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You know you're going to have a bad Christmas when you get back from a visit to the boys room and Hitler has stolen your place.

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Inscriptions from the mausoleum of Daniel and William Cormack, in the cemetery at Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland:By the IRISH RACE, in memory of the brothers DANIEL and WILLIAM CORMACK who for the murder of a land agent named ELLIS were hanged at NENAGH after solemn protestation by each on the scaffold of absolute and entire innocence of that crime, the 11th day of May 1858. The tragedy of

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According to Google Search Results.Events for each year determined by the first page of Google search results for the phrases:by [year]in yearby the year [year]in the year [year]will * by the year [year]will * in the year [year]in [year], * willby [year], * will

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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it

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My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning! Can you believe that, 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes.The Grim Reaper came for me last night, and I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Bloody hell, talk about Dyson with death! Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a labrador." "Strewth" says Mick "have you seen how many of their owners go blind" I've just

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The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of maths disruption.No matter how much you push the envelope,

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Easter is a movable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar, but is, in fact, linked to the Jewish Passover as the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus occurred at the time of those observances.Early Christians relied on the Jewish community to determine the date, but by the late 3rd century some Christians began to express dissatisfaction with what they took to be the

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King Henry VIII of EnglandKing George I of Great BritainKing Francis I of FranceKing Frederick the Great of PrussiaKing Herod of JudeaCzar Ivan "the Terrible"Czar Paul IPope Alexander VIPope Leo XEmperor CommodusEmperor TiberiusAdolf HitlerJulius CaesarBenito MussoliniThomas AquinasJohann Sebastian BachCharles BandelaireAl CaponeRandolph ChurchillCaptain James CookHernan CortezFrederick

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Supervision of the early Olympic marathons was a trifle lax. The winner of the 1900 event in Paris, an enterprising local baker's delivery boy named Michel Theato, used his knowledge of the city geography to take advantage of a few shortcuts down back alleys and side streets.Four years later at the St. Louis Olympics, the marathon was held on a grueling course on a hot afternoon, and only

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In 1902, the Tour de France reached an all-time low amid widespread skullduggery and outright cheating. Spectators left nails in the road in front of their favorites' rivals, while riders took car trips and even train rides. The first four riders were disqualified, including one who had been pulled along by the car in front by means of a wire attached to a cork in his mouth.Although he finished

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Stella Walsh dominated the 1932 Olympic 100-metre sprint, confirming her status as the top female sprinter of the 1930s.Forty-three years later, after becoming an American citizen and being inducted into the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame, she was killed by a stray bullet in a robbery.The post mortem revealed that "she" was a he. Ironically, when Walsh lost the title in Berlin in 1936 to her

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Sports' most inventive cheat may have been Boris Onischenko, a Red Army major from Ukraine. A veteran at the modern pentathlon — a five-discipline event including fencing — Onischenko arrived at the Montreal Olympics in 1972 as a hot favorite for the gold, having won two silvers and a bronze in three previous Olympiads.Britain's epee No. 1, Sergeant Jim Fox, was outclassed and easily outpointed

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An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German are all standing watching a street performer do some excellent juggling. The juggler notices that the four gentlemen have a very poor view, so he stands up on a large wooden box and calls out, "Can you all see me now?""Yes.""Oui.""Sí.""Ja."

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This is one of those emails that has gone viral - people receive it, have a good laugh and send it on to all their friends, who then do the same and send it on to more and more friends. You may already have received it. The email goes something like:- - - - - - - - - - - - -A real reply from the Inland Revenue. The Guardian newspaper had to ask for special permission to print it. The funniest

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Nuts are defined as a simple, dry fruit with one seed (very occasionally two) in which the seed case wall becomes very hard at maturity. True nuts include pecan, sweet chestnut, beech, acorns, hale, hornbeam and alder.PeanutsPeanuts aren't nuts. They are a type of pea which grows underground. They are native to South America but now widely cultivated, notably in Georgia, in the United States.

