Are Republicans in for a Licking?

The question from Jan. 26:

On Feb. 18, the U.S. Postal Service will offer a series of stamps depicting the 1940s. Choosing from any era, what images would you like to see on a postage stamp?

“How about the present? Images of Henry Hyde, Bob Barr, Ken Starr, etc. These guys would have value and could be memorialized with every lick!”

--ARBARA MC CAREN, Venice

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“A stamp depicting Clinton’s impeachment trial. Every time you buy one, the Republican Party donates 1 cent for the future impeachment trials of other Democrats.”

--EMMANUEL RUSTIA, Chino Hills

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“The era of 2000 will show images of crashed computers and the words ‘Y2K bug.’ ”

--LESLIE DOGOLDOGOL, Chino Hills

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“From the ‘30s: Zenith table radio; ‘40s: Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph, Creamsicles; ‘50s: Schmoos, Mickey Spillane; ‘60s: Berlin Wall, landing on the moon, ‘Jeopardy!’ ”

--GEORGE M. CAGNI, San Diego

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“If the Postal Service is going to do a series of ‘40s icons, we must have a Roy Rogers stamp.”

--DON MADDOX, Tarzana

The question for Feb. 2:

Self-serve French fries will soon be available at L.A. area movie theaters (see story, this page). What other food items would you like to see offered at theater concession stands?

Send replies of 25 words or fewer to Smart Aleck, in care of SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, or e-mail socalliving@latimes.com. Include your name and hometown. Replies will appear next week.