Abercrombie and Fitch decided to ditch their soft porn, homoerotic catalog of nude teens prancing in the surf this year to reflect the mood of the nation. “The magazine tends to be very irreverent and funny,” A&F spokesman Hampton Carney told the Reuters news service. “I don’t think the country would have received it properly. It seemed out of step with the solemn mood we’re all in.”

"The security requirements prohibit passengers from taking certain items in their carry-on bags, which include: knives of any length, cutting instruments of every kind (metallic or nonmetallic), including carpet knives, box cutters and other folding or retractable blades regardless of length. " American Airlines Thanksgiving Travel Tips, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001

Sens. Feinstein and Kyl and Oracle Corp. want to bring about Big Brother in the form of national ID cards. Hitler thought it a good idea too. Of course Oracle is eyeing the green. Perhaps for every swipe of an Oracle ID card, the company should pay 10 cents toward the set-up of a grievance center. Watch how quick the tune will change.

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