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	<description>stories and opinions about business and life, and the occasional mute Donkey...</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sumth&#8217;n for Nuth&#8217;n</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/10/04/sumthn-for-nuthn/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/10/04/sumthn-for-nuthn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When your house is worth nothing and our economy is completely in the tank (soon), you will have the gentleman below to thank.  Rep. Barney Frank wanted to give people something for nothing.  Want a house?  No problem.  No down payment, no income to pay your mortgage, no nuth&#8217;n.  And to the bitter end, the honorable Rep. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Sexual Identity Disturbance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/07/13/sexual-identity-disturbance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/07/13/sexual-identity-disturbance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It took a while to wrap my mind around this story.
From the BBC:

An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (£79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay.
Danilo Giuffrida, now 26, told doctors he was homosexual during a medical examination for military service.
The information was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell phone addiction?</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/07/10/cell-phone-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From the BBC:

Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for addiction to their mobile phones, Spanish media report.
The children, aged 12 and 13, were sent to the clinic by their parents, who said they could not carry out normal activities without their handsets.
They were doing badly at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drunk mute donkey tries to row row his way home</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/07/01/drunk-mute-donkey-tries-to-row-row-his-way-home/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/07/01/drunk-mute-donkey-tries-to-row-row-his-way-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From the BBC:

A last drink proved one too many for a 78-year-old Swede who fell asleep while trying to row home - from Denmark.
Reports say the man had been drinking in the Danish town of Helsingor but found he did not have enough money for the ferry home to Sweden.
Instead of waiting until morning, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian &#8220;athletes&#8221; use steroids</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/29/bulgarian-athletes-use-steroids/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/29/bulgarian-athletes-use-steroids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Am I supposed to be shocked by this?
The BBC:
 
Bulgaria&#8217;s Weightlifting Federation has withdrawn its team from this summer&#8217;s Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters failed drugs tests.
The federation said eight men and three women had tested positive for the banned substance methandienon.
&#8230;&#8221;The federation decided to withdraw the weightlifting team - men and women -from the Olympics,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 mute Donkeys get pregnant&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/28/17-mute-donkeys-get-pregnant/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/28/17-mute-donkeys-get-pregnant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;and the mute donkey mayor can only talk about there not being a pact between the high school students.
BBC:

A US town mayor says there is &#8220;no evidence&#8221; to support claims that 17 Massachusetts schoolgirls became pregnant because of a &#8220;pregnancy pact&#8221;.
When details first emerged of the high rate of pregnancies at Gloucester High School, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only mute Donkeys try to have slaves</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/27/only-mute-donkeys-try-to-have-slaves/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/27/only-mute-donkeys-try-to-have-slaves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Two rich mute donkeys from New York tried (and succeeded) in keeping slaves in their house for many years.
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A wealthy New York woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves, forcing them to work up to 20 hours a day for years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only mute Donkeys pay for women</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/26/only-mute-donkeys-pay-for-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
I know I don&#8217;t have to convince you that this world is &#8220;going to hell in a hand basket&#8221; like my mom used to say, but this story should help clear it up a little.
From CNN:

Cops bust alleged brothel-on-wheels in Miami


MIAMI, Florida (AP) &#8211; An alleged brothel-on-wheels that authorities said they busted over the weekend gives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mute donkey puts cell phone up his donkey</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/25/mute-donkey-puts-cell-phone-up-his-donkey/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/25/mute-donkey-puts-cell-phone-up-his-donkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes being a mute donkey just stinks. This story from The Smoking Gun certainly speaks to that point.
Meet Jeffrey Barrier. The Ohio man allegedly used a cell phone camera to snap photos of a naked woman at a tanning salon Saturday and then hid the phone in his anus in a bid to thwart police. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spike Lee is a mute Donkey</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/24/spike-lee-is-a-mute-donkey/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/24/spike-lee-is-a-mute-donkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Spike Lee is a mute donkey for many reasons, his latest comment on Barack Obama just highlights that fact. (highlights added)
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be before Obama, &#8216;B.B.,&#8217; and after Obama &#8212; &#8216;A.B.&#8217; &#8212; and some folks need to get used to this,&#8221; Lee said. &#8220;And I&#8217;m going to be at the inauguration &#8212; getting my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Gonzalez is a mute Donkey</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/08/tony-gonzalez-is-a-mute-donkey/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/08/tony-gonzalez-is-a-mute-donkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING: Unless you have a pile full of cash do not attempt the following stunt.
Posted on The World From Our Window:
Recently, Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Tony Gonzalez committed himself to his &#8220;wife&#8221; in a commitment ceremony. You can view Tony talking about the ceremony HERE. By the way, the ceremony was officiated by a professing Christian, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fly the skinny skies</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/06/fly-the-skinny-skies/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/06/fly-the-skinny-skies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
BBC reports on an Indian court ruling giving state run airlines the right to ban &#8220;fat&#8221; air hostesses.
The Delhi high court was responding to a case filed by five air hostesses who had been grounded by the airline for being too fat to fly.
 
