'Fix Unnecessary Ellipses First... Please'
After we unleashed our wrath about the world's unruly use of exclamation points in emails, we got to thinking: Which other punctuation marks could we do without?
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When The Atlantic Wire's John Hudson suggested that New York Times columnists David Brooks and Paul Krugman should settle their apparently simmering dispute once and for all, one commenter disagreed.
After we unleashed our wrath about the world's unruly use of exclamation points in emails, we got to thinking: Which other punctuation marks could we do without?
A lot of people weighed in on John Hudson's post about the "swift-boating" of President Barack Obama, most either to remind us of George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" moment, or to call Obama a socialist, but one take on the ad actually was pretty original.
Now that it's been suggested, we can't think of a better rock-n-roll comparison for North Korea.
Clearly, we've found someone who didn't vote for American Idol's Colton Dixon last night.
We could argue all day about whether or not Time's annual 100 Most Influential List -- or any list for that matter -- really says anything relevant about what's happening now.
The freakout over a Tina Brown Newsweek cover story is basically becoming a cliché at this point, but the addition of Slate's contrarian-at-large Katie Roiphe made this week's troll-bait all but irresistible.
Ann Romney may not have a full-time job per se, but we can all give her credit for struggling to raise five boys, especially with of millions of dollars to pay for help.
For some people, it wasn't easy to say goodbye to Rick Santorum on Tuesday, when the Republican hopeful announced he'd be dropping out of the presidential race.
With Geraldo Rivera's lame apology for his Trayvon Martin hoodie comment today, we got a suggestion for a new show for the now-shamed Fox News pundit from commenter W. Brian Tucker.
It was exactly one month ago that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin, and so we decided to pick a comment somewhat at random out of our most active thread of the day.
Even fed-up former Googlers who have migrated to Bing can't really get away from the search giant.
Responding to today's post on Newt's relationship to evangelicals, commenter "stefanstackhouse" writes:
We're not sure Herman Cain would like this commenter's newer, sexier version of his foreign policy map.
Hearing voices in your head while you read isn't always a good thing
A reader has a novel way to up female membership
One commenter doesn't get why the U.S. needs to listen to the credit rating agency
One commenter has a few questions about the now-shuttered News of the World
Then maybe there wouldn't be a lockout next season, suggests one commenter
A reader's thoughts on just what the bureau will be reporting
A commenter parses the difference between Tokyo Electric and U.S. utilities
A reader posits that most poets probably don't read poetry, either
Noting the "lousy job" that all networks are doing to educate viewers
His assumed expertise on Venezuela reminds our commenter of a commercial
An erudite limerick to round out the day
So it's OK to remain scared
It's May, it's New York, you're getting paid--things could be worse
So stop trying, Tom Coburn
How to talk about DSK's past
It's sort of like how only the bourgeois worry about being bourgeois
Only two types of people will be getting their updates
That hardly seems fair to the ladies
Two commenters on the Redskins owner's proclivity for legal action
A commenter presumably a lawyer looks back on a career of lyrics-quoting
A young nudist comes forward with a proposal
In the wake of bin Laden's death, the one-liners just keep on coming
You'd think a $1 million compound would have better mattresses
The Atlantic Wire regrets the error
Claims he broke his own record by penning the winning New Yorker caption once more
Why we should have seen the location revelations coming
There's precedent for HBO's 'Goon Squad' adaptation
A commenter points to a different problem iPhone users may be having
A certain conservative activist is never gonna give you up
A commenter questions whether it was even smart from a scientific standpoint
Farewell to a non-living legend
Life without sugar sounds pretty sour
How do television doctors spend their free time?
Commenter kindasorta offers vivid similes to the endless "Twin Peaks" debate
Five Guys and In-N-Out do battle in the comments
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