A Paradorx from Massachusetts

BILLINGSGATE JOURNAL (Dateline San Diego)

BULLETIN: Having been severely castigated by readers on two different fronts regarding The Three Stooges blog, it is now necessary to clear the air.

Regarding Ted Kennedy, a reader from San Diego said that Teddy didn't graduate from Harvard. Upon checking his biography it was found that he did indeed graduate from this Ivy League bastion of integrity. After first being suspended for hiring someone to take his Spanish final in 1951, he entered the Army and served 2 years attached to SHAPE Headquarters in Paris where he first learned to kiss French ass (or French kiss ass). Pick your favorite. Eventually he re-entered Harvard and graduated in 1956 and went on to get a Law Degree at the University of Virginia.

The other reader asked why I included Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank as one of the Three Stooges. BILLINGSGATE apologizes for taking this literary license because Barney Frank has not as yet made any reported comment on the Iraqi election. He was thrown into the mix solely because I needed a name to fill out the troika. He was the third leg of a two legged stool and was needed to provide the THONK! to the skulls of the real Stooges, Johnny and Teddy. Also, he appeared to be the most likely one to WOOB! WOOB! while having his nose pulled through a keyhole. Again, I apologize.

BULLETIN: I hope everyone is satisfied with the amended title. For those readers savvy enough to be literate, please do not write me to say that the plural of "paradox" is not "paradorx". BILLINGSGATE was born at night, but not last night. If you keep bitching every time I loosen up with the English language, I will never have time to discuss the issues. Give me a break!