09 Jan 2007
Source of stench: NY or NJ?

Sometimes a headline says it all ....

AP - It's what New Yorkers like to say when they get a whiff of something funky: "Must be New Jersey." They said it again this week when a mysterious gas-like odor wafted across Manhattan and New Jersey. To which some indignant New Jerseyans said it's the New Yorkers who are smelling up the joint.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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Scooby-Doo's creator dies
Muttley

Well, he was also responsible for my favorite cartoon dog of all time: Muttley! The snicker, the self-hugging and the unintelligible mumble ... what was there not to love about this aeronautical pup? RIP, Mr. Takamoto, your creations will live on forever.

Iwao Takamoto, the US animator responsible for cartoon dogs Scooby-Doo and Muttley, dies in Los Angeles.

(link) [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]

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