News Thats Used

Tuesday October 7, 2003

A German bar has come up with the perfect answer for women who like to shop in peace without the stress of moaning partners - a kindergarten for men. For a mere $11.80 a woman can dump her husband at the Noxbar in downtown Hamburg, while she can get on with her shopping.

The woman can shop till she drops in the city's attractive boutiques, while her man is kept fully occupied and amused at the ...

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Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

Buttermilk does not contain any butter.

Another name for a Microsoft Windows 98 tutorial was Crash Course!

Quips

Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and the deterioration of some of the older ones.

Filed Under: Church Notices

This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

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Thursday night is Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

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Fun Book Titles

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

My Years in a Lunatic Asylum
- by I. M. Nutty

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

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Good Question

Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo. How come nobody will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down?

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

Why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

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World Firsts

The Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for their 1st United States tour.

Friday February 7, 1964

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"Stars & Stripes Weekly", the United States Armed Forces newspaper is first published.

Friday February 8, 1918

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The 1st successful United States educational magazine "Academician", starts publishing in New York City.

Saturday February 7, 1818

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Events

Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

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The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

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A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

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