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Funny story: California's Ninth Circuit Court outlaws opposite sex marriages

California's Ninth Circuit Court outlaws opposite sex marriages

California's Ninth Circuit Court is once again causing controversy, this time for ruling that opposite sex marriages cannot be recognized in the states which are under the court's jurisdiction.

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Funny story: Decline in German alcohol consumption marks continued good news for Poland

Decline in German alcohol consumption marks continued good news for Poland

A recent study found that German consumption of alcohol was dropping dramatically, making older people in surrounding countries with long memories a little more comfortable.

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Funny story: Global panic after Tony Robbins hits snooze button, goes back to sleep

Global panic after Tony Robbins hits snooze button, goes back to sleep

The world was in shock, and fears of global collapse and armageddon circled the planet after it was learned that motivational guru Tony Robbins was getting lazy.

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Funny story: John Kerry and Teresa Heinz-Kerry accused of selling ketchup to Iran, N. Korea

John Kerry and Teresa Heinz-Kerry accused of selling ketchup to Iran, N. Korea

In a stunning development in the race for the White House, presidential hopeful John Kerry, and his wife, Teresa Heinz-Kerry, have been accused by the Department of Homeland Security of selling ketchup to known enemies of the United States.

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Funny story: Financially strapped Howard Dean to pay campaign workers with free medical treatment

Financially strapped Howard Dean to pay campaign workers with free medical treatment

Thanks to stinging losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, the presidential campaign of Howard Dean has become strapped for cash.

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Funny story: Next president to be chosen by Zogby poll

Next president to be chosen by Zogby poll

Voting in the United States is now a thing of the past, thanks to a new constitutional amendment passed by congress which is intended to eliminate any possibility of voter fraud.

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Funny story: Hitler ad compares MoveOn.org to Bush

Hitler ad compares MoveOn.org to Bush

A shocking and strongly worded advertisement placed in The New York Times and signed by "A. Hitler" has compared MoveOn.org to President Bush. All sides are now offended.

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Funny story: Jim Carrey to star in remake of "The Day After"

Jim Carrey to star in remake of "The Day After"

According to executives at Universal Pictures, "nuclear war was never so hilarious!"...

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Funny story: Michael Bolton endorsement speech remake of somebody else's endorsement speech

Michael Bolton endorsement speech remake of somebody else's endorsement speech

Singer Michael Bolton, who showed up in Iowa to endorse Dick Gephardt to be the democratic presidential nominee, simply remade an earlier endorsement speech, it has been learned.

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Funny story: Detroit Tigers sign pitcher... of beer -- "Whoops", according to club President Dombrowski

Detroit Tigers sign pitcher... of beer -- "Whoops", according to club President Dombrowski

"I guess we really should first meet face to face with players we're signing, before we sign them", according to Detroit Tigers President, David Dombrowski.

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Funny story: Hacker breaks into Dan Rather's teleprompter during broadcast -- Newsman embarrassed

Hacker breaks into Dan Rather's teleprompter during broadcast -- Newsman embarrassed

Veteran CBS News anchor Dan Rather became enraged yesterday after discovering, a full 15 minutes into his newscast, that somebody hacked into the computer which controls his on-air teleprompter.

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Funny story: Dennis Miller migrates again--this time to the far left wing

Dennis Miller migrates again--this time to the far left wing

Comedian Dennis Miller, who, shortly after 9/11, made it publicly known that he had taken a big swing to the political right, has swung back to the left-- the far left.

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Funny story: Mr. Blackwell tops Blackwell's "Worst dressed" list -- Friends fear senility

Mr. Blackwell tops Blackwell's "Worst dressed" list -- Friends fear senility

Fashion critic "Mr. Blackwell", famous for his yearly lists of the best and worst dressed celebrities, has chosen himself as 2003's "worst dressed" man.

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Funny story: Scientist dates Shroud of Turin -- takes it to dinner and movie

Scientist dates Shroud of Turin -- takes it to dinner and movie

When French scientist Pierre Bonier requested permission from the Vatican to "date" the Shroud of Turin, church officials naturally assumed that Bonier wanted to research the age of the item they believe to be Christ's burial cloth. The...

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Funny story: Brett Favre to finally correct spelling of his last name

Brett Favre to finally correct spelling of his last name

In an announcement that has rocked the sporting world at it's core, quarterback Brett Favre has finally admitted his ancestors made a horrible mistake in the spelling of the family's last name.

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Funny story: Pauly Trunknip new democratically elected leader of US Communist Party

Pauly Trunknip new democratically elected leader of US Communist Party

People in the United States who believe in an economic system ruled by collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members, held their election year convention at a Des Moines area Denny's.

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Funny story: Missing WWII soldier found alive, wandering around Nebraska, still searching for Omaha Beach

Missing WWII soldier found alive, wandering around Nebraska, still searching for Omaha Beach

Merwyn R. Hilltuck, now 79, who had been feared killed in action at Normandy on D-Day, has been found in Nebraska, alive and well, wearing a now tattered Army uniform, and still desperately looking for Omaha Beach, where he was ordered to go fight in...

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