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It's a Gas(oline)


You pull into the gas station, reach into your wallet, swipe your plastic, then squeeze the handle. And you flinch...$3.30 per gallon!? That can't be right. When did this happen?

As consumer outrage continues to grow, journalists, pundits, and political cartoonists are piling on. Sometimes you have to step back and release a little steam. We don't want you blowing mental gaskets. So here are our favorite satirical pokes at the nation's current gasoline crunch:











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