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Did Native Americans Give NASA a Message to Take to the Moon?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 12, 2003 The story of how a joke becomes a legend.
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Did a Campaign Manager Pay Church Officials to Dub a Politician a 'Saint'?

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David Mikkelson
Jul 6, 2006 Campaign manager for various politicians purportedly pays church official to refer to his charge ...
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Child's Note to Sailors

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Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 23, 2002 Rumor: A child's Christmas letter to a sailor misinterprets the sounds of his mother's sexua ...
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Windshield Washer Robbers

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Feb 5, 2005 Is a naked woman distracting drivers by washing their windshields while her partner robs the cars?
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Dick Van Dyke

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Jan 16, 2001 Is 'Penis van Lesbian' Dick Van Dyke's real name?
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Vanilla Pudding at Sperm Bank

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David Mikkelson
Jan 30, 2000 Thieves break into sperm bank and mistake sperm samples for vanilla pudding?
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Snow Job

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David Mikkelson
Jan 16, 2002 Newscaster inadvertently makes sexually suggestive comment regarding an amount of snowfall?
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Did Lost Cargo on the Titanic Lead to the Creation of Cinco de Mayo?

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David Mikkelson
Jul 10, 2006 A humorous meme about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco d ...
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Ribrock Hotel Revenge

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 21, 1998 A woman finds an inventive way to annoy a hotel whose phone number is too close to her own?
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Quarters Taped Together

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 22, 2004 Is the Treasury recalling one state's quarters because they're jamming coin slots?
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Grenade-Throwing Quarterback

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 25, 2004 Was a Super Bowl quarterback formerly a foreign soldier who could toss grenades well?
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In September 2007, we saw the “pushed car” tale again, that time told online as a “True Australian Ghost Story” about someone named John Bradford, supposedly a Sydney University student.

A Ghostly Encounter? The Story of the 'Pushed Car'

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct 15, 2002 Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel.
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Blind Pilot

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 23, 2001 Airline captain takes seeing eye dog for a walk?
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Picabo I.C.U.

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 2, 2002 All about the Picabo ICU.
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Rescuing Richard Nixon

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 16, 1998 Did a good samaritan once rescue a drowning Richard Nixon?
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A Dog Named Sex

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 22, 2001 The hilarious saga of a man who named his dog Sex.
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Humorous Articles from African Press

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 20, 2005 A putative collection of humorous articles from the African press.
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Goal Line Powder

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 20, 2005 The joke reappears every football season.
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Landmine Check

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 1, 2001 A newscaster mistakenly assumes that wives in a Middle Eastern country now walk ahead of their h ...
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Revenge on Jerks

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 13, 1998 A man comes up with an inventive way to get even with two jerks.
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'Furry Protocol'? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools
In early June 2022, we received reader mail that asked us to look into whether former US President Donald Trump tweeted to his supporters on January 6, 2021, the day of the US Capitol riot, to remain peaceful with no violence and to support our Capitol Police and law enforcement.

Did Trump Tweet ‘Stay Peaceful’ on Day of Capitol Riot?