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1. 100-year-old woman says drink and cigarettes keep - LittleWing 13:19:33 03/04/2010 (0)
2. In Britain, a Gift Registry for Divorces - LittleWing 11:25:58 02/26/2010 (1)
   • Re: In Britain, a Gift Registry for Divorces - Reverend Downdraft 17:22:31 02/28/2010
3. Dumb Move for Alleged Drug Dealer - Reverend Downdraft 14:42:01 02/13/2010 (0)
4. Del. teen found in igloo with pot, bongs, knife - Reverend Downdraft 12:26:37 02/12/2010 (0)
5. So close but... - OeJ 18:31:50 02/06/2010 (1)
   • How stupid do you have to be? - Reverend Downdraft 16:50:31 02/07/2010
6. YEEHAAA! Pizza!!! Hearts of Pizza!!! V-day style - Pepperoni Boy 16:48:04 02/05/2010 (0)
7. Guess he was literally in the doghouse. - OeJ 15:43:48 02/04/2010 (1)
   • I was just about to post this. - Reverend Downdraft 17:39:34 02/04/2010
8. Cheers! Brits Toast New Shatterproof Pint Glass - OeJ 15:37:34 02/04/2010 (1)
   • Ok, does it really matter - Reverend Downdraft 17:37:28 02/04/2010
9. Beaver scrubbed by school filters - OeJ 02:44:18 01/25/2010 (0)
10. I'm just wondering why. - OeJ 00:08:18 01/17/2010 (4)
    • if you have to ask why - Morrighan 19:15:41 01/18/2010
      • You're right I haven't. - OeJ 20:08:20 01/18/2010
    • Just a thought? - Reverend Downdraft 19:06:06 01/18/2010
      • I wouldn't sleep either. - OeJ 20:09:30 01/18/2010
11. Man accidentally lights himself on fire in Newark - Reverend Downdraft 23:18:24 01/16/2010 (0)
12. Wash. bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors - Reverend Downdraft 00:34:26 01/12/2010 (0)
13. 4-ton statue stolen from Utah motorcycle shop - Reverend Downdraft 02:41:22 01/05/2010 (0)
14. Black eyes for the Secret Service just keep coming - OeJ 14:39:40 01/04/2010 (2)
    • Hell, this old Biker (moi) made it - Reverend Downdraft 02:38:14 01/05/2010
    • U.S. verse Canada - differences - Keven Still Unvaccinated 15:50:37 01/04/2010
15. I don't even know where to begin with this one. - OeJ 14:28:50 01/04/2010 (2)
    • I DO!!! - jude 15:11:33 01/04/2010
      • I agree with you - Keven Still Unvaccinated 15:24:33 01/04/2010
16. What WILL they think of next? - jude 13:51:00 01/04/2010 (2)
    • WELL, there's an accident waiting to happen - Reverend Downdraft 02:02:12 01/05/2010
    • funny shite - Keven Still Unvaccinated 15:29:00 01/04/2010
17. R.I.P. Bob Howard. Thank you for your service. - OeJ 22:05:02 12/23/2009 (1)
    • Re: R.I.P. Bob Howard. Thank you for your service. - Suni 11:11:22 12/24/2009
18. Would this be a meth or crack problem? - OeJ 21:48:19 12/23/2009 (0)
19. Monster beaver attacks (insert your own joke here) - OeJ 18:35:40 12/23/2009 (1)
    • i don't know - Keven Still Unvaccinated 15:32:27 01/04/2010
20. HO HO HO, gimme your dough - OeJ 18:18:56 12/22/2009 (0)
21. And he still walked a mile??? - OeJ 18:15:45 12/22/2009 (0)
22. And how drunk would you have to be... - OeJ 19:55:09 12/18/2009 (1)
    • Ok, why get the cops invoved at all? - Reverend Downdraft 02:50:09 12/19/2009
23. But did they order breasts or thighs? - OeJ 19:54:01 12/18/2009 (2)
    • not sure about hooters in the U.S. - Keven Still Unvaccinated 15:38:40 01/04/2010
    • Oh good God - Reverend Downdraft 02:45:57 12/19/2009
24. Frozen in its tracks. (sad but weird) - OeJ 19:46:58 12/18/2009 (1)
    • Well - Reverend Downdraft 02:44:13 12/19/2009
25. Federal agents raid Gibson guitar plant - Reverend Downdraft 00:40:41 12/16/2009 (3)
    • Re: Federal agents raid Gibson guitar plant - Suni 08:45:15 12/16/2009
      • Damn, they're on to me. - Reverend Downdraft 14:49:10 12/16/2009
      • Re: Federal agents raid Gibson guitar plant - LittleWing 13:43:38 12/16/2009
26. Bacteria survive millennia nibbling on salad - OeJ 18:46:47 12/15/2009 (2)
    • And the meek shall inherit the Earth? - Reverend Downdraft 23:11:02 12/15/2009
      • Yeah, it really does. - OeJ 23:36:02 12/15/2009
27. Glad I don't work in Australian IT. - OeJ 18:40:21 12/15/2009 (1)
    • WELL, I'd pretty much be screwed. - Reverend Downdraft 23:09:21 12/15/2009
28. Tis the season. - OeJ 18:18:30 12/15/2009 (3)
    • Dude, I was a delinquent. LOL - Reverend Downdraft 23:06:56 12/15/2009
      • I never did anything that they called the cops for - OeJ 23:44:36 12/15/2009
        • Wonder if anyone at the school board - Reverend Downdraft 14:52:54 12/16/2009
29. Looks like humor has gone the way of common sense. - OeJ 18:12:08 12/15/2009 (1)
