Notepad

With a long career in comedy, there are many things Sen.-elect Al Franken has said and written that shouldn't be repeated on the Senate floor.

But here are a handful of Franken quotes Notepad hopes to hear anew from the Senate gallery -- whether from Franken, D-Minn., or anyone else with speaking priviliges. And thanks to the almost-senator's long career in television, these are quotes you can both read and hear:

• "You know why Minnesota's so windy? Because the Dakotas blow and Wisconsin sucks."

• "As a special feature, we're going to be having a Grateful Dead trivia quiz. The first question is, who dosed John Kennedy?"

• "Do your impression. Do Inouye for macadamia nuts."

• "They say something ridiculous, and then I subject them to scorn and ridicule."