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As I mentioned a little earlier, I spent the greater part of today getting transported to and from the heart surgeon’s office. What happened while I was there was both a relief and a disappointment at the same time.

My sister-in-law was gracious enough to drive me the three hours or so to see my heart surgeon today. I’ve discovered that the arthritis in my knees makes it absolutly no fun whatsoever to be in the back seat of a car for extended periods of time.

It probably seems kind of strange for someone in my position to be clammoring for a break - I’ve been on disability for two years, but I don’t use the word “disabled” to describe my situation. I prefer to think of it as “retired’.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
Well, it could be worse. He could have been conceived in a ladies room during a dance. That would have gone over very well with the Brittish Royals, no?
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If the opposite of “Assemble” is “Disassemble” and “Disrespect” is the opposite of “Respect” then why isn’t the opposite of “Disgusting”, “Gusting”?

* Minnows have teeth in their throat.
* More than one million stray dogs and over 500,000 stray cats live in the New York City metropolitan area.
Is that all? Sometimes it seems like there are that many dogs and cats living here in the yard.
* Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.
I’d […]

Remember when America’s Funniest Home Videos could be funny without showing people getting hurt? What happened?
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I used to know these people who were always going away on Hawaiian Vacations. This wasn’t just an occasional thing for them, or even a once-a-year thing, for that matter.

* The Platypus can eat its weight in worms every day.
* A blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant.
Oh good. “Gee, there’s a really large animal. I wonder what it’s tounge weighs.”
“Exscuse me, Mr Whale, but would you please lay your tounge on this scale?
* A top freestyle swimmer achieves a speed of only […]

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