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BOROSCOPES
B y Soup Can Sam, sta ff astrologist
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
It’s a fresh start for Soup Can Sam. It can be a fresh
start for you too. Don’t pay attention to that
trying to learn a bo ut others. C an w e please put
Virgo (Aug. 24-sept. 22) Virgo, you’re perfect.
th e dam n book dow n fo r once, and ju st finish a
T h at’s w h a t you w a n t to believe anyway. M aybe
project. You’re driving S oup C an crazy.
you’re m anic o r ju s t an asshole. But, yo u ’re a
Gemini (May 21-June 21) N o o n e cares G em ini
beautiful and inspiring asshole. A nd w e all love
th a t you could o r should o r would do it better.
you fo r it even w h en w e w a n t to ring yo u r neck.
Horoscope scandal about all of our signs being off
Part o f th e problem w ith alw ays thinking you can
W h a t w ould th e w o rld be like w ith ou t sloppy
by a month. We knew that you were off to begin
d o it b etter is you neve r actually g e t around to
perfectionists like yo u? Try to live u p to the
with. Wise, but still off. And no of gossip about
doing it a t a ll and then people stop listening. Did
changing signs is going to take that away. It is what
you sa y som ething?
it is. Live with it. It’s still your year, just an off one.
Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) E veryone surrounds
you. Hooks up to you. Finds y o u r creativity and
Cancer (June 22-juiy 22) Cancer. If you don’t
M arch. E m brace casseroles and you’ll find the
give up a n d live long enough you’ll actually
com fort needed to g e t you through. N o w is no
m ake it past th a t im aginary g oal line you created
tim e to gorge on th e cold and dam p.
in yo u r head, last year, yesterday, this m orning
j B than you’re going to g o on to d o great things.
Scorpio (Oct.24-Nov. 22) Scorpio, you’re future
focu s a main attraction. Boy, w e re the y wrong.
A cum ulative approach alw ays w orks b est w ith a
H o w a b o u t toning it d ow n a little bit a nd 'stop
goo d attitude. So, suck it up. A nd sm ile today.
being su ch a dra m a queen. There’s no need to
go- o n and on a n d o n and on about. Je sus H.
inspiring part, Virgo, and you’ll b e fine.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) A void all salad bars until
is looking a little blurry. So blurry in fact, that
S oup Can really can’t m ake o u t e x a c tly w h a t is
going on inside th a t head o f yours. G ood luck
Tom orrow you w a n t to know th a t you
trying to find out.
accom plished som ething besides driving
everyone else com pletely mad.
Christ.
Aries (March 21-Aprii 20)) A rie s, you’re in
charge. You m ay not like it, but you’re in charge
no less. B eing in charge, som etim es m e a n s .
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec.23) If Soup C an had a
Leo (July 23-Aug. 23) You’ye sp en t yo u r entire
d ollar fo r all. th e tim e s th a t a loud-m outhed P isces
life having birthdays in th e wa rm e st and m ost
to o k th e credit fo r yo u r brilliance w e w ould all be
beautiful tim es o f th e year. W hen you w e re a kid
millionaires. T ry to s p ea k u p this m onth w h en it’s
you still had a m onth left before school started.
yo u r turn to be th e star. W e kn ow you a re one.
stepping a side a n d giving cre d it to others. It also
A s an adult th e sun, w a s still shining w ell a fte r you
S om etim es you’re ju st a little sh y abo ut roping
m eans m aking s u re th e assho le that’s goin g to
had tied o n e on. So, in honor, o f alw ays having
the moon. S hine on, crazy diam ond.
ta ke credit and doesn’t d eserve it is com pletely
th e n icest w e ath er on y o u r birthday, w h ile th e rest
take n o ff m essage b y delegating properly.
o f us g o t shit on, S oup C an predicts th a t you’re
Capricorn (Dec. 24-Jan. 19) D o n ’t let yo ur
S om etim es all people need is eno ug h rope...
going to g e t a hole in yo u r sh o e th is m onth and
m oons g e t you down. T h e y don’t mean to talk
behind yo u r back, th e y ju s t have to follow the ir
yo u ’ll have to w a lk aro un d w ith w e t so cks all day.
Taurus (April 21-May 20) Taurus, yo u ’re alw ays
Puzzles
By Kreeg Peeples
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61. "Cool!"
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62. blood carrier
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47. bull markets
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48. Churchill's "so few": Abbr.
19. "high" time
49. overlapping fugue statement
23. almond
53. to begin to develop
25. arm bones
54. trophy
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57. vitreous eye tissue
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46. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.
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