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THE SWORD OF PEACE
Rita: Most people know that New Hampshire’s motto is “live free or die,” but do you know that the Massachusetts motto translates (it’s in Latin) to “by the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”? I have to question the use of the word peace. If one uses a sword to seek peace, he is not acting in peace. I prefer what peace meant to Mahatma Ghandi. Those who kill and maim to achieve peace are not true peacemakers. Lolita: Well, thank you, Mahatma Rita, for that lovely piece of pacifistic cud, but I choose to follow the words and actions of our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president and the armed forces that he controls. Rita: An eye for an eye leaves us all blind. Lolita: I’ll have to talk to Blind Lemon Pledge about that. Rita: On another subject, did you know that Massachusetts is the only state that has two hospitals listed in the top ten best hospitals in the country? And those hospitals are Mass. General and Brigham and Women. I am very thankful for receiving my health care from Brigham and Women. Lolita: Should I worry that I count on Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show to cure what ails me? Rita: No, not at all, Dr. Hook is right up there with Dr. Spock. Lolita: Yes, I know his motto—live long and prosper. I’m still waiting to prosper. Rita: Well, maybe you need to put some pressure on T MAX as to which New England acts are covered in this here rag. Maybe if we wrote about Tufts University’s historic a cappella group Beelzebubs or someone from American Idol (who’s from New England?) we’d have tons of new advertisers clambering to throw money at us and you could do something besides live long. Lolita: You’re right. Hold that call to Dr. Hook, I’m going to ask my favorite local musicians to describe what type of band they’d like to see more of in the Noise.
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Rita & Lolita 
