"Doctor! Doctor! It hurts my career when I do this!" "So don't do that!"

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On the baseball blog earlier today, I gave my initial reaction to the news that Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez had been suspended for using a banned substance- a particularly unusual one.

Overheard in a doctor's office, somewhere in Southern California:

"Mr. Ramirez, I have good news and bad news."

"Okay, Doctor, I can take it. What's the bad news?"

"You tested positive for a banned substance and they're suspending you for 50 games."

"Oh My God! What's the good news?"

"You're pregnant with octuplets."

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Over dinner just now, we got riffing on the story a bit more.

Eleanor: Well, at least now the Octo-Mom will have someone to hang out with.

Me: Yeah, now that he has all this time off, he can babysit for her.

Eleanor: ::spit-takes on chili::

Me: No, he'll be good at it. He's already used to working with eight other guys at a time.

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[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

Nothing I can add can improve this post. Now I have to wash Diet Pepsi off my laptop screen.