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Posted by tree68 on Monday, August 9, 2004 6:54 AM
WHAT A DIVORCE..

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?"

She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by."

"No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?"

"It is made of concrete, brick and mortar," she responded.

"I mean," he continued, "What are your relations like?"

"I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, and so do my husband's parents."

He said, "Do you have a real grudge?"

"No," she replied, "We have a two-car carport and have never really needed one."

"Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in you rmarriage?"

"Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets. We don't necessarily like the music, but the answer to your questions is yes."

"Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?"

"Yes," she responded, "about twice a week he gets up earlier than I do."

Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why do you want a divorce?"

"Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've never wanted a divorce. My husband does. He said he can't communicate with me."

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:19 PM
CBS/AP) The Odd Truth is a collection of strange but factual news stories from around the world compiled by CBSNews.com's William Vitka.

A Streetcar Named Disaster

HOUSTON - Once called the "train to nowhere," Houston's new rail line between downtown and the Astrodome is earning a few new nicknames — "Danger Train," the "Wham Bam Tram," "A Streetcar Named Disaster."

More than 50 collisions have occurred along the 7.5-mile route since it opened in November, most of them with cars making illegal turns across the tracks.

Rail promoters promised the sleek, gray trains would take cars off the road — "they've just done it one car at a time," said John Gaver, who started the Wham-Bam-Tram counter, a Web site that tallies each crash.

The MetroRail averages six crashes a month — a rate 20 times worse than the national average for the nation's 17 light rail systems, according to the Federal Transit Administration.

Most of the wrecks are minor and injury-free, and the soft rubber noses on the quiet, 200-passenger trains usually don't suffer much damage.

The car drivers, leaving motorists and their insurance carriers liable for any medical costs or damage to vehicles or trains, blamed all but one of the crashes on error.

Joe Kittrell, a 65-year-old barber, is among the few people injured in a crash.

Kittrell was leaving the downtown Sears store on Dec. 19 and took an unfamiliar route when he turned left on a green light. His next memory is waking up in a hospital a day and a half later with broken ribs. He learned that a train smacked into his truck, pushing it at least 75 yards.

To this day, Kittrell insists he never saw a no-left-turn sign.

"When I was healed enough to get up, I drove from Sears all the way downtown and I could easily see no-left-turn signs and the positions of the traffic lights were changed," Kittrell said.

If current usage trends hold, weekday ridership could approach 35,000 — less than 1 percent of the metropolitan area's population — by year's end, said David Wolff, chairman of the transit authority.

He believes the wrecks will diminish with time.

"We're really making progress on this," Wolff told reporters shortly after a Wisconsin tourist notched the 50th collision by smacking his rental car into a train before baseball's All-Star game in Houston last month. "We hope you will report this as carefully as you've reported the incidents."


Why Did The Chickens Block The Road?

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A truck carrying 8,000 live chickens flipped over on a Swedish highway Tuesday morning, sending a sea of fluttering poultry onto the road and shutting it down for more than nine hours, police said.

About one third of the chickens, on their way to be slaughtered, either died in the 4 a.m. crash or were run over by cars afterward, police spokesman Stefan Jarlhage said.

Several thousand surviving chickens were freed from their cages and covered the E6 highway, one of the main roads on the Swedish west coast, he said.

The driver of the truck received only minor injuries, Jarlhage said. No other vehicle was involved in the accident, which took place about 31 miles south of Goteborg, Sweden's second largest city. It was unclear what caused the truck to flip over.

"The driver was too shocked to be questioned by police after the crash," Jarlhage said.

The road was still closed in both directions early Tuesday afternoon as police and rescue workers tried to remove the chickens, sanitize the road and raise the truck back up so it could be towed.


He Was A Manly 'She'

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. - The robber in the green sundress could have used a little fashion help, witnesses agreed. Police were searching Tuesday for the man who robbed a bank while wearing a woman's wig and dress.

