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- Written by Tony Judge
Every country, civilisation and culture has had a flag or emblem to set them apart from other countries and cultures.
Some have become internationally iconic (our own shamrock – although it isn’t our official emblem); others have become symbols of hate (the Swastika).
Legend has it that the shamrock was used by St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, as part of his efforts to convert the Irish to Christianity. The three leaves on a sprig of shamrock denoted for him the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This was an inspired choice as most people could not read then and St Patrick was almost teaching with pictures!
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- Written by Bob Tallent
Do you remember Star Trek. The alien species known as Ferengi were big capitalists. Below are a set of guidelines intended to ensure the profitability of businesses owned by the Ferengi. The Ferengi had many rules and the ones below are just their Rules of Acquisition
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The doctor said, “Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition, which causes your testicles to press on a nerve at the base of your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache. The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.”
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The value of Chinese proverbs has increased
The value of Chinese proverbs has increased with the passing of the ages because they ring as true today as they were thousands of years ago.
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A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why we're not here. So leave a message.
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Hi. This is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry I have plenty of money.
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- Written by Colm Clohessy
Many people are at a loss for a response when someone says, "You don`t know Jack Schitt."
Now you can intellectually handle the situation.
Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt, and he has an interesting family tree:
In 1957, Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc.
They had one son, Jack.
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- Written by Bob Tallent
You may find this article amusing. It`s an exercise in communications gone wrong.
Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Imperial Leather. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman
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- Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
- Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.
- Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
- The lighter was invented before the match.
- The average left-handed person lives 7 years LESS than a right-handed person.
- The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
- A starfish does not have a brain.
- In the 20th century, over three million people died from earthquakes.
- Hitler was voted Time Magazine's man of the year in 1938.
- In the spring of 1975, a baby in Detroit fell 14 stories and landed on Joseph Figlock, who was walking below. A few years later it happened again. Figlock and both babies survived.