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Week 04, 2008: The Laughable News | Week 04, 2008: The Laughable News |
In The News:Man Divorces Woman Via Text Message...Wow, That’s Cold!An Egyptian woman is seeking clarification from a court on whether her husband’s declaration of divorce by text message is legally valid, a state-run newpsaper reported. After missing a call from her husband on her mobile phone, Iqbal Abul Nasr received a text message from him saying “I divorce you because you didn’t answer your husband,” Al-Akhbar said. In line with sharia (Islamic law) men do not need to go to court to file for divorce. A unilateral declaration of divorce by a man, repeated three times, formally ends a marriage. It was the third time Abul Nasr, an engineer from Cairo, received a divorce text message from her husband, prompting her to seek a legal decision from the a family court on the status of her marriage. If the court declares the couple divorced, it would be the first reported case of divorce by SMS in Egypt. The subject of divorce by SMS has been highly debated across the Muslim world and some Islamic countries like Malaysia have banned the practice. According to Egypt’s state-run statistics bureau, a couple files for divorce every six minutes in Egypt. Burglary Foiled By...Fog?!When a burglar broke into a pharmacy recently, looking to snatch some drugs, he was foiled by fog. The dense fog, a new technology offered by alarm companies, made it impossible for the robber to find the sought-after narcotics. The fog protection is the latest twist. It adapts fog machine technology used in entertainment to create an extremely fast-spreading, long-lasting, dense fog that is triggered by motion detectors or other sensors. The fog, made by combining water and glycol, has a “soft mint smell,” can fill a room in three to five seconds, and blocks visibility for at least 10 minutes. It can last up to an hour or be removed in about 15 minutes with ventilation and doesn’t leave a residue, according to manufacturers. Hooked On Facts:Pumpkin rule of thumb: the darker the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts. In Nepal, cow dung is used for medicinal purposes. Brad Pitt has been smoking since the sixth grade! Pepsi-Cola was originally called ‘Brad’s drink’. The average 1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old. At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet. Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
Just Joking:Profiting From Another:
On his way out of
church after mass, Frank stopped at the door to speak to the minister.
“Would it be right,” he asked, “for a person to profit from the
mistakes of another?” Illegal Turn:A father in a hurry, taking his 8-year-old son to school, made a turn at a red light, where it wasn’t allowed. “Uh-oh, I just made an illegal turn!” he said. “That’s OK, Dad,” his son replied. “The police car right behind us did the same thing.” A Husbands Prank:A man decides to take the opportunity while his wife is away to paint the wooden toilet seat. The wife comes home sooner than expected, sits, and gets the seat stuck to her rear. She is understandably distraught about this and asks her husband to drive her to the doctor. She puts on a large overcoat so as to cover the stuck seat, and they go. When they get to the doctor’s, the man lifts his wife’s coat to show their predicament. The man asks, “Doctor, have you ever seen anything like this before?” “Well, yes,” the doctor replies, “but never framed.” New Diet:A blonde is terribly overweight, so her doctor puts her on a diet. “I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you’ll have lost at least 5 pounds.” When the blonde returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds. “Why, that’s amazing!” the doctor said, “Did you follow my instructions?” The blonde nodded, “I’ll tell you though, I thought I was going to drop dead that 3rd day.” “From hunger, you mean?” asked the doctor. “No, from all that skipping.” Let Me Through:A car was involved in an accident in a street. As expected, a large crowd gathered. A newspaper reporter, anxious to get his story, could not get near the car. Being a clever sort, he started shouting loudly, “Let me through! Let me through! I am the son of the victim.” The crowd made way for him. Lying in front of the car was a donkey.
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