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Guitar Man

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Musician finally masters extraordinarily difficult guitar part he heard on a record, only to learn the recording had been made with more than one guitar.
Categories: Humor

Sun Shower Rain

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 07:00
Superstition holds that rain falling during a sun shower brings good luck.
Categories: Humor

Commoonion

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 07:00
Account by astronaut Buzz Aldrin describes his taking Communion on the moon.
Categories: Humor

Palatial Prison

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 07:00
Photographs purportedly show a luxurious new prison facility in Chicago, Illinois.
Categories: Humor

Bel Air Mansion

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 07:00
Photographs purportedly show a mansion belonging to Filipino senator Manny Villar.
Categories: Humor

Mortimer Zuckerman

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 07:00
Editorial entitled "The Fall of Barack Obama" is attributed to U.S. News and World Report editor-in-chief Mortimer Zuckerman.
Categories: Humor

F1 Key Virus

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:00
Alert warns about malware activated by prompting Internet Explorer users to press the F1 key.
Categories: Humor

Rainbow Roses

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:00
Photograph purportedly shows roses bred to grow multi-colored petals.
Categories: Humor

Cattle Guards

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 07:00
Recycled joke has a U.S. president ordering the firing of "half the cattle guards in Colorado."
Categories: Humor

Missing Girl: Chelsea King

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 07:00
Chelsea King, a 17-year-old girl, is missing from her San Diego-area home.
Categories: Humor

Brian Chontosh

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 07:00
About Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh, awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in Iraq.
Categories: Humor

For Whom the Doorbell Trolls

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 07:00
Developmentally disabled adult captures door-to-door visitor after mistaking him for a troll.
Categories: Humor

Flyover Denial

Sun, 02/28/2010 - 07:00
Did the Department of Defense deny a request for a military flyover at the 2009 'God and Country' rally?
Categories: Humor

Birth Sign

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 07:00
Photograph purportedly shows a "Welcome to Kenya" sign identifying that country as the birthplace of Barack Obama.
Categories: Humor

War Games

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 07:00
Maps and other escape aids were smuggled to Allied POWs in Monopoly sets during World War II.
Categories: Humor

Shot Child

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 07:00
Appeal urges cell phone users to forward a text message so ATT will donate 45 cents towards the medical care of a 14-year-old boy shot by his stepfather.
Categories: Humor

Columbia Records

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 07:00
Rumor claims Barack Obama did not really attend Columbia University.
Categories: Humor

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