The Cold Shoulder

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Spotted this morning on the I-95 overpass outside Obama's windy, rainy, 45-degree rally in Chester, Penn.:
GREENPEACE VOLUNTEERS: [Shivering, dripping, rubbing hands together]
STUMPER: Have you won any converts?
GREENPEACE VOLUNTEERS: Not really.
STUMPER: Perhaps you should try "Increase Global Warming" instead.
GREENPEACE VOLUNTEERS: [Silence, more shivering]

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