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So, turns out that Sarah Palin can't really see those Alaskan islands from her house, after all.

Seems that was only an... _______ ________ .

[Come on, you can do it!]

New Rules: Etiquette

(yes, I'm stealing the format from Bill Maher)

New Rule: from now on, if someone offers you something, and you would like to have it, you can accept it by saying "Thay-inks, but no thay-inks!" and then reaching out and taking it anyway.