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News You Can Use! Page 2

Category: Humor
Posted on: July 7, 2006 8:00 AM, by Craig Hildreth

Here are some of the latest headlines from the blue and white orb majestically do-si-doing in some obscure galaxy so remote not even a Klingon war fleet could find it if they flew right under its nose. Your attention please:

Hunting Norwegian whalers shock tourists

I'd be shocked too if, while following a docent around a narrow Oslo street I happened to come upon a team of thugs harpooning a covey of cowering fishermen.

Monkeys are hard-wired for facial recognition

Which will undoubtedly lead to the demise of that classic simian one-liner "Eeeh! Ooo-oo-Yeeeh!" (translation: I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception).

California scientists reopen Ice Age dig site

What? Am I the only person around who missed the big announcement that wormhole travel is now available?

Dutch paleontologists find remains of dodo

No kidding? Since when did Michael Moore move to Amsterdam?

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I knew there were reasons that I don't watch the news!

Posted by: emmy | July 7, 2006 9:20 AM

my last comment wasn't spam. the "scooby snack" was a hyperlink to symphony no. 5 of jean sibelius. it was my way of saying "good job" and "thank you" for the upbeat news posting. alas...

Posted by: ashli | July 12, 2006 11:22 AM

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