In an interview this week, Bob Dole said he is strong enough to handle the pain of losing the Presidential Election. Although he did admit that the shock of winning would give him a giant heart attack.

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Last week in Arizona, Marine Corps Engineers extended a steel barrier between the United States and Mexico by two and a half miles. It's all part of a plan to make illegal aliens walk an extra two and a half miles.
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This week Dr. Kervorkian was granted an emergency 30-day permit to carry a handgun, after telling a court he fears 'right-wing nuts.' But if you ask me, I think he's just getting a little lazy.
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And finally, 'Weekend Update' would like to congratulate Madonna, who gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last Monday. The baby weighed in at six pounds, nine ounces, making it the fourth largest object ever to pass through Madonna's birth canal.
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Well this week Attorney General Janet Reno charged software giant Microsoft with trying to monopolize access to the internet, and has asked a federal court to fine the company a million dollars per day. Analysts say that at this rate, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates will be broke just ten years after the earth crashes into the sun.
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Finally, psychiatrist Kurt Freund, one of the worlds leading experts on the study of deviant sexual arousal, passed away last week at the age of 82. Dr. Freund's last words were, 'Whatever happens to me, could someone please make sure that the headline on my obituary does not contain the phrase "deviant sexual arousal"? Would that be to much to ask from you, you dirty bastards.'
Okay, I'm now literally laughing so hard that I can't breathe, all my muscles are hurting and I think I just wet 'em a little, so I'll stop there for now. Hope you all like them.

[ February 13, 2005, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: Speed ]

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Yeah, Speed, the only thing I don't like about Norm is that he smiles all the time. I don't quite trust people who smile all the time.

Of course, it's apparently an orthodontic thing, but I'm not entirely able to deal with my prejudices.

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DocC,
THANKS for saying that about the smiling. I can't stand Norm McDonald or Dennis whats-his-name becasue of it. It is that smug thing. Something.

I appreciate the humor, but the smile just bugs me. I am really not even sure why.

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What's worse, I also cannot stand men whose hands shake. As if they can do anything about it.

John Davidson is the other celebrity whose smile drives me nuts.

OFFTOPIC entirely! Sorry!

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Norm MacDonald makes my skin crawl. Along with Will Ferrell, he managed to make a few years of SNL completely unwatchable for me. Can't stand either of 'em; they have all the charisma of a leprous lizard. Between them.
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Gotta go with the creeped-out-by-Norm folk. The smugness, along with the "reading-it-off-the-cuecards" delivery, even when he's not, just turns me off. I've alughed at him before but it was when the material was good enough to be funny no matter who did it.
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Not a lot is really funny these days, but spoofs on the news are funny. Norm was hilarious.
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I for one am heartily amused by Norm. But I did have a schoolgirl crush on him, so I may be overestimating his comedicness or whatnot.

Also, for what it's worth, Will Ferrel sucks.

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I always hated Norm MacDonald. I can't stand his phony delivery. Nothing he's ever said has sounded genuine. Also, he doesn't understand when the joke is finished. Many times he's delivered some joke on Weekend Update that made me laugh (because whoever actually wrote the joke did a good job with it), and then he just kept repeating the joke until my smile had completely vanished and I was ready to shout at the screen, "Shut up and move to the next joke, you hack!"

Edit: Oh, and watching Will Ferrell is the television-viewing equivalent of having a horrible skin disease.

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New medical research shows that man and women have different food cravings, men preferring meat and women preferring sweets. Scientists trace this back to caveman days when men had to go out and hunt for food, while women sat on their fat asses eating chocolates.
[ROFL]
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Adore Norm MacDonald. Until the Tina/Jimmy combo, I felt he was the best Weekend Update anchor ever.
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"crack whore"
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I wouldnt take that crap if I were you, Ralphie.
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Oh, I don't know, foundling. I'm pretty confident most people here know I would never whore myself out.

For crack.

[ February 14, 2005, 02:19 AM: Message edited by: Ralphie ]

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