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Dick Clark dressed as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz"

This just in from the "Now I've Seen Everything" file... ...

Make up your own joke for this one...

Friday, November 8, 2002 (6 posts)
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Quote of the Day

Thursday, October 31, 2002 (1 post)
"If this is the best British artists can produce then British art is lost. It is cold, mechanical, conceptual bullshit." - British Culture Minister ...

(Another) Quote of the Day

Saturday, September 2, 2023 (4 posts)
"If anyone has seen a flying tank please contact us. We would like it back." - British Army spokesman David Webb, asking for the return of an inflatable ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, October 28, 2002 (1 post)
"My director directed me to shoplift in preparation for a role I am preparing." - Winona Ryder, explaining to store security that her shoplifting in Saks ...

Quote of the Day

Thursday, November 14, 2002 (2 posts)
"I have made 72 movies in my life and been miscast twice - as a husband." - actor Richard Harris, who passed away Friday at the age of 72.

And what kind of job did you have in college...

Thursday, October 24, 2002 (1 post)
A German manufacturer is now hiring students in Britain to test condoms, according to Reuters. Hey, it sure beats waiting tables.

Quote of the Day

Wednesday, October 23, 2002 (1 post)
"There is a lot of high technology involved in this redneck show." - Randy Brazell, producer of the "John Boy & Billy" radio show, explaining how a news ...

Pumpkin Cannon

Monday, November 11, 2002 (3 posts)
According to USA Today, Jim Bristoe of Noblesville, Indiana has built a 30 foot cannon capable of firing a pumpkin five miles. I'm not sure what ...

Why bother?

Friday, November 8, 2002 (3 posts)
Mark Horowitz has been saving pennies since he was three years old. That was 50 years ago. USA Today reports that Mark finally decided to cash them ...

Video Game Overdose

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 (1 post)
Video games really can be hazardous to one's health. According to recent reports, Lien Wen-Cheng of Taiwan collapsed and died Saturday in an Internet ...

Quote of the Day

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 (1 post)
"You have cancer, I have asthma, we all have to die some time." - British surgeon Dr. Mohannad Al-Fallouji, revealing his prognosis to one of his ...

Iraqi missle launcher spotted...

Monday, November 4, 2002 (1 post)
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Worst Job in Maryland...

Monday, November 4, 2002 (1 post)
or, "And you think you've got stress, part 2" ...

And you think you've got stress...

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Quote of the Day

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 (2 posts)
"You know what a big fun day for me is now? ... We'll go to Wal-Mart and I'll get one of those electric carts and just race through the aisles." - ...

Originality in Politics...

Friday, October 18, 2002 (1 post)
"Prouder, stronger, better. George Pataki: Leadership that works." - 2002 ad campaign for New York governor George Pataki "Our country is prouder ...

The Dangers of Streaking...

Friday, October 18, 2002 (1 post)
If you are going to streak during a sporting event, chose your sport carefully. Reuters reports that an unidentified 20 year old man decided to go ...

Quote of the Day (Beware - Giant Alaskan Birds Aflight)

Thursday, November 14, 2002 (3 posts)
"He's huge, he's huge, he's really, really big. You wouldn't want to have your children out." - Alaskan pilot John Bouker, describing a ...

Hell Hath No Fury...

Thursday, October 17, 2002 (1 post)
KPIX reports that Kelli Pratt of Modesto, California was arrested for biting her husband to death after he refused to have sex with her.

Quote of the Day

Thursday, October 17, 2002 (1 post)
"I hate all the talk about erotic. Let's talk about sex. Then I know what is meant." - photographer Helmut Newton, noted for his erotic photographs of ...

Quote of the Day (things are getting dark in Oklahoma)

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 (1 post)
"We aren't going to make people work by candlelight or flashlight or anything like that." - Tom Hall, spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Central ...

Goodbye Christie Love, we hardly knew ye...

Teresa Graves, star of ABC's Get Christie Love, died Thursday in a house fire at her home in Los Angeles... ...

Sometimes life is a little too surreal...

Monday, October 14, 2002 (1 post)
Not to make light of the recent tragedy in Bali, but... I just found out that the name of the Indonesia's Security Minister is Bambang Susilo ...