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Colons, Tebow, and Other

Gosh, I hope so: "Colonoscopy Lowers Rate of Cancer Deaths, Study Finds." I'd hate to think I've been doing 'em for kicks. * * * * * * * I'll admit it: I'm not a big Tebow fan. I didn't comment on all the uproar toward the end of the NFL season for the simple reason that I didn't care enough about it to comment. But a TDE reader sends along this story that quotes liberally from the Catholic Brady Quinn. At one point, I fear Quinn was channeling my spirit: "The former Notre Dame star also questions how Tebow prays: 'If you look at it as a whole, there's a lot of things that just don't seem very humble to me. When I get that opportunity, I'll continue to lead not necessarily by trying to get in front of the camera and praying but by praying with my teammates, you know?'" Amen. I'm not comfortable with the grandstand praying . . . or witnessing. Whatever you call it, you're calling attention to yourself at some level. * * * * * * * The Dow broke 13,000 this week. You diggin' it? You shouldn't. The Dow is falling against that one commodity we all like: Oil. But hey, we got the extra 2 cents per dollar in paycheck. Last year, the payroll tax cut covered about 85% of the median family's rising cost of gasoline, so they only took a small punch to the gut.

Some good late night:

"Oil prices jumped to well over $100 a barrel, and analysts say it's due to tension in the Middle East. So, luckily, it's just a temporary thing." Leno

"Dutch scientists say the world's first test-tube meat, a hamburger made from cow stem cells, will be available sometime this year. Test tube meat made from stem cells. I hope it tastes as good as it sounds." Leno.

"A new study found that 16 percent of Americans under the age of 24 don't have a job. There's even a name for that group: Art History majors." Fallon.

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