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  It's further evidence of how she balances the ticket. Mr. Mondale kept his to honor his father....
• Gerry Ferraro says voters face a "stark choice" in November.
  Right. Stay home and be apathetic or go to the polls and be reluctant....
• Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
  Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will never be able to support you....
• The big question facing Democrats now is whether Gerry Ferraro's coattails are long enough to carry Fritz Mondale into office with her.
• Gerry Ferraro is proving a more exciting campaigner than Fritz Mondale.
  To have avoided that, Mr. Mondale would have had to run with, uh, Mr. Mondale....
• Although picking Gerry Ferraro was a bold move for Mr.
  Mondale, an even bolder one would have been to pick Jane Wyman....
• True Story? Last weekend I was in the grocery store getting a gallon of milk.
  As a walk up to the check out line the lady in front of me turns around and says, " You are such a doll, you look almost identical to my daughter....
• Not so famous quotes Ah yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.
  --Robin Williams Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself....
• Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer! Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home.
  After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them, shouting pleas to come out and give himself up....