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June 30, 2008

AND IF THEY PLAY PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY, EVERYONE MUST WIN

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A school has confiscated an 8-year-old boy's birthday party invitations after they were handed out during class because it said it had a duty to ensure against discrimination.

(Thanks to John Ditchman, Jeff Meyerson and sjhaller)

DO THEY HAVE TUPPERWARE IMPLANTS?

Plastic-Surgery Parties

Key Quote: Dr. Greenberg described it as “like a bar mitzvah.” It had an open bar, a disc jockey and performers on stilts during cocktail hour. The dinner buffet included carving, pasta and dim sum stations.

Which raises the question: Carving WHAT?

(Thanks to Elon Weintraub)

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY ON THE INTERNET

Everybody.

(Thanks to Siouxie onterrible, who is not Siouxie)

SOMEHOW, WE ARE NOT COMFORTED

Experts estimate each commercial airliner is struck by lightning once or twice a year. While it can sometimes leave a burn mark, it is unusual for lightning to punch through the skin of a modern jet.

(Thanks to DavCat)

EVEN IN THE CASE OF IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES SUCH AS THIS

...this blog cannot deviate from its strict policy against linking to sites containing names that people might make fun of. We apologize for any inconvenience.

(Thanks to Adam)

PATRIOTIC-ART UPDATE FROM LITTLE CHUTE, WIS.

The sculptor has carved a version of John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" in a 900-kilogram block of cheddar.

(Thanks to The Perts)

NORTH DAKOTA

State of Passion

(Thanks to Matt Filar)

WE HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS

Woman Says Fake Fruit Ruined Her Implant

(Thanks to Larry Maretll)

IN KEEPING WITH THIS BLOG'S STRICT POLICY OF NOT MAKING FUN OF NAMES

We will not be able to draw your attention to the second author listed for this book.

(Thanks to The Amazing Steve&trade)

ATTENTION ALL AMSTERDAM UNITS

Be on the lookout.

(Thanks to sjhaller and Siouxie)

CREEPING FASCISM

It's getting so a man can't walk along an interstate highway wearing a thong, fake breasts and a wig.

(We mean the man was wearing them. The interstate highway was wearing a tutu.)

(Thanks to Siouxie)

THE END IS VERY NEAR

Early recordings of Tom Jones singing in a toilet are expected to be sold at auction for £3,000.

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson and Siouxie)

THEY SAY YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL

They are wrong.

(Thanks to Baron vonKlyff)

PEOPLE OF CANADA

Get indoors now.

(Thanks to B. Kizer and The Perts)

FORGET SEX¹

Gas sells.

(Thanks to Julieta)

¹Done.

PEOPLE OF WESTERN FLORIDA

Get out of the water now.

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(Thanks to Claire Martin)

June 29, 2008

TALK ABOUT ROMANTIC

Diamond Rings In Cape Cod Toilet

IS THAT A VAULTING POLE IN YOUR POCKET?

(Thanks to sjhaller)

PSST

Wanna do some pigeon?

(Thanks to sjhaller)

WE SAW HER OPEN FOR CELIA CRUZ

Cocoa Genome

(Thanks to sjhaller)

YOU ARE NOW FREE TO UNCLENCH YOUR SPHINCTER

A plane lands on a French rooftop.

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(Thanks to Siouxie, who says "Surrender is imminent.")

June 28, 2008

THOSE TERRORIST BASTARDS

Now they're using muskrats.

(Thanks to Peter Metrinko and Annie where-but-here)

CREEPING FASCISM

Now they want to take away the fundamental human right to change your name from Variable to an obscenity.

(Thanks to sjhaller and dfjazzzz)

THEY WON'T GET FAR WITHOUT DEODORANT

'Manure-Bomb' Thieves Fall Into Dung, Flee Crime Scene Naked

(Thanks to DavCat and DMS and Larry Potter)

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR PORRIDGE-MAKING

...you're talking Golden Spurtle.

