| Week 3, 2007 - The Laughable News |
In The News:Love Is No Joke:Wedding jokes aren't always funny. When a bride in Austria jokingly answered "no" instead of "yes" when asked if she wanted to marry her husband-to-be, the official performing the civil wedding promptly broke off the ceremony. Not even the bride's sobs could reverse the decision and the couple had to wait two and a half months before they could give it another - successful - try, the Austrian newspaper Oberoesterreichischen Nachrichten reported Friday. Officials at the registry office in the city of Steyr where the mishap occurred declined to comment directly but noted the incident was highly unusual, according to the newspaper. Humans On Display:An Australian zoo has put a group of humans on display to raise awareness about primate conservation -- with the proviso that they don't get up to any monkey business. Over a month, the humans will be locked in an unused primate cage at Adelaide zoo, braving the searing heat and snacking on bananas. They will be monitored by a psychologist who hopes to use the findings to improve conditions for real apes in captivity. Audiences can vote for their favorite "ape" via mobile phone text messages, in the style of reality television shows. Zoo vets haven't ruled out using tranquilizer darts if the humans misbehave. Hooked On Facts:Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. Greyhounds have the best eyesight of any breed of dog. More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States. The average taste bud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one. Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen. The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon. A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second. Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
Just Joking:Would You Marry Again?A husband and wife were lying in bed together one night. The wife rolled over and placed her hand lovingly on the chest of her husband. "Honey," the wife said, "if I died would you get married again?" The husband said, "Never, my dear." The wife said, "I'm sure you would." So the husband said, "Okay, I would" "Would you let her sleep in our bed?" the wife asked. And the husband replied, "I suppose so." Then the wife asked, "Would you let her wear my clothes?" "I doubt she’d want to," the husband said. "She’d be so much thinner." If You Had What I Have:A guy runs into a bar and says, "Bartender, quick! Give me 20 shots of your best Scotch!" So the bartender lines up 20 shots of his best Scotch and watches this guy down one after the other. "Man," the bartender says, "I've never seen anyone drink shots that fast!" "You'd drink them that fast too if you have what I have," the guy says. "Oh my God," says the bartender, "what do you have?" "50 cents. Is That Your Penguin?
A man is walking down the street carrying a penguin.
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