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(Sean makes a mistake in the first verse.)As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry mountainsI met with Captain Farrell and his money he was countingI first produced my pistol and I then produced my rapierSaying "Stand and deliver" for he were a bold deceiverChorus:musha ring dumma do damma dawhack for the daddy 'olwhack for the daddy 'olthere's whiskey in the jarI counted out his money and it

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Sir,I was disappointed to fall behind with checking your blog.Bet R. LatethannerverSir,You look neat, talk about a treat! You look dapper from your napper to your feet.N.E. OldhyonN.E. OldhyonN.E.N.E. OldhyonSir,I utterly deplore the axing of the Light Brigade in the latest defence spending review.Arthur Leigh GonwardSir,Given last month’s inclement weather, are the global warmers sure they are

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(Now that's really scarey!)

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"There is a long history of David Truscott visiting this particular farm, and seeking sexual gratification while immersed in cow dung and mud," prosecuting counsel Jill Wilson told magistrates in Truro. "This farm appears to be the only place where he seeks to gratify himself in this particular manner. For years, the farmer has had to check his livestock and equipment regularly, because Truscott

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Frappe, frappe!Qui est la?Loozy!Loozy qui?Exactement!

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When you were young, did your parents ever warn you about accepting gifts from strangers? Well, if they did, these may well have been the sort of people they were talking about. Hmmm. Pretty strange!

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"McWeddings were devised in line with local customs," Managing Director Shirley Chang told reporters at a branch of McDonalds in Hong Kong, "particularly Chinese numerology. On arrival, our employees greet each guest with a Big Mac and fries, and there is an apple pie wedding cake, with a single fry on top instead of the traditional cherry. After the ceremony, each guest receives a Happy Meal toy

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Sir,Our 17-year-old daughter acquired a collie cross puppy and named him Woof.Some months later Woof escaped from the garden to chase two Lycra-clad cyclists on a tandem who were passing by.My husband David gave chase and I will never forget the look of horror and disbelief of the rear cyclist as he and his friend peddled away from both the barking puppy and a man shouting "Woof, Woof, Woof."

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By Rudyard KiplingYou may talk o' gin and beerWhen you're quartered safe out 'ere,An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;But when it comes to slaughterYou will do your work on water,An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.Now in Injia's sunny clime,Where I used to spend my timeA-servin' of 'Er Majesty the Queen,Of all them blackfaced crewThe finest man I knewWas our

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Oliver Cromwell's skull has changed hands many times since the Lord Protector lost exclusive use of it in 1658.After the restoration of the monarchy, Cromwell's corpse was exhumed from Westminster Abbey and hanged at Tyburn. It was then taken down from the scaffold and decapitated. The body was thrown into a pit beneath the gallows and the head set on a spike above Westminster Hall.The head

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This list, released on April Fool’s Day, sounds like a joke with names like Scratch Arse Ware, Slapper’s Rock and Pisser Clough. But all the walks are real, having been given the rather unusual names in less squeamish times or before the words became rude.For example Booby’s Bay in Cornwall is named after a seabird found in the area that is closely related to the gannet.Kiss me Arse Steps also in

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Thist is sung by a daughter wheedling consent from her doting father: O mio babbino caro,Mi piace, e bello bello,Vo andare in Porta RossaA comperar I anello!Si,si ci voglio andareE se I amassi indarnoAndrei sui Ponte VecchioMa per buttaarmi in Arno!Mi struggo e mi tormento!O Dio, vorrei morir!Babbo, pieta, pieta!Babbo, pieta, pieta!TranslationOh my dear daddyI love him, he is so handsomeI want to

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by Rudyard KiplingWritten during the Great War."Oh, where are you going to, all you Big Steamers,With England's own coal, up and down the salt seas?""We are going to fetch you your bread and your butter,Your beef, pork, and mutton, eggs, apples, and cheese.""And where will you fetch it from, all you Big Steamers,And where shall I write you when you are away?""We fetch it from Melbourne, Quebec,

