Lloyd Bentsen dead at 85. He was a renouned senator and vice presidential candidate on the Dukakis ticket, whom you may know better for his famous quote in this debate.
posted by rollbiz on May 23, 2006 - 49 comments

People either love them or they hate them. In our spuddish history, we have fought wars and named queens. Canadians build monuments, Americans misspelle.
They entertain us, they destroy our livers, sometimes they go BOOM! In some parts of the world, they're famous.
Solanum Tuberosum forever.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies on Mar 30, 2005 - 9 comments

Death rears its ugly head on all those who try to carve a bust of Dan Quayle.
posted by zedzebedia on Sep 4, 2001 - 6 comments

Moron alert! For those missing J. Danforth Quayle, your best bet for continued hilarity in the executive branch of the US government would be to vote for George W. Bush. Although some of the quotes listed in this link are simply Shrub getting tongue-tied, others are truly fascinating. Apologies for linking to the evil Slate.
posted by norm on Aug 25, 2000 - 13 comments