| Week 40, 2007 - The Laughable News |
In The News:Travelodge...Home Sweet Home?A couple who stayed in a Travelodge in 1985 loved it so much they have lived in them ever since. David Davidson, 79, and wife Jean, 70, first sampled the budget hotel chain when they booked into a newly-opened branch, while visiting an elderly aunt. Although they had bought a flat in Sheffield, England for £20,000 in 1980, they were so impressed with the hotel they gradually found themselves moving in. They never have to cook, clean, wash up, do the laundry or make a bed. They eat in the hotel, across the car park at a Little Chef or at other local diners. “There is no reason why we’d want to go home. Even when we go on holiday we like to stay in Travelodges. Over the past 20 years, they have spent around £100,000 (Apprx $200,000). It Won’t Get Him A Job, But This Skill Is Pretty Cool:A Chinese man has blown up a hot water bottle with his nose and made it explode. It took only two minutes for Zhang Zhenghui, 52, of Liling city, to make the bottle burst. “Someone blew up a hot-water bottle with his mouth on TV, and I tried it and found it wasn’t difficult. I thought, why not try with my nose?” It took Zhang nearly three years to perfect the stunt which he performed outside a local grocery shop. He also used his nose to blow up the inner tube of a truck tire in just ten minutes, reports Xiaoxiang Morning News. Zhang now plans to apply for a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Hooked On Facts:A group of kangaroos is called a mob. For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more. In high school, Robin Williams was voted ‘Least Likely to Succeed.’ If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet. The symbol on the ‘pound’ key (#) is called an octothorpe. Mel Gibson has a horseshoe kidney (two kidneys fused into one)!
Just Joking:The Bargaining Table:Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young engineer who was fresh out of MIT, “What starting salary were you thinking about?” The Engineer said, “In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.” The interviewer replied, “Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years - say, a red Corvette?” The Engineer sat up straight and said, “Wow! Are you kidding?” The interviewer replied, “Yeah, but you started it. Slow Down OR Stop?One day a policeman stopped a motorist who had just gone through a four way stop sign and was about to give him a ticket when the motorist said, “Officer you can’t give me a ticket for that!’ “Why not?” “Because although I did not stop, I slowed right down and its almost the same.” “But you did not stop” replied the officer, “and the sign says STOP.” “But the way was clear and it was safe” replied the motorist. In an effort to prove his point. the officer then pulls out his baton and starts hitting the motorist. “What are you doing!” yells the motorist in surprise. “Do you want me to slow down or should I stop?” Riddles:
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