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    Maulleigh: I wish I could sleep while sitting! It would make plane rides so much more bearable! more »
    NoWireHangers: It was all fun and games until they realized she was dead. more »
    Lizawithazee: Helen Thomas napping is more alert than most people are awake. more »
    serreca: How do you think she got to be so old and smart? My grandparents swear by the afternoon nap. more »
    PrairieGirl: God knows, I think she's awesome but I wonder if she's still working just for the sake of saying she's worked with, what, 20 presidents now? She's ea... more »
    Steverino Begins: Being awesome is tiring. Also, I'd say napping is a lot more productive than standing around and schmoozing. more »
    whatsername: You guys, this week I totally fell asleep at my desk and I don't even have the excuse of being in my eighties. I lost ten minutes or so. Thank God my ... more »
    hfree: This what I do on the train every morning. And Helen Thomas is notorious for being an early riser (around 4:30am), so maybe she's catching up after a ... more »
    vamusical: I could give her lessons on how to sleep with eyes open, nodding, so that your insanely boring teacher thinks your paying attention. more »
    Spaceman Bill Leah: Isn't nodding off whenever the hell you want one of the bonuses of being wicked old? more »
    bluebears: ya'll she's meditating. more »
    Penny: I WISH I could fall asleep in that position. more »
    pandorasmittens: Cue Bill O'Reilly Rip Van Winkle joke in three... two... one... more »
    saintbernadette: 2:45 in the fucking morning? That's not a nap, that's actual sleep. more »
    stacyinbean: I could use this right now, I don't know why they insist on feeding us fatty, amazing food once a month at work. It does not make for a productive aft... more »
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    Helen Thomas: Heroine; Icon; Everywoman

    Love her: Just before today's White House press briefing, MSNBC's cameras caught correspondent Helen Thomas doing what we all feel like doing after lunch on Friday: power-napping.