Laugh Lines
* Friday is the start of the Christmas shopping season. And here is what you are most likely to hear Dad say on the biggest shopping day of the year, says Kenny Noble Cortes: “Darn, I could have sworn we parked right here.â€
* The airlines report that 200 million Americans will travel this holiday season. Anything to avoid having the relatives over, says Camille Brewster.
* The FDA just approved a new drug for obesity; they say it causes modest weight loss when combined with diet and exercise. But then, so do Hostess Twinkies, notes Argus Hamilton.
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