The judges agreed with the airline&#8217;s view that overweight crew present a safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mute Donkey&#8217;s are not allowed to&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/04/mute-donkeys-are-not-allowed-to/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/06/04/mute-donkeys-are-not-allowed-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;the Shanghai International Film Festival. 





Sharon Stone is not welcome at this year&#8217;s Shanghai International Film Festival, organisers said Wednesday, as anger continued to boil over her suggestion that China&#8217;s earthquake was karmic payback for its handling of Tibet.Stone attended last year&#8217;s edition of the festival to promote anti-ageing creams for Christian Dior, but the company removed all ads in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mute Donkey claims it was just a kiss&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/31/mute-donkey-claims-it-was-just-a-kiss/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/31/mute-donkey-claims-it-was-just-a-kiss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This girl is a true mute donkey if she thinks that this lame defense will work.
Gianna Vigliotti, who was pulled over by police as she swerved in and out of her lane on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset Friday night, said that&#8217;s exactly what happened to her, according to court documents. 
After the 17-year-old from Glen Cove [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mute Kangaroo&#8217;s?</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/28/mute-kangaroos/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/28/mute-kangaroos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 21:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A man was pardoned in Australia for a murder he did not commit. Good right? Too bad he was executed 86 years ago.
A man hanged in 1922 for the murder and rape of a young girl in the southern Australian city of Melbourne was posthumously pardoned for the crime on Tuesday after new tests found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offspring of mute Donkeys for sale</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/27/offspring-of-mute-donkeys-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/27/offspring-of-mute-donkeys-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 06:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
A couple of mute Donkeys put their baby up for sale:
 
