Smear the queer Smear the queer (often just called smear) is a rougher tag variant more common among older children and teenagers. In this game, "it" is instead called "the queer" (the word is used in the Victorian sense of "strange person" rather than the modern definition of "homosexual," though contemporary players may interpret it in the latter sense). The queer does not try to tag the other players; instead, he tries to avoid being tagged, or, more often, tackled (knocked down to the ground). Smear the queer is often played with an object such as a ball which is held by the "queer". Once the "queer" is tagged or tackled, he throws the object into the air. The other players then try to grab the And Barak Obama is only the fifth African Ameri- The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder object, thus becoming the new "queer." Unlike other can to be elected to the US Senate since the end of 11/5/04 forms of tag, those who stay "it" the longest are the Civil War 139 years ago. considered the best players. en.wikipedia.org

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Frazz by Jef Mallett 11/14/04 A glass ceiling is an unofficial barrier to an upper management or such prominent position within a company or other organization which certain groups, particularly women, are perceived to be unable to cross. The term refers to the removal of formal barriers to career advancement when it is nevertheless believed that these groups are still kept out via discrimination. en.wikipedia.org

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Not long after the news of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal broke, cartoons like these began to appear. Their purpose was to downplay the horror of the photos documenting that abuse by suggesting that the atrocities under Sadaam’s regime were just as bad, if not worse.