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If any of you share my interest in harness racing, you may remember that the 1970 Hambletonian was won by a horse
named Timothy T. According to The Washington Post account of the story, Timothy T. evidently has an interesting
background: "Timothy T.—sired by Ayres, the 1964 Hambletonian winner with John Simpson in the sulky—won the
first heat going away."

I really like The Washington Post. Some time ago it ran an article titled "Antibiotic-Combination Drugs Used to Treat
Colds Banned by FDA." Perhaps the next FDA regulation will ban all colds, and virologists will have to find a
different line of work.

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As is well known, The Washington Post has won several Pulitzers. But sometimes their proofreaders are caught
napping. An example is the following (from the 1 November 1979 issue of the Post ):

'Suicide Forest' Toll 43 So Far This Year
Reuters

FUJI-YOSHIDA, Japan, Oct. 31—The bodies of 43 suicides were recovered this year from the infamous "Forest of No Return" at the
foot of Mount Fuji near here, police said today.

In the final search of the year, police and firemen combed the forest yesterday and found five bodies.

At least 176 bodies have been recovered from the area since 1975.
A novel published in 1960 in Japan June 7. A joke's a joke, but hey, cut called Edwards that same afternoon, covered from the area since
1975.

Joyce Selcnick was not amued. She and later serialized on television glamorized the forest as a place for peaceful death, especially for
persons thwarted in love.

Ó1993 United Feature Syndicate
PEANUTS reprinted by permission of United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

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