Th-that’s all folks

Published 10:39 pm Thursday, April 30, 2009

Keep your distance, Porky: Concerned about potential cases of swine flu here, Snohomish County residents are stocking up on hand sanitizer and face masks.

While we’re all for preventative medicine, the doctors at The Buzz Clinic recommend a more direct precaution. If you can put lipstick on a pig, then you ought to be able to get it to wear a face mask.

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Fix it again, Tony: In an attempt to survive, Chrysler, the smallest of the Big Three automakers, has filed for bankruptcy. When it emerges from Chapter 11, it will be owned and run by Italian carmaker Fiat, the United Auto Workers and the U.S. government.

“Big Two automakers” kinda rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?

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Paint the town red: The Eastern Washington town of Mesa may have to declare bankruptcy because it owes $246,000 in legal fees and fines following a lawsuit by a former mayor.

Once it emerges from bankruptcy, Mesa will be owned by the Mesa Brew-N-Bowl, Al’s Hardware and the Quit-Yer-Stitchin’ Quilt Guild.