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There’s a reason it’s not called “Girls Gone A Bit Boisterous”

A famous philosopher once said, “Moderation is best.”

I think it was one of those old time dudes like Plato or Aristotle … or Keith Richards.

You don’t have to be the proud owner of a Frequent Guest Pass at your local rehab facility to know that putting this philosophy into practice is easier said than done.

We are a country built on excess. It’s all around us every day.

Go into any one of the Big Three fast food joints in the country and you can find a Big Mac, a Gordita or a Whopper.

And that’s just the dude who works the register. zing!

In the spirit that made this country great, we bring you the Friday Six. Twenty percent more links without the pesky alliteration.

Because if anyone really believed in moderation, the Teachings of Buddha would outsell Viagra … and that’s not happening anytime soon.

Especially not now since the Dalai Lama’s getting up in years…

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Laurie Kilmartin writes for 23/6 (”Some of the news, most of the time.”) which just became the funniest source of satirical news since The Onion.

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Cracked.com explains why “bad ass pope” isn’t an oxymoron. Five reasons why you better pray to God history doesn’t repeat itself.

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When he’s not training as a fire warden, Howard fights the growing national trend toward being way too serious over at the Web Pen Blog. Sometimes he does both.

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It’s from the archives but I still enjoy this clip. And I still have a mad crush on Natalie Imbruglia.

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Suzy Soro has some helpful hints for bloggers who want to participate in NaBloPoMo and other feats of blogging self-flagellation.

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Brent at the Ominous Comma explains why, if you celebrate the Marine Corps birthday tomorrow, you’re too late.

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Have a great weekend.

Semper fi, Marines. OORAH!