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1. almost 4 years ago on Doonesbury

   Or 400 years.

2. almost 4 years ago on Bloom County

   My first job paid $1.25 an hour. When I got a summer job working for the post office through civil service I had it made—it paid $2.32 an hour. Of course, tuition, fees, and room and board for college was only $8,000 for all four years. And that was out-of-state tuition.

3. almost 4 years ago on Gil Thorp

   It was the World Health Organization.

4. almost 4 years ago on Doonesbury

   It’s not quite over yet. They can ask the entire D.C. Circuit to reconsider the panel decision. They would need 6 of 11 votes. Or they could appeal to SCOTUS, but that is stacked against them.

5. almost 4 years ago on Gil Thorp

   Wrong strip.

6. almost 4 years ago on Tank McNamara

   Ours has been a workhorse for 11+ years.

7. almost 4 years ago on Doonesbury

   I actually once had a civil trial in federal court where the jury did exactly that—they pretended to be deadlocked until after lunch.

8. almost 4 years ago on Doonesbury

   In a civil trial, the verdict is liable or not liable; there is no guilt.

9. almost 4 years ago on Bloom County

   Fred was the heavy in several film noirs. Until My Three Sons he was rarely amiable on screen.

10. almost 4 years ago on Doonesbury

    And doctors on medical malpractice juries? Hard enough to find an expert witness willing to state the opinion that another doc’s treatment did not meet the standard of care. A jury full of docs would bring back a verdict for the defendant every time.