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Warning: This Column Could Hurt Recently I've been thinking about warnings and disclaimers. In a society where the quickest road to wealth seems to be the lawsuit, every product and service has an ever increasing list. You've read them: Don't take this drug if you're currently taking Ibuprofen, Penicillin, or Campbell's Chicken Soup. Don't operate this grass trimmer if you're under the influence of alcohol or Zen Buddhism. The characters and events in this sit com are completely made up and any resemblance to actual events and people is wholly coincidental ("The bum just looks like you, Uncle Charlie"). So I've decided that to be in line with the times I need my own warnings and disclaimers for this column. Since the emotionally unstable or intellectually gullible might place too much faith in these words--might even act on things I have to say here--I've devised a test to weed them out. Some warnings Please don't read this column if . . .
A disclaimer Finally, I include a brief disclaimer, just in case any of you try to get your money back for this newspaper (if you're reading this on the web, you've paid no money, but here's the disclaimer anyway). Warning: This column might not help--might even hurt-- the following:
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