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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Don't mess with the moose. That's the warning police in Anchorage, Alaska, are repeating after one of the animals kicked a woman in the chest and shoulder at a city park. She was checked by medics Monday afternoon and didn't have to go to a hospital.

With the sure hand for snatching at defeat we’ve seen working ever since George W. Bush long ago alluded to all the accrued political capital he was going to spend on Social Security reform, the behind-the-scenes political savants of the Bush White House this Sunday gave the Times a story, which undoubtedly brought a smile to the face of every one of the president’s and the administration’s adversaries from Berkeley to Babylon. All members of the Presidential staff members are going to be required this week to attend “refresher lectures” on ethics and the handling of classified material. What could...

PORTLAND, Maine - Spindly legs and oversize antlers are all part of the moose's charm, but it's that big bulbous nose that makes it a cartoonist's dream. Two researchers intrigued by the size and shape of the moose's nose decided to take a closer look, providing the first detailed anatomical analysis of the unconventional snout that hangs over the front lip of Maine's official animal. Among their findings: the nose's structure allows moose to close their nostrils while foraging for aquatic plants. Lawrence Witmer, a professor of anatomy at Ohio University, has studied the noses of many animals alive and...

Longtime Freepers are aware of the odd but diabolical relationship between cheese and moose. Likewise, we know of the chilling admonition, "all your base are belong to us." Now, through the power of the World Wide Web, further evidence supporting the connection between these seemingly disparate objects and phenomena has been established. Additionally, there is now a vague but apparently real connection with a popular restaurant chain which serves toasted submarine sandwiches.But you need not take my word for it. If you have the flash player installed, you will find proof of the cheese-moose-sandwich connection here. If this were not...

Although I am sure this has been done a number of times, please post your favorites for all to enjoy. I have started with a few of my own, and will give full credit to all YOU for these, none are my own originals