A couple has been arrested in what Canadian police said on Tuesday was an apparent offer to sell a seven-day-old baby girl on Craigslist for C$10,000 ($10,100).
A woman who saw the offer on the popular website alerted police who tracked down the 23-year-old mother and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mute Donkey has sex with cars</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/27/mute-donkey-has-sex-with-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/27/mute-donkey-has-sex-with-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 09:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s hard to believe this story, but this mute Donkey does indeed carry on sexual relationships with vehicles.
Edward Smith, who lives with his current &#8220;girlfriend&#8221; – a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, insisted that he was not &#8220;sick&#8221; and had no desire to change his ways.
&#8220;I appreciate beauty and I go a little bit beyond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donkey Jailed in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/25/donkey-jailed-in-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/25/donkey-jailed-in-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 22:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
This is a perfect post for muteDonkey.  Apparently, the Mexican jails have room for more convicts, even if they are animals.  Read and enjoy:
Mexican jail releases disruptive donkey
I guess it makes sense.  With all the bad guys from Mexico in our jails, I imagine theirs are pretty empty.
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		<title>The New Spam, &#8220;Organizational Announcements&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/25/the-new-spam-organizational-announcements/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/25/the-new-spam-organizational-announcements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 22:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I have been receiving a lot of spam through my email at work, Organizational Announcements.  I am getting these emails more often than viagra or cialis email and the spam filters don&#8217;t seem to catch these.  You know the ones:
I am pleased to announce that Josephine Smosephine has been promoted to Director of Sales.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey buckles up his beer</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/21/mutedonkey-buckles-up-his-beer/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2008/05/21/mutedonkey-buckles-up-his-beer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 01:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trossi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest mute donkey decided that it would be more important that his beer was safe rather than his own child.
Police said they were &#8220;shocked and appalled&#8221; when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia&#8217;s Northern Territory.
They said the 30-can pack of beer was strapped down between two adults in the back, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey Nominations:  Week of Nov 12, 2007</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/12/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-nov-12-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/12/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-nov-12-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Submit your nominee for the muteDonkey of the Week contest.  You can submit your nominee by commenting on this post with their picture and a story about why thy deserve this honorable distinction. Yes, you can nominate yourself.  Politicians, Hollywood Elites, and Lawyers are always fair game. These folks generally prove to be muteDonkeys on a regular basis, so it shouldn&#8217;t be difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike&#8217;s going to France!!!</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/08/mikes-going-to-france/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/08/mikes-going-to-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I work with a guy, lets call him Mike.  Mike travels OFTEN, but always stays comfortably within the borders of the good old USA.  That is about to change!  Mike is going to be going to France.  This will be Mike&#8217;s first experience with &#8220;real&#8221; international travel (because going to Mexico doesn&#8217;t count).  Now, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 1K Letter - An Update</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/08/the-1k-letter-an-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/08/the-1k-letter-an-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As I stated in a previous post, I have achieved the glorious distinction of being a 1K Frequent Flyer.  I am currently sitting in the Narita, Japan Star Alliance lounge and wanted to give you an update of the differences between flying as a non-1K member and a 1K member.  There is almost no difference.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey.com Gets a Face Lift!</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/07/mutedonkeycom-gets-a-face-lift/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/07/mutedonkeycom-gets-a-face-lift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For every season&#8230;
muteDonkey.com is going through a fairly major renovation, to a little more sophisticated format.  Over time, I will be adding more and more information to make it useful, and it will always have a link back to the blog.  It will be a combination of useful and fun.  Submit ideas and I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appreciate Your Job (unless it is on this list)&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/06/appreciate-your-job-unless-it-is-on-this-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/06/appreciate-your-job-unless-it-is-on-this-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest journey to Asia (1 week in Japan, 2 weeks in Singapore) is coming to a close and the desire to be home is growing very strong.  During these times, I have a tendency to wonder why I do what I do.  Weeks at a time away from my family, living in a hotel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey Nominations:  Week of Nov 5, 2007</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/05/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-nov-5-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/05/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-nov-5-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Submit your nominee for the muteDonkey of the Week contest.  You can submit your nominee by commenting on this post with their picture and a story about why thy deserve this honorable distinction. Yes, you can nominate yourself.  Politicians, Hollywood Elites, and Lawyers are always fair game. These folks generally prove to be muteDonkeys on a regular basis, so it shouldn&#8217;t be difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Email Disclaimer Fun!</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/04/email-disclaimer-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/04/email-disclaimer-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[That last post was a little heavy, so here is one that you can have fun with.  About a year ago, the lawyers got involved in our E-mail at work.  This meant that we needed to add disclaimers to the bottom of any E-mail that was going to be distributed outside of the company.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Hollywood Schmuck</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/02/another-hollywood-schmuck/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/02/another-hollywood-schmuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, someone from Hollywood championing something worthwhile.  Mel Brooks is trying to save the word &#8220;schmuck.&#8221;  Apparently, statistics show that the word &#8220;schmuck&#8221; was only used 11 times in 2006 by people other than Mel Brooks.  As it turns out, I know about the other 11!  I slowly worked through my interactions with co-workers during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood on Strike</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/02/hollywood-on-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/02/hollywood-on-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Good News: There is a very good chance that the Hollywood screenwriters will go on strike.
Bad News: Reruns and reality shows will continue to run.
Good News: The American public could get bored with the reruns and stop watching the television.  The results:
~Parents might actually pay attention to their children.
~Families might actually exercise together.  The glut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Like a Long Elevator Ride</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/01/i-like-a-long-elevator-ride/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/11/01/i-like-a-long-elevator-ride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of labeling myself as a complete geek or whack job, I have to admit that I like riding in elevators. I haven’t really analyzed why I like elevator rides so much, but I do.  I especially like riding elevators in places like China, Japan, and Singapore where the buildings are very tall.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tis the season - Halloween 2</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/tis-the-season-halloween-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/tis-the-season-halloween-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Admitedly, the following images are not of a donkey.  They are, however, of the same equus family (just not of the asinus variety).  But it occurs to me that if you forget to carve the pumpkin as shown in &#8220;tis the season - Halloween&#8221; post, there is a recovery plan.  Go buy a horse and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tis the season - Halloween</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/tis-the-season-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/tis-the-season-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lets face it.  You should have had your pumpkin carved a week or two ago.  If you have waited until now, you are procrastinating.  One reason you might be procrastinating is that you lack imagination when it comes to designing and carving cool pumpkin designs.  Well, procrastinate no further.  There is a great website with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Mortem Political Potshots</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/post-mortem-political-potshots/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/31/post-mortem-political-potshots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most people decompose when they are dead and buried.  Amazingly, the late President Gerald Ford is composing!  Apparently, President Ford was not very Presidential in private and was happy to take potshots at anyone and everyone.  President Ford did this in private, but within eat shot of Thomas DeFrank who published these quips in his book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stolidus Equus Asinus</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/stolidus-equus-asinus/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/stolidus-equus-asinus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[stolidus:  dull, obtuse, dull-witted, dumb.
equus asinus:  donkey, ass.
I was contemplating the URL stolidusEquusAsinus.com, but it just doesn&#8217;t have the same ring to it as muteDonkey.com!
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		<title>The 1K Letter (frequent flyer&#8217;s delight)</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/the-1k-letter-frequent-flyers-delight/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/the-1k-letter-frequent-flyers-delight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I achieved a milestone on my latest trip to SE Asia, I became a 1K member in my &#8220;preferred carrier&#8217;s&#8221; frequent flyer program.  Even if they send the obligatory “Congratulations!” letter, I won’t get to read it for the next couple weeks because this is a long trip.  But that doesn’t stop me from imagining what the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of My Password</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/the-evolution-of-my-password/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/the-evolution-of-my-password/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is with fear and trepidation that I enter this week.  The reason?  Next week, I will be required to change my password on our LAN, an event that now occurs at least once per quarter.  Why should this cause anxiety?  Three reasons:

