How exciting! Ohio finally joins the 20th century as my E-ZPass transponder as arrived in the mail. This will free me, allegedly, from waiting in lines at the Ohio Turnpike toll booths. No more fishing for change. No more waiting for the clueless. No more handing a card to the toll booth worker to swipe like a credit card (did that really save more than 10 seconds?). No more waiting for people to get a receipt.

Imagine the possibilities. Driving straight through to Canada for a Tim Horton's. Getting to IKEA in Pittsburgh 2 minutes quicker. Making trips to Wrigley Field without stopping. Going on turnpikes just to use E-ZPass. Ah, heaven.

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I've noticed Jim Breuer on his pizza commercials lately. Now it looks like he'll star in a sitcom. Based on his real life.

Forget bouncing naked on a trampoline, can Matthew McConaughey stand by himself? Stewie still hates him.

Tom DeLay with a brutal assessment of his own party. Combined with video of him dancing, I'd say he's not running for anything soon.

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After Manchester United defeated Manchester City this past weekend with 5-and-a-half minutes of extra time added to the second half, this controversy of extra time has exploded. Well, someone checked. Manchester United does, in fact, get the extra time at home. But what it doesn't reveal is how many times did they score with that extra time, which should be the point and easy to compile if you've already taken it this far.

What, you want me to talk about the Game Respecters, who lost again tonight, 11-3?

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61 Across: House majority leader of the early 1970s (9 letters) Answer: Hale Boggs