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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 10:23 AM

A Nun, a Priest, a Rabbi, an Irishman, a Scotsman, an Italian, a Greek and a Blonde walk into a bar.

The bartender looks at them and asks, ''What is this, some kind of joke?"

 

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 4:05 PM

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 5:57 PM
 vsmith wrote:

A Nun, a Priest, a Rabbi, an Irishman, a Scotsman, an Italian, a Greek and a Blonde walk into a bar.

The bartender looks at them and asks, ''What is this, some kind of joke?"

 

you forgot the talking dog and a horse

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:50 AM
Top 10 Reasons Computers Are Male

10. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.

9. A better model is always just around the corner.

8. They look nice and shiny until you bring them home.

7. It is always necessary to have a backup.

6. They'll do whatever you say if you push the right buttons.

5. The best part of having either one is the games you can play.

4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

3. The lights are on but nobody's home.

2. Big power surges knock them out for the night.

1. Size does matter.

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:53 AM
Things You Would Never Know Without The Movies

During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

All telephone numbers in America begin with the digits 555.

Most dogs are immortal.

If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St. Patrick's Day parade - at any time of the year.

All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets which reach up to the armpit level on a woman but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.

All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French Bread.

It's easy for anyone to land a plane providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.

Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving.

The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No-one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty.

If you need to reload your gun, you will always have more ammunition - even if you haven't been carrying any before now.

You're very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.

If your town is threatened by an imminent natural disaster or killer beast, the mayor's first concern will be the tourist trade or his forthcoming art exhibition.

The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long.

The Chief of Police is always black.

When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet as you take out a bill - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

Interbreeding is genetically possible with any creature from elsewhere in the universe.

Kitchens don't have light switches. When entering a kitchen at night, you should open the fridge door and use that light instead.

If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.

Word processors never display a cursor on screen but will always say: Enter Password Now.

Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning even though their husband and children never have time to eat it.

Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames.

The Chief of Police will always suspend his star detective-or give him 48 hours to finish the job.

A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of RFK Stadium.

Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or ending phone conversations.

All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.

It is always possible to park directly outside the building you are visiting.

A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communication systems of any invading alien civilization.

It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

When a person is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head, they will never suffer a concussion or brain damage.

No-one involved in a car chase, hijacking, explosion, volcanic eruption or alien invasion will ever go into shock.

When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.

Any lock can be picked by a credit card or a paper clip in seconds - unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.

An electric fence, powerful enough to kill a dinosaur will cause no lasting damage to an eight year old child.

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Posted by spokyone on Thursday, April 5, 2007 10:53 AM

Another thing you would not know.

If there are 2 detectives
One is white, the other black
One is happily married, the other is divorced or separated
Neither one bleeds when in a fight
Chuck Norris can kick a bad guy in the face and not break a bone.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, April 5, 2007 12:52 PM

Dare we go down the alley of Chuck Norris?

Chuck Norris has counted to infinity.  Twice.
Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes, Chuck has 72....and they're all poisonous.
In some countries there are 13 months.  The 13th month is Chuck Norris.

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Posted by lonewoof on Thursday, April 5, 2007 4:01 PM
Little Tony was staying with his grandmother for a few days. He'd been playing outside with the other kids for a while when he came into the house and asked her, "Grandma, what's that called when 2 people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?" She was a little taken aback, but she decided to just tell him the truth. "It's called sexual intercourse, darling" Little Tony just said, "Oh, OK," and went back outside to play with the other kids. A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, "Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you."

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 9, 2007 1:07 PM

Zardoz

Some Dalek Humor....Wink [;)]

Daleks at home....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QxNJEBr_l0

Ever wonder what became of the French Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNfDiqAF9Q

Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by spokyone on Monday, April 9, 2007 11:06 PM

My nephews did this to their cousin after seeing this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMBJePzxiZs

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:44 AM
 vsmith wrote:

Zardoz

Some Dalek Humor....Wink [;)]

Daleks at home....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QxNJEBr_l0

Ever wonder what became of the French Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNfDiqAF9Q

Laugh [(-D]

Vic:

Those were hilarious!  Thanks.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by spokyone on Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:10 AM
Two young men applied for a single position at a railroad. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager.