It will take me a week to figure out a good password that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey Nominations:  Week of Oct 29, 2007.</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-oct-29-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-oct-29-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/29/mutedonkey-nominations-week-of-oct-29-2007/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Submit your nominee for the muteDonkey of the Week contest.  You can submit your nominee by commenting on this post with their picture and a story about why thy deserve this honorable distinction. Yes, you can nominate yourself.  Politicians, Hollywood Elites, and Lawyers are always fair game. These folks generally prove to be muteDonkeys on a regular basis, so it shouldn&#8217;t be difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>is anybody out there?</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/26/is-anybody-out-there/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/26/is-anybody-out-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with a bit of sad resignation that I have to admit that Despair has it right (like most of the stuff on the site).
 
I can&#8217;t confirm it for sure, but I think that I am the only person that actually reads this blog.  I am certainly the only person that posts to it.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funny Words and Phrases</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/25/funny-words-and-phrases/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/25/funny-words-and-phrases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lets face it.  Some people are more clever than others and use great words and phrases as just part of their daily lexicon.  I am going to keep listening and updating this post as I run across new material.  Here is what I have so far&#8230;
Phrases:

Farting against thunder  (SH)
The natural progression is Crawl, Walk, Run, but instead we seem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOX (Sabanes-Oxley Act of 2002) Sucks!</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/sox-sabanes-oxley-act-of-2002-sucks/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/sox-sabanes-oxley-act-of-2002-sucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A warning:  This post is going to get revised a lot over the next few days, weeks, and months.  A few reasons:  First, it is an EXTREMELY important topic for publically traded  American companies.  Second, it is sucking the life out of publically traded American companies.  The fine folks at Wikipedia have been working on this topic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Imaging&#8221; your Web Address Icon</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/imaging-your-web-address-icon/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/imaging-your-web-address-icon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted the web address icon to be an image that I selected instead of the standard IE &#8220;e&#8221; image.  Simple enough.  I search the web and found some posts that explained how to do it.  I tried and tried, with no success.  Eventually, I happened upon a nice little website in the UK that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Peters&#8217; SAP Questions</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/tom-peters-sap-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/tom-peters-sap-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/24/tom-peters-sap-questions/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if Tom Peters is serious with his question, &#8220;Should I buy SAP or invest in my team?&#8220;, but it seems like we could give him advice. After implementing 7 domestic sites and 7 international sites on SAP (and 5 more international site to go), you would think we would be experts at answering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey for the week of October 21, 2007</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/23/mutedonkey-for-the-week-of-october-21-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/23/mutedonkey-for-the-week-of-october-21-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Celebs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hall of Fame]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So far, Ellen is taking the award for the week of October 21, 2007. She has proven herself a muteDonkey by not just saying, &#8220;Yeah, I gave up the dog.&#8221; She could have made America a better place by letting everyone know that animals are lower on the food chain than humans (contrary to what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>muteDonkey for the Week of October 14, 2007</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/14/mutedonkey-for-the-week-of-october-14-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/14/mutedonkey-for-the-week-of-october-14-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Celebs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hall of Fame]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Needing no introduction, Britney takes the muteDonkey of the week award for October 14, 2007. After dropping her babies on the floor, showing her crotch to the world, shaving her head, heading for detox (multiple times), etc., etc., this train wreck could have laid low like her buddy Paris and made America a better place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change the Subject, Please!</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/14/change-the-subject-please/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/14/change-the-subject-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed an alarming trend in email lately; changing the subject in the body of the email without changing the subject line of the email. So, why is this a problem? For me personally, there are three primary reasons:
Reason One. I am trying to avoid the annoying email administrator emails that state, &#8220;You have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did you get my Skype picture?</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/06/did-you-get-my-skype-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/06/did-you-get-my-skype-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A little background: As a group, we had just started using Skype for the majority of our chat and calls. One of the fun things about Skype is that you can personalize it, including adding a picture that describes you a little better than the default Skype picture, which is:

This image appears in the contacts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sushi Follie&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/05/sushi-follie/</link>
		<comments>http://blogspot.mutedonkey.com/2007/10/05/sushi-follie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was the end of a long Singapore day when the typical subject of &#8220;What should we eat tonight,&#8221; came up. The decision, sushi. As anyone will attest, I will generally eat anything, but sushi is not my favorite. Being a good sport, I complied. We decided to eat at sushi restaurant in Chimes because [...]]]></description>
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