News Thats Used

Sunday September 21, 2003

Famous for his magical illusions and stunts in America, but not all Londoners are impressed by David Blaine's bid to spend 40 days without food in a glass box suspended from a crane in the centre of the English capital. Shortly after the American began his stunt he was pelted with eggs, taunted with the smell of fish and chips and woken up by a man banging on a drum. ...

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Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

Quips

The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning, to join the Choir.

Filed Under: Church Notices

The Vicar is on vacation. Massages can be given to the Church Secretary.

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

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Fun Book Titles

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

Neck Exercises
- by G. Rarff

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

Peek-a-Boo!
- by I. C. Hugh

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Good Question

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?

If love is blind, why is Lingerie so popular?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?

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World Firsts

"Monopoly" the board game goes on sale for the 1st time.

Wednesday February 6, 1935

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Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st United States Ski Club.

Tuesday February 8, 1887

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The first Guernsey Cattle Club organizes in New York City.

Wednesday February 7, 1877

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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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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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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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