Friday, April 11, 2014

Mediocre

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GIGO

“We are given in our newspapers and on TV and radio exactly what we, the public, insist on having, and this very frequently is mediocre information and mediocre entertainment.”


—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1964), First Lady, 1959


• Editorial Comment: That’s fair.












PeezPix by Ted Pease 
 
Ted’s Outhouse









PeezPix. ted.pease@gmail.com

 
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