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Good week for:

Second chances, after pro quarterback Michael Vick, convicted in 2007 of running a brutal dog-fighting ring, said he’d gotten a dog. “As a father,” Vick said, “it is important to make sure my children develop a healthy relationship with animals.”

Wearing your patriotism, after conservative radio host Glenn Beck launched a clothing line designed to pay tribute to the nation’s Founders. Patriots can buy a pair of “premium, ring-spun selvage denim” jeans for $129 and Western-style shirts for $90.

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Shotgun weddings, after a jeweler in Iowa started offering free guns to customers who buy an engagement ring. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” said store owner Harold van Beek. “So say: I���m hunting deer, and here is a diamond ring, dear.”

Bad week for:

Rolling Stones fans, after the band announced several 50th anniversary concerts in London and New Jersey, with top tickets priced at $680 and the cheapest seats going for $170. “These prices are a joke,” said fan Steve Grace.

Following the original intent of the law, after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s car was issued a $31 parking ticket in Philadelphia, despite a “Police Official Business” placard on the dashboard. “We don’t recognize placards,’’ a parking official said.

Double meanings, after a Georgia Chick-fil-A franchise passed out fliers that said, “Only a fruitcake wouldn’t love our party trays!” The company, which has campaigned against gay marriage, said it “had no intention of offending anyone whatsoever.”