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Those of you who know your Editor know that March is a time of much celebration with many family birthdays falling during the month. Here are some age-ist jokes:If these doesn't apply to you yet, they will one day.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -A lady goes to the bar on a cruise ship and orders a Scotch with two drops of water. As the bartender gives her the drink she says, 'I'm on this cruise to

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Everybody in the Edmo family know about 'Arry:'Arry went to 'Ampstead,'Arry lost 'is 'at.'Arry's mother said to 'Arry"'Arry, where's your 'at?If it ain't 'angin' on the 'anger in the 'allI'll 'it you on the 'ead with an 'ard 'eavy 'ammerAnd your 'owls will be 'orrible to 'ear."We learnt it from Aunty Win (age 94 and still going strong) who learnt it from her future sister-in-law in the 1930s. She

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Felix Faure (1841-99), Sixth President of the French Third RepublicOn 16th February, 1899 in the middle of the infamous Dreyfus crisis, Faure slipped away for a rendezvous with his mistress, Madame Steinhal, wife of the artist Adolphe Steinhal. Legend has it that Faure's bodyguards heard a scream and broke down the door to find him seated dead on a sofa with his beautiful mistress kneeling in

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1968: The chairman of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, bans the popular musical The Sound of Music, describing it as, "A blatant example of capitalist pornography."1975: During Christmas celebrations, the president of Equatorial Guinea, Macias Nguema, orders his army to shoot 150 political opponents in the Malabo football stadium as loudspeakers played Mary Hopkins' Those Were the Days

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If you are thinking of having a tattoo, take a very close look at this photo. It wasn't all that long ago these good folks were the height of fashion, but can you imagine having to dress like that for the rest of your life?The same for a tattoo - the height of fashion at the moment - but for the rest of your life? Hmmm ...

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Pteronophobia: Fear of being tickled by feathers.Consecotaleophobia: Fear of chopsticks.Dendrophobia: Fear of trees.Dextrophobia: Fear of objects at the right side of the body.Eleutherophobia: Fear of freedom.Epistemophobia: Fear of knowledge.Ereuthrophobia: Fear of blushing.Euphobia: Fear of hearing good news.Eurotophobia: Fear of female genitalia.Genuphobia: Fear of knees.Geliophobia: Fear of

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(It's a Dodge Viper)

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1400: The first toilet paper is made for the Emperor of China. It is available in one size 2ft x 3ft sheets.1509: King Henry VIII appoints a Groom of the Stool, whose sole function is to clean the royal anus by hand. It becomes a highly respected and coveted position.1725: The French author Francois Rabelais, in his book Gargantua, recommends wiping with nettles, velvet, handkerchiefs, carpets,

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MOSES was a reluctant public speaker who described himself as heavy of mouth and as having uncircumcised lips. We know he had a major speech impediment and probably suffered from a cleft lip and palate.JOSEPH STALIN had webbed toes on his left foot and his left arm was shorter than his right.JOSEF GOEBBELS was born with a left leg three inches longer than his right. According to the official

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Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa: half discovered, half wild, fertile and naturally Beautiful.Between 23 and 30, a woman is like Europe: well developed and open to trade, especially for someone of real value.Between 31 and 35, a woman is like Spain: very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty.Between 36 and 40, a woman is like Greece: gently aging but still a warm and desirable

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Between 1 and 80, a man is like Iran, ruled by nuts.

