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Oh, oh, the British are coming

7:17 PM Fri, May 25, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

As the summer travel season begins, a new survey ranking the worst tourists gives renewed meaning to the warning, "The British are coming." "Britons are among the rudest and meanest tourists in the world, according to the latest study," Sky......

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A stylish solution to Nantucket's messy dog problem?

3:00 PM Wed, May 23, 2007 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

On the eve of the important summer tourist season, the island of Nantucket has a dirty problem on its hands, or, really, on its feet. The island's dogs have been leaving more than paw prints on Nantucket's beautiful beaches, and......

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Proceed with caution: Yard sales up ahead

12:06 PM Fri, May 18, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

It's spring, time to brace for another annoying, overwhelming onslaught. No, we're not talking about swarming mosquitoes, allergies or torrential rains. We're talking about yard sales. That's the great American tradition where our neighbors haul their junk out of the......

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Already looking forward to the big Thanksgiving Day baseball game

3:26 PM Tue, May 15, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

With any luck, we New England baseball fans will celebrate another World Series championship shortly before Thanksgiving this year. Won't that make mom's turkey and stuffing taste even better? Major League Baseball is starting the World Series later this year,......

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If they're fighting at the symphony, how will they behave in the deli line?

3:30 PM Fri, May 11, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

What's happening to society? Will it get so bad that you can't go to the fights without a symphony breaking out? By now you must have heard about the fight Wednesday during a Boston Pops concert at Symphony Hall in......

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A new breed of prospect hits the old diamond

12:36 PM Wed, May 09, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The old baseball scout with the crooked hands of a catcher sat in a lawn chair on the edge of the park eyeing a prospect. The scout watched the prospect run to his left and snatch the bouncing ball, then......

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What did the guy in the headdress think of the queen's hat?

10:18 AM Fri, May 04, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

What are they thinking? Doesn't this photograph from the Associated Press make you think that these two people in the, uh, interesting hats have something amusing on their minds? This Native American and Queen Elizabeth II encountered each other......

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Is this America's revenge for 'Achy Breaky Heart?'

3:08 PM Wed, May 02, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Is America finally getting back at Billy Ray Cyrus for "Achy Breaky Heart," mullets and line dancing? For what seemed like an eternity in 1992, you couldn't listen to the radio for more than 10 minutes without hearing the mulleted......

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