Upon completion of the test, both men had each missed only one of the questions. The manager went to the first applicant and said, ''Thank you for your interest, but we've decided to give the job to the other applicant.''
"And why would you be doing that? We both got nine questions correct," asked the rejected applicant.

"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed," said the department manager.

"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicant inquired.

''Simple,'' said the department manager, ''Your fellow applicant put down on question #5, 'I don't know.' You put down, 'Neither do I.'''

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 5:15 PM

 

                                     The Whistle.

   Scene:

   Away-From-Home Terminal high in the Mountains on a Wonderful Sunny Day with NO Wind, for a Change.

   Large Gathering of Senior East and West Crews in the Glory? Days of Steam.

   Newbie Trainman From Extra Board on First Paid Trip East Motor-Mouthing about the Splendor of the Mountains, the Glaciers, the Lakes, the Grades, the Curves, the Snowsheds, the Trestles and Tunnels all soon to be changed for the Worse by Winter and Thirty Below.

   Hardship and Snow Slides around every Curve.

   Newbie Trainman Says in Conclusion; "...AND!! the Engineer let me Blow the Whistle!!!!"

   From far side of Room, Very Senior Red-Nose-with-Purple-Veins-that-had-seen-too-many-Years-Beers-and-Tears Conductor Retorts;  "Hope you Din't Burn Your Lips!!!"

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:47 PM

I have read all 157 pages (3133 entries) and have had a good laugh several times... sometimes at the same jokes over and over again.... oh well, some jokes are worth repeating!

 I have a couple of jokes that I don't remember reading here already...

Here is my favourite pun(s):

There was an old tribal chief named Goras Therom and all members of the tribe wanted to follow in his path.

Well, it seems he had three wives.  A big stoutly one that slept on an Elk skin, a petite one that slept on a deer skin and a third one that was... well, she slept on a hippopotamus skin!

The first wife conceived and bare him a son, as did the second wife.  But the third wife was barren.  The first two wives really chided the third wife about that, which made her really mad and determined to show them up somehow.

As a part of the rites of passage the male members of this tribe had to perform some great feat and when these two sons had grown they were required to meet these rites.

The first son went out and killed a bear and brought it back to the village.  The second son did the same thing.

The first two wives laid it on thick to the third wife.  "Our sons have killed a bear... what has 'YOUR' son done???  Oh dear, you don't have a SON... do you???"

These words really burned in the third wife's ear and she determined to show that they were not so special.  She went out one day and killed TWO bears and brought them both back to the village.

Thus, all those that wanted to follow in the "path of Goras Therom" knew that...

"The squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."

 

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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:30 AM
An avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck. Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.

He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, the eternal pessimist who refused to be impressed with anything. This, surely, would impress him. He invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.

As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by. they fired, and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet. This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.

The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.

On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"

"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "He can't swim."
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:32 AM
One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.

About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family.

"You aren't going to catch many fish that way," said the businessman to the fisherman, "you should be working rather than lying on the beach!"

The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, "And what will my reward be?"

"Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!" was the businessman's answer.

"And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman, still smiling.

The businessman replied, "You will make money and you'll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of fish!" "And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman again.

The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman's questions. "You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!" he said.

"And then what will my reward be?" repeated the fisherman.

The businessman was getting angry. "Don't you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!"

Once again the fisherman asked, "And then what will my reward be?"

The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, "Don't you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset. You won't have a care in the world!"

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "And what do you think I'm doing right now?"
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:51 AM
A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely.

When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW.

"Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!!!", he whined.

"You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick!!!", retorted the officer. "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!"

"Oh no!", replied the lawyer, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was.

"Where's my Rolex???!!!"
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:58 AM
This 85 year old couple, having been married almost 60 years, had died in a car crash. They had been in good health the last ten years mainly due to her interest in health food, and exercise.

