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I love to laugh. It's better than medicine, better than walking in the mall, and much better than booze 'cause I can do it yet stay in control. Every morning, the first thing I do is pour a cup of coffee and open the comics pages of the newspaper. I like "Zits," "Nate," and "Sally Forth," and sometimes "Doonesbury" just for a dash of silly sarcasm. Next, I read the "News of the...

As I mentioned, my third act of each day, after getting coffee and reading the comics, is to peruse the BackPage of the newspaper for "News of the Weird." Here are a few from last week's North County Times:"Weinermobile crashes into Wisconsin homeMOUNT PLEASANT, Wis (AP) -- One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Meyer wiener.The famed hot dog's Wienermobile...

I thank my ex-brother-in-law for this one: A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and pair of running boards. The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, "This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards....