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Laugh Letter - February 2004
Dear $$firstname$$,
Greetings from the Laugh Letter staff! Are you tired of winter? We can't do anything about the weather, but we can help ease the "blahs" with some silly stories and heartwarming photos. Get ready to grin...and remember, spring is just around the corner!
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Fishy Response
A SMALL rural monastery needed to raise money. Since it was located in potato-growing country and there were fish in a nearby lake, the brothers opened a fish-and-chips restaurant along the highway.
The first customer, waiting for his order, asked the monk in charge, "Are you the fish friar?"
"No," the brother replied," I'm the chip monk."
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Special Invitation to Come on Home...
To an Old-Fashioned Summer Holiday in Greendale
Set aside August 6-9 for an old fashioned weekend of fun and excitement as we give you a special tour of our hometown of Greendale. We'll welcome you inside our corporate headquarters for an exclusive visit to meet the editors who create your favorite Reiman Publications magazines like Country, Taste of Home, Reminisce and more! Then right outside on our beautifully landscaped grounds we'll treat you to an authentic "Taste of Home" picnic. We'll also show you around our historic downtown village where you'll reminisce about the "good ole days" on an antique car ride around town, then you'll take part in a cooking demo inside a test kitchen at our Reiman Publications Visitor Center (complete with a chance to stock up on goodies from our Country Store Outlet!). Fun and good times with fellow readers await you in August as we proudly show off our hometown to our favorite readers.
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One Fast Mule
ZACK and his loyal mule were walking slowly down the road when a friend pulled up and graciously offered Zack a ride. Knowing his mule would head home on its own, Zack accepted.
When they drove away, the mule ran along behind. As they reached 55 miles per hour, the mule kept up the pace...and it continued to do so even as the truck approached 70 miles an hour!
Looking in the rearview mirror, the friend said to Zack, "I'm worried about your mule--his tongue is hanging out."
"Which way?" Zack asked.
"To the left," replied his friend.
"Well, then stay in this lane--he's about to pass."
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Meet Some Odd Couples
VALENTINE'S DAY has come and gone, but peculiar pair-ups know no season. Sometimes, Mother Nature is a mischievous matchmaker!
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Ageless Humor
THERE'S a place in North Carolina that's known for its healthy climate and longevity of the people.
A stranger was passing through the area and saw a very old man with a long white beard sitting on a woodpile crying. Suspecting the old fellow had lost a relative or friend, the stranger asked what was troubling him. "My pa spanked me," the old man said.
This aroused the stranger's curiosity, and he asked the old man why his pa had spanked him. "For sassing Grandpa," the old man replied.
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Didn't Notice
ON HIS WAY to a favorite fishing spot, an elderly man ran through a stop sign. As he was getting his boat off the trailer, a policeman pulled up and asked, "Didn't you see that stop sign back there?"
"Yup," the old gent replied. "It was you I didn't see."
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Food for Thought
A LITTLE MOUSE died and went to Heaven. St. Peter met the tiny creature at the gate and welcomed him to come in and look around.
The mouse stepped in and said, "Oh, it's such a huge place--I'll never be able to see it all." St. Peter smiled and said, "Use these roller skates. They'll help you get around."
A while later, a big cat came to Heaven, and St. Peter invited her to look around. Soon the cat came back and said, "I know I'm going to be happy here...especially with the Meals on Wheels program!"
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A Cents-ible Solution
A MAN walked into a cafe and ordered a doughnut. When the waitress brought it, he looked at it and said, "I'd rather have a cup of coffee instead."
She took back the doughnut and gave him a cup of coffee, which he drank. After he was finished, he got up and started to leave. "Come back," called the waitress. "You didn't pay for the coffee."
The man frowned. "I don't need to pay--I traded the doughnut for the coffee, and I didn't eat the doughnut."
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Just Dropping in
A YOUNG MINISTER was trying to make a good impression on his new congregation, so he decided to memorize the entire Scripture text.
On Sunday, he walked confidently to the pulpit and said, "Behold, I cometh quickly..." But he couldn't remember the next line, so he left the room to compose himself.
After a few minutes, he came back, pounded the pulpit with his fist and repeated, "Behold, I cometh quickly..." But he still couldn't remember what came next and began to get embarrassed. Again, he left the room and decided to try one more time.
He came back in, hit the pulpit with all his might and said, "Behold, I cometh quickly..." Just then, the pulpit fell apart from the pounding, and the minister landed in the lap of a lady sitting in the front pew.
He quickly gathered himself and apologized. The gracious lady replied, "That's okay, Reverend--you warned me three times!"
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Piglet Digs for Laughs
HAM IT UP for your neighbors with this fun lawn ornament--it looks just like a hungry piglet digging for tasty truffles! Simply place it on your lawn, in your garden or anyplace folks can see it and get a laugh. (No digging necessary!)
Hand-painted on textured, weather-resistant, durable plastic for a long-lasting, lifelike look. Measures 7"L x 3-3/4"W x 6-3/4"H.
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