    • Yeah, this happened before. - Reverend Downdraft 22:50:18 12/15/2009
30. OK..so who has not at the least, thought about it? - jude 16:24:36 12/15/2009 (2)
    • MAY PRESS CHARGES? - Reverend Downdraft 22:40:42 12/15/2009
      • Re: MAY PRESS CHARGES? - Suni 08:48:25 12/16/2009
31. My dungs thuck - Yowie 21:43:21 12/10/2009 (2)
    • Re: My dungs thuck - Suni 08:50:19 12/16/2009
      • Re: My dungs thuck - Yowie 04:51:16 12/17/2009
32. Florida part 1 - OeJ 15:44:23 12/09/2009 (3)
    • whoah!! - Ladonna and Cherise 17:38:08 12/09/2009
    • Florida part 2 (different story) - OeJ 15:45:06 12/09/2009
      • And they wonder why I want to move? - Reverend Downdraft 23:55:00 12/09/2009
33. A chewing gum that will blow your mind. - OeJ 15:40:49 12/09/2009 (3)
    • Re: A chewing gum that will blow your mind. - Suni 16:13:11 12/09/2009
      • Really? - OeJ 16:45:17 12/09/2009
        • Shhhhh, not too loud - Reverend Downdraft 23:56:39 12/09/2009
34. The future of our species - OeJ 15:39:03 12/09/2009 (2)
    • Re: The future of our species - Reverend Downdraft 23:59:57 12/09/2009
    • oh choice - Ladonna and Cherise 17:31:35 12/09/2009
35. Desperate criminal - OeJ 15:33:06 12/09/2009 (1)
    • Re: Desperate criminal - Reverend Downdraft 00:01:38 12/10/2009
36. And next year he'll get a pony. - OeJ 15:31:45 12/09/2009 (3)
    • Re: And next year he'll get a pony. - Suni 16:11:14 12/09/2009
      • It is. - OeJ 16:46:15 12/09/2009
        • Got to thinking about his death - Reverend Downdraft 00:04:02 12/10/2009
37. TV Stars Charged Over Rat Risotto - jude 13:07:09 12/07/2009 (5)
    • you got to kow - Ladonna and friend 23:08:54 12/08/2009
      • Re: you got to kow - Ladonna and friend 23:16:35 12/08/2009
    • I don't understand either - Reverend Downdraft 01:55:17 12/08/2009
      • Re: I don't understand either - ladonna and friend 23:10:24 12/08/2009
    • I don't understand why they were charged either - Suni 13:11:43 12/07/2009
38. Cops Wii Bowling During Drug Raid - Suni 14:09:12 12/06/2009 (1)
    • My question is - Reverend Downdraft 15:25:14 12/06/2009
39. Really??? Nerf guns? Why not ban pens and pencils? - OeJ 12:05:49 12/04/2009 (2)
    • That's ridiculous - Reverend Downdraft 01:24:16 12/06/2009
    • Re: Really??? Nerf guns? Why not ban pans and pencils? - jude 13:54:04 12/04/2009
40. Take your son to work day taken to far. - OeJ 11:58:04 12/04/2009 (1)
    • Ok, that guy's a POS - Reverend Downdraft 01:18:14 12/06/2009
41. Another reason you'll never catch me in the ocean. - OeJ 11:56:34 12/04/2009 (3)
    • I live just north of the most dangerous - Reverend Downdraft 01:12:16 12/06/2009
    • Well, I always say.... - jude 13:48:35 12/04/2009
      • Good call. - Reverend Downdraft 01:14:48 12/06/2009
42. They called him Ismail, Moby Dick better watch out - OeJ 11:55:47 12/04/2009 (2)
    • Idiots - Reverend Downdraft 01:06:08 12/06/2009
    • Re: They called him Ismail, Moby Dick better watch out - jude 13:52:21 12/04/2009
43. Think you know what your cat does when you're away - OeJ 11:51:42 12/04/2009 (5)
    • Back in the day I had a cat - Reverend Downdraft 01:01:13 12/06/2009
    • I want to see the videos... - Suni 11:55:24 12/04/2009
      • Here is a link... - OeJ 12:00:40 12/04/2009
        • Ok, finally got it to load. - OeJ 12:24:44 12/04/2009
          • Re: Ok, finally got it to load. - Suni 13:12:04 12/04/2009
44. Grandma got run over by a car salesman - OeJ 01:19:38 12/03/2009 (0)
45. Cosmetic Surgery can bite you in the ass (really) - OeJ 11:43:57 12/01/2009 (0)
46. Ever Donate to GoodWill? - LittleWing 09:47:03 12/01/2009 (2)
    • Oh my!!! - jude 10:22:36 12/01/2009
      • LOL!!! - LittleWing 10:55:03 12/01/2009
47. No, it wasn't me! - Reverend Downdraft 22:40:06 11/30/2009 (0)
48. It's a miracle!!! - jude 15:31:15 11/30/2009 (3)
    • Re: It's a miracle!!! - Suni 15:48:08 11/30/2009
      • Re: It's a miracle!!! - jude 16:09:52 11/30/2009
        • Faking parapalegia? - Reverend Downdraft 22:37:37 11/30/2009
49. Forget your ATM pin # ?? - jude 15:21:34 11/30/2009 (3)
    • Re: Forget your ATM pin # ?? - Suni 15:47:01 11/30/2009
      • Yeah, there's some videos of stuff like this. - Reverend Downdraft 22:33:26 11/30/2009
        • Here's video - Reverend Downdraft 22:45:27 11/30/2009
50. It's a celebration!!! - cHaTaPaLoOzA!!! 21:32:20 11/24/2009 (0)

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