Some random dispatches from the word front . . .

Casting A Pall On Shock — When did it become mandatory for angry people to describe themselves as "shocked and appalled"?

Citizens are "shocked and appalled" by potholes, pooches and parking tickets. Public officials are "shocked and appalled" by crooks, cronies and crackpots. Newspaper readers are "shocked and appalled" by the overuse of alliteration.

OK, so there are a few tim ...

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