Cougar humor Corvallis Gazette Times, OR Corvallis' cougar apparently has a fine sense of humor, and with its twitter account, it's keeping us newsers much amused. For me, after getting plenty of angry phone calls about this story — depending on your point of view, I'm the right hand man of …

Pumas' new Brit shows humor in highlight reel announcer spoof – Examiner.com

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Pumas' new Brit shows humor in highlight reel announcer spoof Examiner.com We've only just announced the signing of midfielder Tony Kerr by the Kitsap Pumas, and already he's poised to claim the top spot as local fan favorite after his impression of English 'football' announcer John Motson in this highly entertaining …

"Kiss" smacks of humor and insight – Seattle Times

"Kiss" smacks of humor and insight Seattle Times, United States "Shall We Kiss?" is a delightful and deeply satisfying confection that exceeds the standard of contemporary French romantic comedy. It involves two couples (plus a couple more), who ponder a confounding question: Is a kiss really just a kiss? …

Blue Jackets' Ken Hitchcock still has sense of humor – MLive.com

Blue Jackets' Ken Hitchcock still has sense of humor MLive.com, MI by Ansar Khan Update from Blue Jackets practice: With his team facing an 0-3 deficit against the powerful Red Wings, at least Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock hasn't lost his sense of humor. Asked about defenseman Mike Commodore losing his composure …

A sense of humor – Anderson Independent Mail

A sense of humor Anderson Independent Mail, SC None of Anderson County's three administrators this year has worked exactly one month, but that doesn't make a parking sign for “administrator of the month” any less funny. The sign was put in place of a bland sign indicating “parking for the …

David Stern To Allow "Re-Do" after Spurs' Game Three Abomination … – Bleacher Report

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David Stern To Allow "Re-Do" after Spurs' Game Three Abomination … Bleacher Report, CA by Max Fischer [HUMOR] In an unprecedented move by NBA commish David Stern, the league will be allowing a "re-do" of Game Three between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. In a conference call including commissioner Stern, Tim Duncan, … Mavs' Dampier Sounding the People's Voice When it Comes to Parker Bleacher Report all 963 news articles

MMA magazines, humor, and publishing – MMA for Real

MMA magazines, humor, and publishing MMA for Real, NC by theworldsoldestsport on Apr 25, 2009 5:51 PM EDT 0 comments The current issue of "Fighters Only" on the shelves has a picture of the Iceman's face, and the caption beneath it: I can beat anybody at 205. Due to shipping and the time required to …

Make Them Laugh ADVANCE for Physician Assistants, PA I propose an alternative treatment that you can provide in most any setting: therapeutic humor. For thousands of years, people have said that laughter is the best medicine. Until the 20th century, this belief was not scientifically supported. …

"Kiss" smacks of humor and insight – Seattle Times

"Kiss" smacks of humor and insight Seattle Times, United States "Shall We Kiss?" is a delightful and deeply satisfying confection that exceeds the standard of contemporary French romantic comedy. It involves two couples (plus a couple more), who ponder a confounding question: Is a kiss really just a kiss? …

A sense of humor – Anderson Independent Mail

A sense of humor Anderson Independent Mail, SC None of Anderson County's three administrators this year has worked exactly one month, but that doesn't make a parking sign for “administrator of the month” any less funny. The sign was put in place of a bland sign indicating “parking for the …

David Stern To Allow "Re-Do" after Spurs' Game Three Abomination … – Bleacher Report

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David Stern To Allow "Re-Do" after Spurs' Game Three Abomination … Bleacher Report, CA by Max Fischer [HUMOR] In an unprecedented move by NBA commish David Stern, the league will be allowing a "re-do" of Game Three between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks. In a conference call including commissioner Stern, Tim Duncan, … Mavs' Dampier Sounding the People's Voice When it Comes to Parker Bleacher Report all 963 news articles

Pumas' new Brit shows humor in highlight reel announcer spoof – Examiner.com

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Pumas' new Brit shows humor in highlight reel announcer spoof Examiner.com We've only just announced the signing of midfielder Tony Kerr by the Kitsap Pumas, and already he's poised to claim the top spot as local fan favorite after his impression of English 'football' announcer John Motson in this highly entertaining …

Blue Jackets' Ken Hitchcock still has sense of humor – MLive.com

Blue Jackets' Ken Hitchcock still has sense of humor MLive.com, MI by Ansar Khan Update from Blue Jackets practice: With his team facing an 0-3 deficit against the powerful Red Wings, at least Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock hasn't lost his sense of humor. Asked about defenseman Mike Commodore losing his composure …

