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No. 269: "Coaching Staff"

Sometime Thursday, Queen Elizabeth will take off her crown, put on a purple and green dress in a thistle pattern, and step into her carriage. Where's she going?

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Wednesday's Question (No. 268)--"Pyramid Power":

Today a 180-nation conference is to present the U.N. General Assembly with an action plan to reduce world population growth by employing the Cairo Strategy. Which is what?

"Post the Ten Commandments inside every classroom."--Katherine Hobson

"Not having sex with Jews."--Jon Hotchkiss

"The reintroduction of big cats into major urban centers."--Jeff Brax

"Cancel plans for Straight Pride Month."--Sean Fitzpatrick (Jim O'Grady had a similar answer.)

"I missed the last couple of days because of a computer crash. Is it too late to make fun of Giuliani?"--Greg Diamond

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