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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Column 94
“We celebrate the 4th because we got rid of the likes of you!”

The cry rang throughout the land…

“The British are coming! The British are coming!”

Most can identify the loudmouth as Paul Revere immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.”

Paul’s horse?

“Brown …

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Column HR93
“What a difference a day makes.” 24 little hours… and an era passes.

Prophetic or pathetic, work on this effort began with quotations (and nicknames) as the centerpiece…

From “The Bard” Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet): “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name …

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Column HR92
The world was Barry’s. He just let us live in it.

Mention the name William Shatner and the image of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise on Star Trek, comes to mind or maybe even an older Shatner doing commercials for Priceline.com. Lately Shatner has been walking …

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Column HR91
Take this Jason Collins!

Very seldom does Toeing the Oche break a blockbuster news story.

Like most dart writer’s plying their craft, it damn sure ain’t art. The ODC picks up bits and pieces, adds little darts gossip mixed in with a “tad” of mindless rambling for good measure.…

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Column HR90
Is it all lost for Adrian Lewis?

The former football coach at Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, was introduced to an adoring crowd as “St. Bobby.” After taking the microphone he explained, “The difference between a halo and a noose is about six inches.” With that short sentence Coach …

Saturday, April 13, 2013
Column HR89
Songkran – and redefining the term “arch rival”

Songkran is celebrated in Thailand usually from April 13th to the 16th.

One might axe, “So your point is?”

The point is that Toeing the Oche has a plethora of fans in the Land of Smiles who will be celebrating without …