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Perhaps the most offensive infomercial you'll ever see is an advertisement for a spray that claims to be able to prevent butt-stink and every other odor no single deodorant would dare to tackle. "Aspray goes where other deodorants can't. Aspray your butt," the announcer boasts. "Aspray under your arms. Aspray your feet. You can even Aspray your privates." Then, to top it off, a woman is shown crossing her legs and spraying her crotch, followed by this line:. "Aspray is safe for all your odor zones." MSNBC told The Washington Post the network aired the commercial once in the overnight...

And now for tonight’s Dinklemeyer:This is FINALLY the conclusion to the “Pig Acceptance Story.” Because the talking pig was able to scare away the chainsaw weasel (they are natural enemies), Freddy’s Dad decided to let him stay. And all is at peace (for the time being).The last panel is a play on a phase I was going through at the time where I just loved coming up with the most sarcastic and biting ways possible to say “I don’t care” to someone.

Today is a special day. It’s the 75-year anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous “salt march.” On March 12, 1930, Gandhi began a 240-mile march to nonviolently resist the British tax on salt and move India closer to independence from British rule. Gandhi changed India and the world, with his relentless, nonviolent struggle for peace and justice. (For more on Gandhi’s life, click here.)Today is also important because it begins our 7-day countdown to the March 19 worldwide day of protest against the Iraq war. Next Saturday, people throughout the world will raise our voices on the two-year anniversary of the US...