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Saturday November 1, 2003

It's a boy, no a girl - for Heather and Paul McCartney. Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers, especially Britain's Daily Mirror.

It got it spectacularly wrong when it announced the birth of a new baby for 61-year-old superstar Sir Paul McCartney's and his wife Heather Mills. Proudly revealing its world scoop, the front page banner headline screamed: "It's a boy! Exclusive - Macca ...

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Each year there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.

During World War II, Uncle Bens was the exclusive supplier of rice to the U.S. Armed Forces.

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

Quips

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

Filed Under: Church Notices

Sign seen in a bar: "Those drinking to forget, please pay in advance."

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Sign seen at a Hair Salon: We curl up and dye for you.

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Fun Book Titles

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

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

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

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Good Question

If there are 52 weeks in a year, how many weeks are there in a light year?

What will fall on the lawn first? An autumn leaf or a Christmas catalogue?

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?

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World Firsts

Bruce McCandless of the United States, makes the 1st untethered space walk.

Tuesday February 7, 1984

Filed Under: → Travel Section

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

Saturday February 7, 1818

Filed Under: → Education

The 1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station is received.

Sunday February 7, 1915

Filed Under: → Travel Section

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

Filed Under: → Deaths

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

Filed Under: → Deaths

When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
- African Proverb

Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
- African Proverb

Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.
- American Indian Proverb

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25,000 Workers Died Building The Panama Canal
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World Firsts

Astronomical Society of Pacific holds its 1st meeting in San Francisco.

Thursday February 7, 1889

Filed Under: → Science

Joe DiMaggio becomes the 1st $100,000 a year baseball player. He plays for the New York Yankees.

Monday February 7, 1949

Filed Under: → Sports

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected President.

Thursday February 7, 1991

Filed Under: → Politics

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Wise Words

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
- African Proverb

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
- Albanian Proverb

When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
- African Proverb

Filed Under: Wise Words

Good Question

When a doctor doctors a doctor does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored, or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?

How come wrong numbers are never busy?

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

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