When they reached the pearly gates, St. Peter took them to their mansion which was decked out with a beautiful kitchen and master bath suite and Jacuzzi. As they "oohed and aahed" the old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost.

"It's free," Peter replied, "this is Heaven."

Next they went out back to survey the championship golf course that the home backed up to. They would have golfing privileges everyday and each week the course changed to a new one representing the great golf courses on earth.

The old man asked, "what are the green fees?".

Peter's reply, "This is heaven, you play for free."

Next they went to the club house and saw the lavish buffet lunch with the cuisine's of the world laid out.

"How much to eat?" asked the old man.

"Don't you understand yet? This is heaven, it is free!" Peter replied with some exasperation.

"Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol tables?" the old man asked timidly.

Peter lectured, "That's the best part...you can eat as much as you like of whatever you like and you never get fat and you never get sick. This is Heaven."

With that the old man went into a fit of anger, throwing down his hat and stomping on it, and shrieking wildly. Peter and his wife both tried to calm him down, asking him what was wrong.

The old man looked at his wife and said, "This is all your fault. If it weren't for your blasted bran muffins, I could have been here ten years ago!"
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Posted by zardoz on Monday, April 23, 2007 9:13 AM

You know you're really trailer trash when...

The Halloween pumpkin on your front porch has more teeth than your spouse.

You let your twelve-year-old daughter smoke at the table in front of her kids.

You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.

You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different night.

Jack Daniel's makes your list of "Most Admired People."

You think Genitalia is an Italian airline.

You wonder how gas stations keep their restrooms so clean.

Someone in your family died right after saying "Hey, y'all watch this!"

Your Junior / Senior prom had a daycare.

You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off its wheels.

The bluebook value of your truck goes up and down, depending on how much gas is in it.

Ya' can't git married to yer sweetheart 'cause there's a dang law against it.

You think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.

Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.

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Posted by zardoz on Monday, April 23, 2007 12:39 PM

State Mottos

Alabama: Heck Yes, We Have Electricity

Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!

Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat

Arkansas: Literacy Ain't Everything

California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda

Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It-Yet

Delaware: We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water

Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids

Georgia: We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism

Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave
Your Money)

Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes...Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure
Are Real Good

Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S"

Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn

Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States

Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster

Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It

Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)

Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians

Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes... And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes

Mississippi: Come And Feel Better About Your Own State

Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work

Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, And Very Little Else

Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest

Nevada: Hookers and Poker!

New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone

New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!

New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent pets

New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney....

North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable

North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States!

Ohio: At Least We're Not Michigan

Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing

Oregon: Spotted Owl... It's What's For Dinner

Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal

Rhode Island: We're Not REALLY An Island

South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender

South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota

Tennessee: The Educashun State

Texas: Si' Hablo Ing'les

Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

Vermont: Yep

Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!

Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?

West Virginia: One Big Happy Family... Really!

Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese

Wyoming: Where Men Are Men... and the sheep are scared.

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Posted by zardoz on Monday, April 23, 2007 1:04 PM

Newspaper Headlines in the Year 2035

Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions inthe seventh largest country in the world, California.

White minorities still trying to have English recognized as the California's third language.

Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops & livestock.

Baby conceived naturally.... Scientists stumped.

Authentic year 2000 "chad" sells at Sotheby's for $4.6 million.

Last remaining Fundamentalist Muslim dies in the American Territory of the Middle East (formerly known as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria,and Lebanon.)

Iraq still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least ten more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.

Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

35 year study: diet and exercise is the key to weight loss.

Texas executes last remaining citizen.

Upcoming NFL draft likely to focus on use of mutants.

Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven inches.

Microsoft announces it has perfected its newest version of Windows so it crashes BEFORE installation is completed.

New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screw-drivers and baseball bats must be registered by January 2036.

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Posted by zardoz on Monday, April 23, 2007 1:21 PM

Difference Between Republicans and Democrats

A Republican and a Democrat were walking down the street when they came to a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his business card and told him to come to his business for a job. He then took twenty dollars out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person.

