Originally posted by Voltron

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Ronald McDonald, Grimace, Fry Bushes, Dirty Bird, Hamburgler, Mayor McCheese... am I missing anyone?

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Originally posted by geeogree

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Rogue: thanks. I appreciate the fact that someone did this. No other board I'm on made a birthday thread for me and the fact that someone here did is surprising. Thank you.

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Originally posted by Random press release

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From: tim@worldaheadpublishing.com [mailto:tim@worldaheadpublishing.com]
Sent: Tue 3/28/2006 9:25 AM
To: Viking News
Subject: Hillary is going to jail, and charity will benefit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
28 March 2006

CONTACT: Tim Bueler
(530) 401-3285

HILLARY IS GOING TO JAIL, AND CHARITY WILL BENEFIT

Winning bidder of charity auction will be turned into a cartoon hero who
apprehends liberal villain Hillary in an upcoming kid's book. Proceeds from the
eBay auction will benefit a charity supporting U.S. soldiers. A chance to become
a role model for kids across the country.

Los Angeles, CA - All signs indicate that a liberal politician from Congress
named Hillary might be going to jail, and charity is going to benefit. But it
may not be the Hillary that you think.

Hillary Clunkton, the fictional cartoon villain from the children's books "Help!
Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed" (Kids Ahead; hardcover; ISBN 0976726904)
and "Help! Mom! Hollywood's in My Hamper" (Kids Ahead; hardcover: $15.95; ISBN
0976726912), will get her comeuppance later this year in an upcoming "Help!
Mom!" book by author Katharine DeBrecht. And the hero who apprehends the
tax-and-spend liberal in the kid's book will be the real-life winner of a
charity auction that is currently open for bids on eBay.

The high bidder of the auction will be caricatured by Reuben Award-winning
artist Jim Hummel and written into DeBrecht's upcoming illustrated children's
book--which will be published by Kids Ahead and sold in bookstores nationwide in
late-2006--as the hero who finally gives Hillary what she deserves for being
bossy and constantly trying to tell families what to do.

All proceeds from the eBay auction will go to benefit Operation Gratitude, a
charity that sends care packages to U.S. troops stationed overseas.

"I can't publicly reveal what the cause of Congresswoman Hillary Clunkton's
downfall will be," says DeBrecht, whose first book featured the Hillary Clinton
look-alike joining with a Ted Kennedy doppelganger to tax and regulate a
lemonade stand. "Maybe she'll be sent to detention for demanding that kids hand
over their lunch money as campaign donations. Or perhaps she'll be sent up the
river for trying to snatch gifts from Santa's sleigh for an affirmative action
program for naughty kids. You just never know what a liberal like Hillary is
going to do next!"

DeBrecht's conservative children's books have been warmly received by families
who support traditional values since her first title debuted last fall.
"Liberals Under My Bed" hit #1 on the Barnes & Noble website while drawing
praise from Rush Limbaugh and scorn from liberals, including Alan Colmes, Ron
Reagan, Andrew Sullivan, the Daily Kos blog, and Hillary Clinton's press
secretary. Her new book, "Hollywood's in My Hamper," lampoons left-wing
celebrities such as Madonna, Barbra Streisand, and Sean Penn, while teaching
children that Hollywood stars don't always know best.

"Liberals have been targeting children in their war on traditional values for
years," says DeBrecht, a mother of three. "Since they can't persuade adult
voters to abandon personal responsibility and embrace the welfare state, they
have instead chosen to flood our classrooms and libraries with books about gay
kings, socialist fish, and even marijuana use. It's time to put a stop to
it--and ironically Hillary is going to help us do just that!"

The charity auction--which is titled "Star in a Kid's Book & Send Hillary to
Jail"--will be accepting bids on eBay from now until April 6. The winning
bidder, who will be immortalized as a sure-to-be-legendary children's hero, will
also receive an autographed copy of the illustration depicting him or her
apprehending Hillary.

About Kids Ahead:
Kids Ahead is an imprint of Los Angeles-based World Ahead Publishing, the West
Coast's leading publisher of conservative books. Visit http://www.helpmombooks.com
to learn more.

World Ahead Publishing, Kids Ahead, and Katharine DeBrecht are not affiliated
with Operation Gratitude or eBay.

Contact Information:
To interview author Katharine DeBrecht, contact Tim Bueler at (530) 401-3285.

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Originally posted by Reuters

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Ex-Village People Singer Faces Jail Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO (March 28) - The singer who dressed as a policeman in the flamboyant late 1970s disco band "Village People" has been arrested after disappearing while drug and gun charges against him were pending, officials said on Monday.

Victor Willis, who co-wrote some of the band's hits such as "In the Navy" and "YMCA" has had a number of run-ins with the law since he left the group in 1980 and now faces as much as five years in prison, said Morley Pitt, assistant district attorney in San Mateo County south of San Francisco.

"It's just sad that his life has spiraled down to the point where in all likelihood he's going to go to prison," Pitt, who said he enjoys the song "YMCA," told Reuters. "You never like to see anybody go to prison, let alone somebody who is 54 years old."

Willis was arrested last year on charges of possessing a gun and cocaine, but he disappeared after agreeing to a plea deal that set a maximum sentence of 16 months behind bars, Pitt said.

He was re-arrested on Sunday and the singer is due in court on Tuesday.

Because he went missing, the San Francisco-area resident now faces as much as four years, four months in prison on those charges, as well as an additional eight months on possible new narcotics charges, Pitt said.

Easily remembered for their outlandish costumes including a construction worker, a policeman, a cowboy and a leather-clad biker, the Village People were one of the best known bands of the disco era. Their song "YMCA" is also a favorite gay anthem.

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