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No. 354: "You're a Dead Man, Charlie Brown"

After drawing Peanuts for nearly 50 years, Charles Schulz, 77 and ailing, is putting down his pen. Participants are invited to describe his final strip. (Question courtesy of Jon Delfin.)

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Tuesday's Question (No. 353) "Bad-Ass Query"

General Motors made an announcement Monday involving two important words, one hyphenated, unlikely to show up in any of its forthcoming TV commercials. What two words?

"Crash-test puppies."--Michael Koegel

"Anti-lock and scrotum."--Tim Carvell

"Bodacious ta-tas."--Floyd Elliot

"Boutros and Boutros-Ghali, now that he's turned down the endorsement offer."--Francis Heaney (Heather Williams had a similar answer.)

"Shit-eating grins." The announcement was about G.M. execs' 1999 holiday bonuses."--Matt "Ein Nod" Heimer

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