(Thanks to Andrew Hoenig)
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WHO SAYS ETIQUETTE IS DEAD?

VAN BUREN, Ark. (AP) — Crawford County authorities say an inmate escaped the county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out.

June 27, 2008

WOOF

Council turns dog poo pink

(Thanks to Amy Drees, Siouxie, sjhaller and Jeff Meyerson)

WE ASSUME THESE ARE IBM SERVERS

(Thanks to Ken in Jax)

PEOPLE OF WYOMING (ASSUMING THERE ARE SOME):

Colorado stole your mountain.

Key Innocent Phrase From Story That Sounds Vaguely Obscene Out Of Context:
...who has bagged all 54 of Colorado 14ers...

(Thanks to jon harris)

WE COULD ALL USE ONE

A wombat leave.

(Thanks to sjhaller and Claire Martin and Anil Haji)

ATTENTION, PETA

Wim Delvoye has been tattooing pigs since the 1990s.

(Thanks to Claire Martin)

NORTH CAROLINA

The GAC (Get A Clue) State

(Thanks to Siouxie and Steve [The Other Steve] Lancaster)

WE'RE BUSY, SO

...you'll have to come up with your own surrender joke.

(Thanks to The Perts)

BEST SNAKE-RELATED QUOTE SO FAR THIS WEEK

Snakes in a Parcel: "Just leave it alone," Gaye Hurst told her husband. "We don't know what kind of snake it is. It's from Indiana."

(Thanks to W. von Papineau)

DO THEY COME WITH WARRANTIES?

Drive-in weddings in Sweden.

Key Quote Indicating Overall Level Of Classiness: A gospel choir and a priest singing Elvis tunes will provide the soundtrack to the festivities.

Key Swedish Name That We Are Not Making Fun Of: Jerker Asterlund:

(Thanks to sjhaller)

ATTENTION, ALL QUEENSLAND UNITS

Be on the lookout.

0611290700

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

WE'LL TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT

FINALLY, THE SPACE PROGRAM PRODUCES A PRACTICAL BENEFIT

We can grow asparagus on Mars.

(Thanks to sjhaller and Jeff Matthews)

CALL US CRAZY, BUT

...we're wondering if drugs may have been involved.

(Thanks to Chuck)

IT'S FRIDAY

...so if you're in a place where you can crank the volume a little, you should take a few minutes and watch this.

We realize it's old, but it's not old to this blog. Nothing is old to this blog.

(Thanks to Ilene Waterstone)

A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE

...Is being FedExed to this woman immediately.

(Thanks to Larry Odom and Chuck)

WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY, HONEY?

(Thanks to Siouxie)

June 26, 2008

LIKE ANYBODY'S LOOKING AT HER SASH

Whoops.

TECHNOLOGY STAGGERS FORWARD

The Bierstick

(Thanks to LM)

Belated Advisory (Thanks to Siouxie): Do not watch the video if you do not wish to hear crude language, or if you have a child in college.

REST ASSURED THAT NOT ALL PILOTS IN INDIA ARE DRINKING

Some of them are sleeping.

(Thanks to Heather Mays)

WHEN THE DOGS RISE UP AND KILL US ALL

They will first force us to watch this.

(Thanks to Annie Woof-bark-here)

EVERYBODY IN THE GENERAL CANADA AREA SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE WITH ALL DOORS LOCKED

There's a renegade cow on the lam.

(Thanks to The Perts)

THE LATE, GREAT ART BUCHWALD

Turns out J. Edgar Hoover was not a fan.

Wherever Art is, he's laughing.

(Thanks to The Perts)

WE'RE GOING TO CLAIM 'DOT-WBAGNFARB'

(Thanks to sjhaller)

AND WHILE WE'RE REGISTERING BANANAS

...we need to take a hard took at dinner forks and frozen chicken.

(Thanks to Matt Filar)

 
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