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Funny story: Venus event rare and bright

Venus event rare and bright

HALLMARK, Idaho - The planet Venus will cross the sun's path in dramatic fashion next week. It is a sight not witnessed by earthlings for more than a century. And, the last remaining witness of the event, Irma Milkwanderer, died recently of a rar...

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Funny story: Oil prices cause riots at stock exchanges

Oil prices cause riots at stock exchanges

NEW YORK CITY -- Oil prices jumped to record prices the other day and traders in Europe and the United States went berserk. Experts say the surge in prices made traders violent, punching and slapping one another and stomping on the floor of the excha...

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Funny story: Zeus to light torch at Athen's Olympics ceremony

Zeus to light torch at Athen's Olympics ceremony

ATHENS, Greece -- Zeus, the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there, has agreed to take part in the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

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Funny story: Man who may be an island under scrutiny

Man who may be an island under scrutiny

SUEY, Bermuda - The term "No man is an island" will be retired, say literary experts, now that a man who has been an island all of his life has been identified.

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Funny story: New Iraqi President looks, talks tough

New Iraqi President looks, talks tough

BAGDHAD, Iraq -- The tribal leader Ghazi al-Yawar has become the president of Iraq's interim government after a leading candidate favored by the Bush administration refused the position because he said he was "scared sh**less."...

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Funny story: Scientist claims new findings are old hat to him

Scientist claims new findings are old hat to him

SCRIMBAD, Miss. -- A recent report indicated that after 15 years of intense study, "the world's most prolific planet-hunting team has found the planetary system that most reminds them of our own home solar system. The discovery boosts hopes for f...

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Funny story: Green Party implodes

Green Party implodes

MADISON, Wisc. -- The Green Party, the political organization that backed Ralph Nader during two of his unsuccessful bids for the Presidency, has collapsed from the weight of its own issues.

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Funny story: Madonna quits show biz; press blames her tits

Madonna quits show biz; press blames her tits

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- In a shocking announcement, Madonna is calling her show business career quits. Rumors persist that the decision has all to do with the diva's tits.

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Funny story: Alleged Nazis protest D-Day

Alleged Nazis protest D-Day

PARIS -- A group of veteran Nazis who claim to have been in hiding since the end of WW II marched in Paris, protesting the anniversary of D-Day. A spokesman for the group called the event "a fraud."...

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Funny story: Poll says 'Friends' is forgotten

Poll says 'Friends' is forgotten

FUSHICHA, Ind. -- Only a few weeks after its demise, the popular TV sitcom Friends has been entirely forgotten, according to a poll and random interviews.

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Funny story: Franken desperately seeking Davis

Franken desperately seeking Davis

CHICAGO -- Author/comedian Al Franken is financing a massive search for his ex-writing partner, Tom Davis.

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Funny story: Kerry claims Bush stole his act

Kerry claims Bush stole his act

SEATTLE, Wash. - Democratic-nominee-to-be John Kerry has admitted that President Bush is now doing everything the way Kerry said the President should do things and is therefore making Kerry's candidacy moot.

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Funny story: Keeping up with the Jones lawsuits

Keeping up with the Jones lawsuits

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - More than twenty years after the film debut of the character Indiana Jones, six law suits have been filed claiming the George Lucas character was stolen, as were some of the characters from which he reportedly stole.

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Funny story: You're never too old to be alive

You're never too old to be alive

When Edwina Edwondozo, ninety-six years old, was asked her secret for longevity, she replied: "It was mainly due to getting off the Titanic after it hit an iceberg." You may laugh at her reply, (especially since it was later learned she was never on the ill-fated ship) yet someday you may be asked the same question. Especially if you live to be in your nineties or more. Certainly...

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Funny story: British dig likely uncovers Egyptian queen 'Nef'

British dig likely uncovers Egyptian queen 'Nef'

NIASPOTA, Italy -- A British Egyptologist said the that her team may have identified the mummy of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, the wife and co-ruler with pharaoh Akhenaten, stepmother to legendary boy King Tutankhamun and the first queen to ever wear ey...

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Funny story: The [sic] factor

The [sic] factor

When you learn to write, and I don’t mean the alphabet, I mean after you got that stuff down and put words and sentences together and thoughts and feelings and … stuff … you learn that the communication process should involve a reader. Once you have a reader, then you have to be sure that you know what you are writing is clear and moreover, that the reader knows what you are writing is cle...

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Funny story: The exothermics; what the hell do they mean?

The exothermics; what the hell do they mean?

DUNDEE, Ireland -- Again, the question arises: Is Hell exothermic? In other words (and there must be others else you will run for a dictionary), does Hell give off heat or absorb heat? This question has befuddled scientists for decades, their hunger...

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