The Democrat was very impressed, and when they came to another homeless person, he decided to help. He walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the welfare office. He then reached into the Republican's pocket and gave the homeless person fifty dollars.

 

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:28 AM

Spokyone,

I deleted the post.

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Posted by spokyone on Friday, April 27, 2007 11:19 AM

My Nephew in the Illinois National Guard sent me this regarding cutbacks in funding.

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Posted by Lord Atmo on Friday, April 27, 2007 11:21 AM
LOL! that was good!

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, April 27, 2007 11:46 AM

Dick Cheney and Harry Whittington are once again hunting quail out in the woods when Whittington grabs his chest and falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head.

Cheney whips out his cell phone and calls the Secret Service. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"

The operator, in a calm, soothing voice, says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."

There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Then Cheney's voice comes back on the line. He says: "Okay, now what?"

-----------------------

Did you hear Cheney and Whittington are back hunting Quail again?

Yeah but Dan keeps getting away.

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Posted by zardoz on Friday, April 27, 2007 1:38 PM

Corporate America

The game of choice for unemployed people or maintenance level workers is basketball.

The game of choice for frontline workers is football.

The game of choice for middle management is tennis.

The game of choice for CEOs and executives is golf.

Conclusion: The higher up on the corporate ladder you are, the smaller your balls are.

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Posted by spokyone on Friday, April 27, 2007 3:13 PM

What does a Texas tornado TornadoAnd an Arkansas divorce. It's Over 1 have in common?

Someone is going to lose a trailer.






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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 10:47 AM

Trivia (part 1)

A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation.

A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth.

A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein.

A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though.

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average.

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

A ‘jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.

A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove.

After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again.

Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings.

Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is - be it red or neon yellow.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

Cat urine glows under a black-light.

Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks.

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.

Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints.

One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen.

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.

Porcupines float in water.

Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing.

Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight.

The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons.

The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

The Earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

The most used letter in the English alphabet is ‘E', and ‘Z' is the least used.

The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.

The original name for the butterfly was ‘flutterby'.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.

The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet.

The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur.

The state of Florida is bigger than England.

The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 11:35 AM

Useful non-committal responses:

Situation: A coworker goes on and on about a lame place they visited.
Response: "I can totally see you having fun there."

Situation: A friend tells you about a horrible band he just loves.
Response: "I hear they have many fans."

Situation: Someone gushes about a bad TV show or movie.
Response: "That's so right up your alley."

Situation: Cell phone-obsessed friend asks, "Hey, guess my ringtone?"
Response: "Don't know, but my 13-year-old cousin would love this game."

Situation: You're barraged with Atkins-based dieting advice.
Response: "Doctors say you should have your cholesterol checked regularly."

Situation: A woman friend asks your opinion on her god-awful outfit.
Response: "I bet you'll get a lot of wear out of that."

Situation: The viewing of a less than attractive newborn.
Response: "Wow, what a baby!"

Situation: A buddy asks what you think about his new ugly girlfriend.
Response: "Dude, she seems really into you."

Situation: A gal pal asks what you think about her new ugly boyfriend.
Response: "He seems like the type that won't cheat."

Situation: You discover your boyfriend is small in the pants.
Response: "It's the perfect size."

Situation: A good friend shows you his cheesy website.
Response: "I don't know which animation to look at first!"

Situation: A guy at a party boasts about his boring job.
Response: "Holy cow, I could never do what you do!"

Situation: Someone asks, "I love Sopranos! What's your favorite episode?"
Response: "I'm really looking forward to the last one."

Situation: A friend gabs about her upcoming wedding for months on end.
Response: "I cannot wait 'til you get married. We're all counting the days."

Situation: You are served horrible food at a friend's house.
Response: "I can tell this is homemade."

Situation: An acquaintance asks what you think about her new hair style.
Response: "You know, not everyone can pull that off."

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