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Sick of standardized testing? Bubble THIS in
"My kids, before their schooling is done and they begin their inevitable careers as underpaid but highly esteemed bloggers, will have endured, at a minimum, the STAR test, CAT/6, SAT, CAHSEE, and quite possibly the TACHS, COOP, SSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, the FAB 4 and the Dave Clark 5..."

Filing taxes is a breeze with Furbo Fax
"I just finished doing my tax returns for this year, which I always try to do in March so that I have plenty of time to recover from the nausea before hay fever season kicks in. I do my taxes with a computer program (I'll call it "Furbo Fax"), which is great for automating the process of reminding you how little money you make. First, it imports your return from the previous year, briefly displaying a little pop-up screen which says "Seriously? For a family of four?" and then creates a new, blank return..."

Presidential trivia unearthed!
"To celebrate Presidents Day, I have asked a respected authority on presidential history, Bill N. Committee, to join me and answer some questions, because he is as highly qualified on the subject as he is fictitious. Bill, as we honor our presidents on Monday, what should we remember, as we look back on the forty-odd men who have held this high office?..."

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