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> >Subject: jokes and sayings:)
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> >> A farmer and his wife went to a fair.  The farmer, who had never been
> >> on an airplane, was fascinated by a stunt plane and asked the pilot
> >> how much aride would cost.
> >>
> >> "$20 for 3 minutes" the pilot replied.
> >> "That's too much" said the farmer.
> >> The pilot thought for a second and then said, "I'll make you a deal.
> >> If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the
> >> ride will be free. But if you make any sound at all, you'll have to
> >> pay me the $20."
> >>
> >> The farmer and his wife agreed and went for a thrilling ride. After
> >> they landed, the pilot said to the farmer, "I want to congratulate
> >> you for not making a sound. You are a brave man."
> >>
> >> "Maybe so" said the farmer, "but I gotta tell ya, I almost screamed
> >> when my wife fell out."
> >>
> >> Submitted by Helen Lee.
> >>
> >> -=+=-
> >>
> >> DID YOU KNOW?
> >>
> >> * All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on
> >> the back of the $5 bill.
> >>
> >> * Maine is the only state with just one syllable.
> >>
> >> * A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
> >>
> >> * A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
> >>
> >> * "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left
> >> hand.
> >>
> >> * Almonds are members of the peach family.
> >>
> >> * There are only four words in the English language which end in
> >> "-dous:"  tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, hazardous.
> >>
> >> * The average person falls asleep in seven seconds.
> >>
> >> * No word in the English language rhymes with purple, month, silver,
> >> or orange.
> >>
> >> * A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
> >>
> >> * Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
> >>
> >> * A microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube
> >> and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
> >>
> >> Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) is the richest man in the world.
> >> To put his wealth into terms we (the little people) understand, the
> >> Reader's Digest published these statistics:
> >>
> >> * If Bill Gates purchased a $250,000 Lambourghini, it would be like
> >> us making a $0.63 purchase.
> >>
> >> * Based on Bill Gates' hourly wage, if he saw a $100 bill laying on
> >> the ground, it wouldn't be worth his time to bend over and pick it
> >> up!
> >>
> >> Submitted by Beckie Beard via Keith's Mostly Clean Humor & Weird
> >> (McHaw) List
> >>
> >> -=+=-
> >>
> >> Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones?  They still are!
> >>
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> >
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