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Potato Story
Are you ready for a potato story?
A girl potato and boy potato had eyes for each other and finally, they got married and had a little sweet potato, which they called “Yam.”
Of course, they wanted the best for Yam.
When it was time, they told her about the facts of life. They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she wouldn’t accidentally get mashed and get a bad name for herself like “Hot Potato” and end up with a bunch of tater tots.
Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and make a rotten potato out of her! But on the other hand, she wouldn’t stay home and become a couch potato either. She would get plenty of exercise so as not to be skinny like her shoestring cousins.
When she went off to Europe , Mr. And Mrs. Potato told Yam to watch out for the hard-boiled guys from Ireland and the greasy guys from France called the French fries. And when she went out West to watch out for the Indians so she wouldn’t get scalloped.
Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn’t associate with those high class Yukon Golds, or the ones from the other side of the tracks who advertise their trade on all the trucks that say, “Frito Lay.”
Mr. And Mrs. Potato sent Yam to Idaho P.U. (that’s Potato University) so that when she graduated she’d really be in the chips. But in spite of all they did for her, one day Yam came home and announced she was going to marry Tom Brokaw.
Tom Brokaw! Really??
As you could probably imagine, Mr. And Mrs. Potato were very upset. They really wanted so much better for Yam. They told Yam she couldn’t possibly marry Tom Brokaw because he’s just…….
Are you ready for this?
A COMMON TATER
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Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
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Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
Eye Drops Off Shelf
Teachers Strike Idle Kids
Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax
Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
Stolen Painting Found by Tree
Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter
Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
War Dims Hope for Peace
If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Deer Kill 17,000
Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
Arson Suspect Held in Massachusetts Fire
Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
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You Know You’re Over The Hill When …
1. You find yourself beginning to like accordian music.
2. You’re sitting on a park bench and a Boy Scout comes up and helps you cross your legs.
3. Lawn care has become a big highlight of your life.
4. Your underwear starts creeping up on you … and you enjoy it.
5. You tune into the easy listening station … on purpose.
6. You discover that your measurements are now small, medium and large … In that order.
7. You light the candles on your birthday cake and a group of campers form a circle and start singing Kumbaya.
8. Someone compliments you on your layered look … and you’re wearing a bikini.
9. You keep repeating yourself.
10. You start video taping daytime game shows.
11. At the airport, they ask to check your bags … and you’re not carrying any luggage.
12. You wonder why you waited so long to take up macrame.
13. Your Insurance Company has started sending you their free calendar … A month at a time.
14. At cafeterias, you complain that the gelatin is too tough.
15. Your new easy chair has more options than your car.
16. When you do the “Hokey Pokey” you put your left hip out … and it stays out.
17. One of the throw pillows on your bed is a hot water bottle.
18. Conversations with people your own age often turn into “dueling ailments.”
19. You keep repeating yourself.
20. It takes a couple of tries to get over a speed bump.
21. You discover the words, “whippersnapper,” “scalawag” and “by-cracky” creeping into your vocabulary.
22. You’re on a TV game show and you decide to risk it all and go for the rocker.
23. You begin every other sentence with, “Nowadays …”
24. You run out of breath walking DOWN a flight of stairs.
25. You look both ways before crossing a room.
26. Your social security number only has three digits.
27. You keep repeating yourself.
28. You come to the conclusion that your worst enemy is gravity.
29. It takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.
30. You go to a Garden Party and you’re mainly interested in the garden.
31. You find your mouth making promises your body can’t keep.
32. The waiter asks how you’d like your steak … and you say “pureed.”
33. At parties you attend, “regularity” is considered the topic of choice.
34. You start beating everyone else at trivia games.
35. You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.
36. Your back goes out more than you do.
37. You keep repeating yourself.
38. Cafeteria food starts tasting GOOD.
39. You refer to your $2500 stereo system as “The Hi-Fi.”
40. You make it a point to attend all the RV shows that come to town.
41. You realize that a stamp today costs more than a picture show did when you were growing up.
42. Your childhood toys are now in a museum.
43. Many of your co-workers were born the same year that you got your last promotion.
44. The clothes you’ve put away until they come back in style … come back in style.
45. All of your favorite movies are now revised in color.
46. The car that you bought brand new becomes an antique.
47. You keep repeating yourself.
48. You find this list tasteless and insensitive.
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2. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
3. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
4. Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case
5. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
6. Farmer Bill Dies In House
7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
8. Is There A Ring Of Debris Around Uranus?
9. Prostitutes Appeal To Pope
10. Stud Tires Out
11. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
12. Soviet Virgin Lands Short Of Goal Again
13. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
14. Lung Cancer In Women Mushrooms
15. Eye Drops Off Shelf
16. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
17. Reagan Wins On Budget, But More Lies Ahead
18. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
19. Shot Off Women’s Leg Helps Nicklaus To 66
20. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Axe
21. Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash Probe Told
22. Miners Refuse To Work After Death
23. Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant
24. Stolen Painting Found By Tree
25. Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies
26. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years In Checkout Counter
27. Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 Years
28. Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One
29. Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 in ’84
30. War Dims Hope For Peace
31. If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last A While
32. Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures
33. Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
34. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
35. Deer Kills 17,000
36. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
37. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
38. New Study Of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group
39. Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
40. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
41. Chef Throws His Heart Into Feeding The Needy
42. Arson Suspect Held In Massachusetts Fire
43. British Union Holds Dwarfs In Short Supply
44. Ban On Soliciting Dead In Trotwood
45. Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees
46. Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
47. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
48. Man Minus Ear Waves Hearing
49. Deaf College Opens Doors To Hearing
50. Air Head Fired
51. Steals Clock, Faces Time
52. Prosecutor Releases Probe Into Undersheriff
53. Old School Pillars Are Replaced By Alumn
54. Bank Drive-in Window Blocked By Board
55. Hospitals Are Sued By 7 Foot Doctors
56. Some Pieces Of Rock Hudson Sold At Auction
57. Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training
58. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
Iraq
Q: What do Baghdad and Hiroshima have in common?
A: Nothing,…yet.
Q: Why is it twice as easy to train Iraqi fighter pilots?
A: You only have to teach them to take off.
Q: How do you play Iraqi bingo?
A: B-52…F-16…B-1… F-111… F-117… B-2
Q: What is Iraq’s national bird?
A: Duck
Q: Why does the Iraqi Navy have glass bottom boats?
A: So they can see their Air Force.
Q: What do Saddam Hussein and General Custer have in common?
A: They both want to know where the heck those Tomahawks are coming from!
Q: What is the best Iraqi job?
A: Foreign Ambassador
Q: How many Iraqis does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. They can’t turn them on anyway.
Q: How many Americans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Only one, but he does it from 30 miles away using laser targeting, and at a cost of $800,000.
Q: “How many members of the coalition does it take to screw in a light bulb?”
A: “We are not prepared to comment on specific numbers at this time.”
Q: What do Miss Muffet and Saddam Hussein have in common?
A: They both have Kurds in their Whey.
Q: What’s the difference between Aeroflot and the Scud Missile?
A: Aeroflot has killed more people.
Q: How is Saddam like Fred Flintstone?
A: Both may look out their windows and see Rubble.