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Churchill Cruise Ship Quip

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David Mikkelson
Jan 20, 2012 Winston Churchill quipped that he preferred traveling on Italian cruise ships because 'there is ...
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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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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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Goal Line Powder

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Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 20, 2005 The joke reappears every football season.
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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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Windshield Washer Robbers

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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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Henry Ford and Air Conditioning

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 27, 2004 Did the brothers who invented automobile air conditioning pull a fast one on Henry Ford?
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Albert Einstein Switches Places with His Chauffeur

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Snopes Staff
Apr 11, 2004 "Why, this is so simple even my driver could explain it to you."
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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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Quarters Taped Together

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David Mikkelson
Jan 22, 2004 Is the Treasury recalling one state's quarters because they're jamming coin slots?
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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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Dead Donkey Raffle

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David Mikkelson
Jan 12, 2003 City boy turns a profit by raffling off dead donkey to country folk?
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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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Picabo I.C.U.

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 2, 2002 All about the Picabo ICU.
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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'

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
Oct 15, 2002 Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel.
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Here's Your Sign

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Aug 22, 2002 Signs for stupid people?
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General Motors Replies to Bill Gates

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David Mikkelson
Jul 11, 2002 General Motors responds to Bill Gates' comparison of advances in computing to the automotive ind ...
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Snow Job

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 16, 2002 Newscaster inadvertently makes sexually suggestive comment regarding an amount of snowfall?
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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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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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