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Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator:"And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!"New Zealand Rugby Commentator:"Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him."Ted Walsh, horse racing commentator:"This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother."Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977:"Ah, isn't that nice. The wife

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1 x 8 + 1 = 912 x 8 + 2 = 98123 x 8 + 3 = 9871234 x 8 + 4 = 987612345 x 8 + 5 = 98765123456 x 8 + 6 = 9876541234567 x 8 + 7 = 987654312345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432123456789 x 8 + 9 = 9876543211 x 9 + 2 = 1112 x 9 + 3 = 111123 x 9 + 4 = 11111234 x 9 + 5 = 1111112345 x 9 + 6 = 111111123456 x 9 + 7 = 11111111234567 x 9 + 8 = 1111111112345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111123456789 x 9 + 10= 11111111119 x 9 + 7 =

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Man who wants pretty nurse must be patient.Passionate kiss like spider web leads to undoing of fly.Better to be pissed off than pissed on.Lady who goes camping must beware of evil intent.Squirrel who runs up woman’s leg will not find nuts.Man who leaps off cliff jumps to conclusion. Man who runs in front of car gets tired, man who runs behind car gets exhausted. Man who eats many prunes gets good

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“O ’Melia, my dear, this does everything crown!Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town?And whence such fair garments, such prosperi-ty?”“O didn’t you know I’d been ruined?” said she.“You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks,Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks;And now you’ve gay bracelets and bright feathers three!”“Yes: that's how we dress when we’re ruined,” said she

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In 1812 the USA declared war on Britain for a number of reasons including a desire to occupy parts of Canada and the Brits press-ganging American citizens into the Royal Navy. In 1814 British troops marched on Washington D.C. and burned down the White House. Then they sailed for Baltimore, taking a civilian prisoner with them – a Dr. William Beanes.The next day, Francis Scott Key, a prominent

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Editor’s true story.When I was in the fifth form at school, narrow ties were all the fashion. One or two boys had altered their school tie to conform to this fashion and a strict edict was sent out that everybody must wear the standard width school uniform tie, as bought from Gorringe’s, the department store in Holborn that stocked the uniform. Being a dedicated follower of fashion (the Kinks

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Scientists at the world famous Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge have discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of

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Your Editor and family dined at The Hotel Du Vin in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday night and noticed this comment in the visitors' book. (We were on the way to the fabulously art deco Assembly Hall to see In The Flesh, a great Pink Floyd tribute band - ahhh, such are the memories of my youth!)

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A woman's love poem:Before I lay me down to sleep,I pray for a man who's not a creep,One who's handsome, smart and strong.One who loves to listen long,One who thinks before he speaks,One who'll call, not wait for weeks.I pray he's rich and self-employed,And when I spend, won't be annoyed.Pull out my chair and hold my hand..Massage my feet and help me stand.Oh send a king to make me queen.A man

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A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest animal in the herd, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest animals that get killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as

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During the recent troubles in Cairo, the Egyptians have shown a remarkable ability to adapt everyday objects into makeshift helmets.Your Editor is not sure about this fellow, with a ham sandwich andtwo baguettes cling-filmed to his head for protection. Hmm.

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An occasional explanation of modern Economic Theory,Part 28 - As explained by the British Medical CouncilConsidering the present Government's economic policies, the Allergists voted to scratch them, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.The Gastro-enterologists had a sort of a gut feeling about them, but the neurologists thought the Government had a lot of nerve.The

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Rutland Weekend Television was a spoof TV sketch show from the mid '70s about a tiny underfunded television station (from Rutland that only transmitted at weekends). Here is George Harrison singing The Pirate Song.

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Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death..The question: "

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Scientists for Health UK suggested that, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer, men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption.The theory is that beer contains female hormones (since hops contain phytoeostrogens) and drinking it may turn men into women.To test the theory, 100 men were given 6 pints of beer each to drink

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I mean seriously, wouldn’t you just keep drinking?

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An occasional explanation of modern Economic Theory,Part 55B - United States of America, 1802.I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people

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Those of you who know the Editor well will know that he has spent a major part of his life on the quest for the definitive cheeseburger. Here are some snaps from along this long and winding journey.

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The Allies demanded unconditional surrender of the Japanese.Faced with the prospect of an invasion of the Japanese home islands, the Imperial Headquarters concluded, “We can no longer direct the war with any hope of success. The only course left is for Japan’s one hundred million people to sacrifice their lives by charging the enemy to make them lose the will to fight.”In February 1945, Prince

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