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Rain Told To Go Away In 1986 Returns
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Rain Told To Go Away In 1986 Returns

Humor – ADAIR< IA - A rainstorm that in August 1986 was told to "go away" and advised to come again another day returned Monday, soaking the downtown Adair area for much of the afternoon.

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:35pm

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McCain Makes Historic First Visit To Internet

Humor – Sen. McCain logged onto the Internet 9:00 AM Sunday, "I can't get this [expletive] thing to work," McCain said as he struggled with his computer's mouse, causing wife Cindy to prompt him to add he was "just kidding."

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Voted for on July 21, 2008 10:35pm

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McCain Advocates Phil Gramm Surge

Politics – "My friends -- and I truly think of all of you as friends -- listen up," Mr. McCain told supporters and press. "The U.S. will withdraw from Iraq only after victory is achieved. We will achieve that victory by pounding the terrorists as if they are economical cuts of flank steak."

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Submitted and Voted for on July 19, 2008 12:43pm

McCain Issues Top 10 Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians
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McCain Issues Top 10 Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians

Humor – Citing what he called the "overwhelmingly positive response to my jokes about killing Iranians," presumptive G.O.P. presidential nominee John McCain issued today a list of his favorite humorous remarks on the subject.

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:15pm

'Time' Publishes Definitive Obama Puff Piece
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'Time' Publishes Definitive Obama Puff Piece

Humor – Campaign reporter Michael King wrote in The Washington Post Tuesday. "This profile sets a benchmark for mindless filler by which all other features about Sen. Obama will now be judged."

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Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:14pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / 1 sink

Obama: New Yorker Cover Real After All

News – "The Senator's outrage was entirely understandable," said Mr. Obama's communications director Bill Burton. "He simply didn't expect anything like that to come from such a normally left-leaning source. Then he talked to Mrs. Obama and they agreed The New Yorker pretty much nailed it."

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Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2008 07:03am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks

InBev Buys Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Humor – "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have endured troubled times lately," said InBev CEO Carlos Brito, "but that will change now that they have joined our corporate family. A little tweaking, some layoffs -- there is no limit to what we can achieve together."

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Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2008 07:54am

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Iran Launches Oil Barrels into Persian Gulf

News – Tehran, Iran -- The global petroleum market threw up a little in its throat Thursday as Iran commenced a second consecutive day of test firing oil-filled surface-to-surface missiles.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 11, 2008 07:02am

Bill Clinton Sadly Folds First Lady Dress Back Into Box
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Bill Clinton Sadly Folds First Lady Dress Back Into Box

Humor – After months of tirelessly supporting his wife on the campaign trail, devoted spouse and former president Bill Clinton breathed a resigned sigh and carefully folded the charcoal silk, fitted sheath dress he had hoped to wear as first lady placing it back in its beautiful box.

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Voted for on July 11, 2008 06:59am

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Rush Limbaugh Turns Down Obama VP Job

Humor – Intense media speculation about who will join Mr. Obama on the Democratic ticket has left television, radio, Internet, and print news outlets scrambling to predict the likely contender.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 10, 2008 07:11am

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Weakened in Paradise

Humor – There's still a little money coming in from my moonlight job as a convention delegate -- it really helps to do it for more than one political party at a time. I'm thinking about supplementing that meager income by becoming a competitive hotdog eater.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:18am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 99 votes / No sinks

Special Ops Veteran Slips Back Into Family Undetected

Humor – "This truck exploded across the street, and when we looked back, Dad was sitting next to me, already halfway through his chicken-fried steak," said son Michael, adding that the pyrotechnic diversionary tactic was "classic Dad."

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Voted for on July 08, 2008 07:12am

U.S. Ice Cubes Melting At Alarming Rate
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U.S. Ice Cubes Melting At Alarming Rate

Humor – Of the 28.9 billion tons of ice cubes produced commercially in June, it is estimated that less than half remain.

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Voted for on July 06, 2008 10:53pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks

G8 Kind of Sucks

News – Sapporo, Japan -- Thousands of protestors grotesquely resembling world leaders have begun gathering on Japan's Hokkaido island in anticipation of Monday's 2008 Group of Eight summit.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 06, 2008 02:07pm

This story has an equal number of positive and negative ratings. 2 votes / 2 sinks

Poll: Cindy McCain Hotter than Michelle Obama?

News – A poll released Wednesday offers new evidence of a tightening 2008 White House race, with the candidates' wives currently running in a statistical dead heatââ;¬"an indication this year's election could be decided by the public's opinion about whichever prospective First Lady is the hottest.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 03, 2008 07:06am