"It was a leaf design, but muted," a woman who witnessed the holdup said of the robber's frock. "He looked a mess," said another witness.

The witnesses, whose full names weren't released by police, said the robber was obviously male, given away by his muscular leg — and the mustache.

Police Capt. Tommy McCaskill said the robber threatened a teller at a branch bank in a Kroger store in this Memphis suburb but did not show a weapon. No one was hurt.

As the robber fled, he tried to cover the mustache with one hand while grasping what police said was $4,000 in the other.


The Crying-On-The-Outside Kind Of Clown

ALTOONA, Iowa - A clown isn't finding much to smile about after someone stole his clown car. Delmer Jefferson, drove the miniature, bright yellow tow truck in parades. But on July 5, someone stole the truck from a parking lot.

"I'm heartbroken," said Jefferson, whose been a clown for the Shriners for more than 30 years. "I can't replace it. And it's not worth anything to anyone else. It's a clown car."

Police Det. Jason Ferguson said the theft is under investigation.
"This thing is so unique," Ferguson said. "What would anyone do with it?"


**It Happens...

CHICAGO - Chicago Police said Monday they were investigating a foul-smelling gunk that showered tourists taking a boat tour of the city.

Witnesses on the Chicago's Little Lady architecture tour Sunday afternoon saw a large black tour bus dumping liquid waste as their boat cruised under the Kinzie Street bridge on the Chicago River, said Anita Pedersen, spokeswoman for the tour boat company. More than 100 passengers were on the boat when the waste poured onto the upper, open deck.

"I can only presume that perhaps it's human waste. There was a very strong smell to it," Pedersen said.

Police spokesman Carlos Herrera said police were investigating how the passengers came to be covered by the mess and exactly what it was.
Pedersen said some boat passengers wrote down partial license plate numbers of the bus.

After the incident, the boat's captain turned the vessel around so passengers could return to the dock. They all got refunds, Pedersen said.
The boat has since been cleaned with disinfectant.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago also are investigating the matter, said Illinois EPA spokesman Rob Sulski.

"We need to find out whether it was a deliberate matter or an accident," Sulski said.

Water reclamation district spokesman Lou Kollias said they had little information Monday about the incident.

Lynn Osmond, president and CEO the Chicago Architecture Foundation, which runs the tour boats along with the boat's owner, said nothing like this has ever happened before.

"I think this is a fluke and everybody understands that," Osmond said. "This is the Chicago River that we all respect and love, and hopefully this is something that will not be left to happen again."


Nearly A Cat-Tastrophe (This ones just for Mookie)

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing after an agitated passenger — a cat — got into the cockpit and attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday

The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria, had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet clear how," according to an airline statement.

"Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight crew, it said.

"At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm.

The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58 passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight.

The cat had been checked in Oslo, Norway, in an internationally approved "flight transport bag," but the airline said it may end up changing its procedures for pets in the cabin once it concludes its investigation.

"At no time throughout the incident was the passengers' security affected in any way," it said

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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith



Nearly A Cat-Tastrophe (This ones just for Mookie)

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing after an agitated passenger — a cat — got into the cockpit and attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday

The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria, had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet clear how," according to an airline statement.

"Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight crew, it said.

"At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm.

The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58 passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight.

The cat had been checked in Oslo, Norway, in an internationally approved "flight transport bag," but the airline said it may end up changing its procedures for pets in the cabin once it concludes its investigation.

"At no time throughout the incident was the passengers' security affected in any way," it said


Had it been my plane......someone in Brussels would be hunkered down after the cat came down, wondering if a dog was next.....

...raining cats and dogs.....Bueller, Bueller,anyone.....
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:34 PM
Mookie never reads this because of time constraints - but happened to have 2 extra minutes today. Glad I stopped by -

1: Mookie doesn't like to fly, either

2: Bad Dan! Bad, Bad Dan!

