February 24, 2004

First Up: Red Cross workers visited Saddam Hussein and told him that the hole they found him hiding in has been filled with dirt. "That's a coincidence," replied the flea-bitten freak, "Fellow prisoners have been taking turns filling up my other dirt hole."
Item 2:  Dateline - Richmond, Virginia
Sate health officials warn that Winter Vomiting Disease in on the rise with symptoms lasting two or three days, or about as long as a John Kerry stump speech.
Item 3: 

Dateline: Bend, Oregon
Residents have asked the city to reject any new so-called "Big Box" stores in their neighborhood. Included on the list of forbidden Big Box stores are Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Just Panties For Plus-Size Women.

Item 4: 

A Sad Note
Jan Miner, the actress who played Madge the Manicurist in the Palmolive commercials passed away at t the age of 86. Per her wishes, she'll be buried at sea, so her family can finally say, "She's soaking in it."

Item 5: Dateline: Howard, Wisconsin
A married couple ducked behind a refrigerator when bullets began to explode in their oven. The husband told police, "I'm not over-reacting when I say my wife's cooking is going to kill me."
Item 6: A member of The Student Bondage Club at Iowa Sate University was charged with assault, and the whole group is facing strict penalties. The president of the club could not be reached for comment because he was tied up at the moment, but he did release the statement, "Spank me, spank me, I've been a baaaaaaaad boy!"
And Finally:

Two tall trees, a birch and a beech are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them. The birch says to the beech, "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he can't tell. Just then, a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says, "Woodpecker, you're a tree expert, can you tell if that's a son of a birch or a son of a beech?" The woodpecker takes a peck at the small tree and replies, "It's neither a son of a beech or a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I ever put my pecker in."