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May 17, 2005

Yes, it’s named for ned beatty


From that wacky gang at the Huffington Post, Greg Gutfield offers a field guide to the Neds.:

The best place to find a Ned is a hotel bar. He’ll almost always be away on business, away from his wife and will have just attended a long, tiresome conference. He’s exhausted, isolated and already had a few drinks. There, at the bar, he ponders these questions:

-Am I doing anything with my life?
-Have I lost my edge?
-What happened to my friends?

He is alone and vulnerable, and most of all he craves the attention of someone - anyone - who will understand him.

That someone is you.


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