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Old 18 March 2013, 06:37 PM
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Comment: I just received this in an email from a friend:

http://www.thejewishweek.com/special...seder-portions
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Old 22 March 2013, 03:22 AM
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Comment: Is it really true that an American tourist was once refused entry
to the UK because border control didn't believe that anyone would actually
want to spend a week in Gateshead?
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Old 22 March 2013, 10:07 AM
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Comment: I just received this in an email from a friend:

http://www.thejewishweek.com/special...seder-portions
Yes, of course, but since we aren't in New York, we won't be affected next week.
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Old 31 March 2013, 08:22 PM
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Comment: Did Iceberg Lettuce make its debut on the Titanic?
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Old 31 March 2013, 09:11 PM
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Ugh, I hope not! Would you want to eat lettuce that's 101 years old?
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Old 04 April 2013, 02:38 AM
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Comment:
http://appliedeco.org/news/unicorn-r...ead-as-planned

Unicorns being reintroduced to the wild by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and
Wildlife? A friend who should know better posted this on Facebook. Seems
like an April Fools joke to me.
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Comment: I recently heard, 'Though it is difficult, you can start a fire
by rapidly rubbing together to Cool Ranch Doritos for a long period of
time.
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Comment: Here's an item that just came to my attention when I was checking out the
"is he still alive?" status of Harvey Korman:

http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/b...ace-at-funeral

I checked your site by using the same string of words and came up empty!
Also, no other sites re: Mr. Korman's funeral told of this strange
occurrence.

I'd love to know if this is, in fact, true or (as so often happens) it's
just another urban legend that you hadn't gotten around to checking out
(because no one told you about it until now!)
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Old 20 April 2013, 01:50 PM
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Comment: Received email today that effective May 1st, General Motors will
no longer have stickers in windows of new cars, but will use "Fair Share
pricing" based on income tax return, house equity and retirement balance.
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Old 26 April 2013, 06:19 PM
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Comment: is this true??

Every time a new Pope is elected, there are many rituals in accordance with tradition.

Well, there is one tradition that very few people know about.

Shortly after the new Pope is enthroned, the Chief Rabbi of Rome seeks an audience. He is shown into the Pope's presence, whereupon he presents the Pope with a silver tray bearing a velvet cushion. On top of the cushion is an ancient, shriveled envelope. The Pope symbolically stretches out his arm in a gesture of rejection.

The Chief Rabbi then retires, taking the envelope with him and does not return until the next Pope is elected.

A new Pope's reign was shortly followed by a new Chief Rabbi. He was intrigued by this ritual, and that its origins were unknown to him. He instructed the best scholars of the Vatican to research it, but they came up with nothing. When the time came and the Chief Rabbi was shown into his presence, they faithfully enacted the ritual rejection but, as the Chief Rabbi turned to leave, His Holiness calls him back.

"My brother," the Pope whispers, "I must confess that we Catholics are ignorant of the meaning of this ritual enacted for centuries between us and you, the representative of the Jewish people. I have to ask you, what is it all about?"

The Chief Rabbi shrugs and replies: "But we have no more idea than you do. The origin of the ceremony is lost in the traditions of ancient history."

The Pope said: "Let us retire to my private chambers and enjoy a glass of kosher wine together; then with your agreement, we shall open the envelope and discover the secret at last." The Chief Rabbi agrees.

Fortified in their resolve by the wine, they gingerly pried open the curling parchment envelope and with trembling fingers, the Chief Rabbi reached inside and extracted a folded sheet of similarly ancient paper.

As the Pope peered over his shoulder, he slowly opens it. They both gasped with shock -

It is a bill for the Last Supper from "Moishe the Caterer"
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Old 26 April 2013, 08:40 PM
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Hahaha, Ethnic Vaudeville Humor never goes away.....unfortunately.
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Old 26 April 2013, 08:55 PM
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Why should Catholics pick up the tab for the Last Supper? Jesus was Jewish.
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Comment: One of my Facebook friends reposted this, and I thought it was
suspicious:

DO NOT wash your hair in the shower!!
It's so good to finally get a health warning that is useful!!!
IT INVOLVES THE SHAMPOO WHEN IT RUNS DOWN YOUR BODY WHEN YOU SHOWER WITH
IT. WARNING TO US ALL!!!
Shampoo Warning! I don't know WHY I didn't figure this out sooner! I use
shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole
body, and printed very clearly on the shampoo label is this warning, "FOR
EXTRA BODY AND VOLUME."
No wonder I have been gaining weight! Well! I got rid of that shampoo and
I am going to start showering with Dawn Dishwashing Soap. It's label
reads, "DISSOLVES FAT THAT IS OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE."
Problem solved! If I don't answer the phone, I'll be in the shower!
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Old 29 April 2013, 05:05 AM
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Why should Catholics pick up the tab for the Last Supper? Jesus was Jewish.
It's not the Catholics that are asked to pick up the tab, it's the Pope - the Vicar of Christ and earthly representative of Jesus (who, presumably, ordered the supper, but never paid for it).
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Old 08 May 2013, 05:16 PM
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Comment: I received an email with the following information.

Rumors are circulating that radical Muslims are planning to go on a
rampage in Los Angeles, California and in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas
killing anyone who is a legal U.S. citizen.

Police fear the death toll could reach as high as 45.
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Old 09 May 2013, 04:07 AM
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Comment: I've been hearing this story that the inventor of sugar-sticks
committed suicide because nobody used his invention correctly. Most people
shake the packet and then tear of the top, instead of just snapping it in
half as intended.

I can't find out anything about the actual inventor of sugar-sticks (as
opposed to the inventor of sugar packets, who died at the ripe old age of
89).
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Old 09 May 2013, 08:08 PM
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Comment: Is this TRUE????

The T.S.A. disclosed the official Airport Screening Results
October 2012 Statistics On Airport Screening From The Department Of
Homeland Security:

Terrorists Discovered 0
Transvestites 133
Hernias 1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases 3,172
Enlarged Prostates 8,249
Breast Implants 59,350
Natural Blondes 3

It was also discovered that 227 members of Congress had no balls.
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Old 09 May 2013, 08:08 PM
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Comment: The following is something I came across on facebook in conjuction with a
photo of a girl sitting on an airplane. Because of the dialogue and the
source (who posted this) I question the validity of this scenario.

I would like to know if this was contrived or based on an actual
situation.

Thanks, looking forward to your reply

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An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned
to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike
up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the
total
stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"

"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God,
or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.

"Okay," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask
you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same
stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns
out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that
is?"

The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence,
thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which
the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss
God, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don't know shit?"

And then she went back to reading her book.
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Old 09 May 2013, 08:10 PM
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Comment: This was sent to me. I was unable to find anything referring to it
when I looked on the LA Times web site. Can you confirm whether this is
true or false? Thank you

Comment: Sent: Friday, May 3, 2013 6:25 PM
Subject: Fears in California - State Declares a Code RED

LA Times 05-03-13


Strong rumors are circulating in California that radical Muslims,
Blacks, Mexicans and 54 other ethnic minorities are planning to go on a
group rampage in Los Angeles, killing anyone who is a "legal US citizen."

Police fear the death toll could be as high as 23.
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Comment: any idea if the Fisher Price "My First Tattoo Gun" is a real
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