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Posted by Puckdropper on Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:22 AM
No wonder we haven't hit 100 pages yet. Mookie, you gotta tell your boss to give you more time!!! It's all your fault. (Back from my little vacation, and poking fun as good as always.)

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Posted by MP57313 on Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:02 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

They tipped the USA on end,and all the nuts and flakes landed in California.[sigh]


Maybe so, but I'll bet you don't know who said that famous qoute?

Care to guess?[:o)][;)][:p][xx(][:0][^]


I have no idea. Always thought this described Venice, CA [Granola Capital of the US][:D]
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Saturday, August 14, 2004 11:39 AM
An elderly gent was invited to his old friends' home for dinner one
evening.
He was impressed by the way his buddy preceded every request to his wife
with endearing terms-Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc...
The couple had been married almost 70 years, and clearly they were still
very much in love. While the wife was in the kitchen, the man leaned over
and said to his host, "I think it's wonderful that, after all these years,
you still call your wife those loving pet names."
The old man hung his head. "I have to tell you the truth," he said, "I
forgot her name about 10 years ago
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Sunday, August 15, 2004 1:17 AM
seems that the prisoners have it so good they wanna stay in jail...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040815/ap_on_re_us/jail_standoff
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:48 PM
Long time lisenter first time poster....This one on my Stupid quote of the day calendar this saturday:

Walter Jacobson WFLD-tv News "A freight train derailment today caused problems for thousands of computers"

One more for you- One day I hope to open a store for cross-dressers. I would call it Susan B. Anthony.
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Posted by zardoz on Monday, August 16, 2004 8:38 AM
How can you live without knowing these things?


1. The first couple to be shown in bed together on TV; Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.

2. Coca-Cola was originally green.

3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

4. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

5. The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska.

6. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%

7. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.

8. The cost of raising a medium size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.

9. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

10. Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

11. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
history: Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs - Alexander the
Great, Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

12. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 == 12,345,678,987,654,321.

13. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

14. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

15. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl.

16. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.

Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show?
A. No theme song.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand.

Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.

Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.

Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.

§ In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England,
when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own
pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your
P's and Q's".

§ Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the
rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used
the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired
by this practice.

§ In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of
the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a
baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they
hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.
(Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came
from.

§ In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.
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Posted by zardoz on Monday, August 16, 2004 10:03 AM
HANNOVER, Germany - Have you ever been involved in such a passionate embrace that it felt as if the Earth stopped revolving? An amorous German couple didn´t quite stop the world, but they did bring a train to a screeching halt when the young girl grabbed the emergency cord while making love with her boyfriend in the toilet. The driver of the train found the couple having sex in the lavatory when he came to investigate who had caused the emergency stop. The young beau was so enraged that he tried to punch the driver. He was later arrested.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, August 16, 2004 10:51 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by MP57313

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

They tipped the USA on end,and all the nuts and flakes landed in California.[sigh]


Maybe so, but I'll bet you don't know who said that famous qoute?

Care to guess?[:o)][;)][:p][xx(][:0][^]


I have no idea. Always thought this described Venice, CA [Granola Capital of the US][:D]


Well as for Venice being Granola Capital, 10 years ago, it used to be one of the Worst gang voilence areas in the city, great place to be if you were buying crack or looking to get shot at. But in the last 3 years the local nuttyness we call the Real Estate market has shot up the house prices in Venice so high that the landlords have either sold off the little houses at ridiculus prices or have raised the rents so high that now the gang-bangers have all had to leave, relocating the Inglewood Compton and South Central.
They call that out here "Regentrification"

As for the original question...It was originally aimed at Los Angeles! Frank Lloyd Wright was said to have coined that phrase during the 1920's after working on several house projects, he even thought about locating his office out here but he got such a lackluster reception to his style of architecture and was so dismayed at the lack of culture and architectural taste in LA citizenry in the 20's that he basicly abandoned the state, vowing never to return. He didnt for a while, not returning for any new projects until the thelate 30's. He quipped this comment upon return to the mid-west when asked by a Chicago reporter what he thought of the west coast he replied,

" Its as if you tipped the whole United States on end and all the loose nuts and flakes would all roll into Los Angeles"

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 16, 2004 10:52 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

How can you live without knowing these things?

15. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl.



Not true - The St Louis Rams won - XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

They play in the Edward Jones Dome - opened November 12, 1995


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Posted by zardoz on Monday, August 16, 2004 11:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

How can you live without knowing these things?

15. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl.



Not true - The St Louis Rams won - XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

They play in the Edward Jones Dome - opened November 12, 1995


I guess I should check my facts more carefully [oops]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 16, 2004 12:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

How can you live without knowing these things?

15. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl.



Not true - The St Louis Rams won - XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

They play in the Edward Jones Dome - opened November 12, 1995


I guess I should check my facts more carefully [oops]


My neighbor is Delaware biggest Rams fan, so I tend to get a ton of Rams info, like the above. I enjoyed your post. Thanks.
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 12:44 PM
You mean the "Lambs" dont you? [:-,][:-,][:-,]

I danced the day they left Anahiem, good ridence, whining grumblers who couldnt play worth a darn [|(][|(][|(][|(]

But not as much as the day blood sucker Al Davis left with the stinking "Raiders"

Talk about the King of Whining Grumbling pennypinching "I dont wanna spend a penny of my own money build me a new stadium or I'm outta here" blackmailing Attitudes,
[soapbox]

I was glad when he left! Davis sucked the blood out of LA then and he still sucks, even more now! Only now he is sucking the blood out of Oakland, not LA...

get the Idea I dont like Al Davis...[}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)][}:)]

Anyway Rant over...GO CHARGERS!




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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:28 AM
Duck walks into a bar and orders a beer.

Barman says, "Hey, you're a duck!"

"Nothing wrong with your eyesight," observes the duck.

"Yeah, but I mean -- you can TALK!" says the barman.

"Guess your ears are fine, too," answers the duck. "Now, can I have a
beer please."

Barman serves the duck a pint and asks him what he's doing in the area.

"Oh," says the duck. "I work on the building site over there. We'll be
here for a couple of weeks, and I'll be in each lunchtime for a pint."

And each day the duck waddles over from his job at the building site
and has his lunchtime lager.

The next week, the circus comes to town on its annual round. The circus
owner comes in for a pint, and the barman tells him about the talking
duck.

"You should get it into your circus," he says. "You could make a lot of
bucks out of a talking duck. I'll speak to him about it."

Following day, the duck comes in at lunchtime.

Barman says, "You know, the circus is in town, and yesterday I was
chatting to the owner. He's very interested in you."

"Really?" says the duck.

"Yeah. You could make a lot of money there. I can fix it up for you easily."

"Hang on," said the duck. "You did say a CIRCUS, didn't you?"

"That's right."

"That's one of those tent things, isn't it? With a big pole in the middle?"

"Yeah!"

"That's canvas, isn't it?" said the duck.

"Of course," replied the barman, "I can get you a job there starting
tomorrow. The circus owner's dead keen."

The duck looked very puzzled. "What would he want with a plasterer?"
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:35 AM
Church / Bible humor all meant in good fun:

AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.

BULLETIN: 1. Parish information read only during the homily. 2. Catholic
air conditioning. 3. Your receipt for attending Mass.

CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Congregation
to lip-sync.

HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

HYMN: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves higher than
that of the congregation's range.

RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass, often sung a little more quietly,
since most of the people have already left.

INCENSE: Holy Smoke!

JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to found colleges with
good basketball teams.

JONAH: The original "Jaws" story.

JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.

KYRIE ELIEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize
besides gyros and baklava.

MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.

MANGER: 1. Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by
an HMO. 2. The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always
been rough.

PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic Churches.

PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass, consisting
of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.

RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass– led by
parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.

RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know
when to sit, kneel, and stand.

TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David
Letterman.

USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity
of a pew.
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:51 AM
If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

Can you be a closet claustrophobic?

If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their lights off?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?

When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?

If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell her she has the right to remain silent?

Why is the word abbreviation so long?

If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success?

Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift?

What do you do when you discover an endangered animal that eats only
endangered plants?

Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites?

Is it possible to be totally partial?

What's another word for thesaurus?

When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?

If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections?

Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?

If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer?

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

How can they tell that twin lobsters are really twins?

What is the speed of dark?

If women wear a pair of pants, a pair of glasses, and a pair of earrings, why don't they wear a pair of bras?

How come you never hear about gruntled employees?

Why are there braille signs on drive-up ATM's?
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:55 AM
Fun Things To Do In An Elevator:

Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering:
"Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!"

Whistle the first seven notes of "It`s a Small World" incessantly.

Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask:
"Got enough air in there?"

Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.

Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.

When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open,
then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.

Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake
and ask them to call you Admiral.

On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until
you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go "plink" at the bottom.

Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce:
"I`ve got new socks on!"

Meow occasionally.

Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.

Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.

Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce "You`re one of
THEM!" and move to the far corner of the elevator.

Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to the other passengers.

When the elevator is silent, look around and ask "is that your beeper?"

Say "Ding!" at each floor.

Say "I wonder what all these do" and pu***he red buttons.

Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.

Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other
passengers that this is your "personal space."

Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."

Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at other passengers.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:37 AM
From the huge chain hardware store-
a old man was sitting outside waiting for his wife in a garden rocking chair. said he was a rocking chair tester. said "I worked as a matress tester but was fired cause I kept falling asleep on the Job."man where do you sign up?:0)
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:50 AM
Got these out of Walt's latest American Legion magazine:

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Minnesota Humor

Minnesota: where visitors turn blue with envy.
Land of many cultures - mostly throat.
Where the elite meet sleet.
Minnesota: Closed for glacier repairs.
Glove it or leave it.
Many are cold, but few are frozen.
Have you jumpstarted your kid today?
Why Minnesota? To protect Ontario from Iowa.
Ten thousand lakes and no sharks.

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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:07 PM
Okay,another one from My American Legion mag.

THE PENALTY for bigamy,is two mothers-in-law.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:24 PM
There was an old geezer from Lyme,
Who married three wives at a time.
When asked, "Why the third?"
He replied, "One's absurd--
And bigamy, sir, is a crime!"

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

There was an old geezer from Lyme,
Who married three wives at a time.
When asked, "Why the third?"
He replied, "One's absurd--
And bigamy, sir, is a crime!"

I KNEW I should have taken trigonometry in high school![:o)]

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:51 PM
Why..so you could cosine the marriage licenses?

Carl (off on a tangent)

Carl

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

There was an old geezer from Lyme,
Who married three wives at a time.
When asked, "Why the third?"
He replied, "One's absurd--
And bigamy, sir, is a crime!"

I KNEW I should have taken trigonometry in high school![:o)]


I didn't even take algebra; forget the trig!! Locomutt says the same. [angel]
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Why..so you could cosine the marriage licenses?

Carl (off on a tangent)


Who would want to cosine a marriage license, unless you're into
bigamy.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:29 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Why..so you could cosine the marriage licenses?

Carl (off on a tangent)


Who would want to cosine a marriage license, unless you're into
bigamy.

I coudn't coSINE a drivers licence.Never took algebra or trig.
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:04 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Why..so you could cosine the marriage licenses?

Carl (off on a tangent)


Who would want to cosine a marriage license, unless you're into
bigamy.

I coudn't coSINE a drivers licence.Never took algebra or trig.


Is that anything like a SINE wave on oscilliscope?[:D][}:)]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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