Play, humor needed to overcome aggression – United Press International

Play, humor needed to overcome aggression United Press International In an article published in the American Journal of Play, Dr. Peter Gray of Boston College suggests early hunters and gatherers made cooperative living possible by using play and humor to overcome innate tendencies toward aggression and dominance. …

Cougar humor – Corvallis Gazette Times

Cougar humor Corvallis Gazette Times, OR Corvallis' cougar apparently has a fine sense of humor, and with its twitter account, it's keeping us newsers much amused. For me, after getting plenty of angry phone calls about this story — depending on your point of view, I'm the right hand man of …

Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle's wicked sense of humor – Monsters and Critics.com

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Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle's wicked sense of humor Monsters and Critics.com I've got a wicked sense of humor, you know!" she exclaimed. Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos Regarding the remark she had not been kissed, Boyle quipped, “It was meant as a joke…I've got a wicked sense of humor, you know!" Britain's Got Talent star Susan … Video: Notebook: Susan Boyle CBS South Park Proves It: Susan Boyle Is a Star E! Online Is she less lovable? Tampabay.com SheWired - PSU Collegio (subscription) all 1,557 news articles

Comedy (genre) – Chicago Tribune
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows “Maude” and “The Golden Girls” and who won a Tony Award for the musical “Mame,” died Saturday. She was

April 19: One big happy family – Carroll County Online
Let’s see, since the last update on April 13 a lot has changed. Kaitlin came home Wednesday,April 15 (Tax day). Connor came home Friday. We were lucky in that a lot of people had given us a lot of clothes, but we were short on premie stuff so

How We Met: Lenny Henry & Jon Canter – The Independent
Lenny on Jon : ‘Jon taught me that the secret of good comedy is about what you cut out of a joke.’ enlarge Lenny Henry, 50, is a comedian and actor who recently appeared on stage as Othello. He is also a founding figure of Comic Relief. He lives in

Reif Larson’s debut novel wows publishing – Times Online
A conversation with Reif Larsen requires a seat belt. One minute you can be talking about his debut novel, The Selected Works of TS Spivet, and the next you are roller-coastering through a discussion of the world’s first canine blood transfusion, a

Critic’s choice: This week – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lyupa, the great-great-grandfather of Snuffleupagus, is brought back to life in “Waking the Baby Mammoth” (8 p.m., National Geographic), a documentary based on the remarkable remains found two years ago in Siberia. Animation and the smooth voice of

Manners, Snyder Lead Fields in Indy – Who Won
INDIANAPOLIS — In the final rounds of qualifying for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at O’Reilly Raceway Park Texas racer Michael Manners of Willis, qualified No. 1 and will lead the Top Alcohol Dragster class into Sunday’s eliminations

NC: Indy ORP Saturday summary – Motorsport.com
INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2009) — In the final rounds of qualifying for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at O’Reilly Raceway Park Texas racer Michael Manners of Willis, qualified No. 1 and will lead the Top Alcohol Dragster class into Sunday’s

The F1 Section’s Legion Of The Lost – Bleacherreport.com
It may be that every Bleacher section chews up writers and spits them out, I don’t know. My inspiration for thinking that the F1 section seems to burn people out came from an article by Mike Griffin titled B/R Formula One Community Awards—August

Jim Rogers Bares Secrets of Investing: Eat Snake, Beware Boys – Bloomberg
April 26 (Bloomberg) — Jim Rogers has three hot tips for investors: “Question everything, never follow the crowd, and beware of boys!” Rogers is the bow-tied “adventure capitalist” who co- founded Quantum Fund with George Soros . He made

Ministers bike to help fight world hunger – Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Goals posted on the Tour de Revs Web site say plenty about three Lutheran ministers from West Virginia planning a cross-country trip on a 10-foot, three-man bicycle built from bamboo and hemp fibers. 1. Raise $40 million. 2

Debating a Question That Arises in Every Downturn: Stay or Go? – New York Times
Last week, the City Room blog asked readers how willing they would be to leave New York if they either lost their job or believed that they were in danger of being laid off. Among the hundreds of comments, many said they were fed up with taxes, the

‘Sister Dottie’ wants to bring us together – Salt Lake Tribune
Local radio personality Dottie Dixon is taking her message from the airwaves to the stage. The 50-something Spanish Fork resident, a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the proud mother of a gay son and Relief

New England Patriots’ 2009 1st Day Draft Recap – Bleacherreport.com
This should be a humor article. If anyone happens to read this before the draft ends, I haven’t a clue how this became published. I will update as the draft unfolds. Bill Belichick did exactly what we should have expected he would. He and his former

Fox News: CNN, MSNBC Use Teabagging For “Frat House Humor” – Huffingtonpost.com
The lead story on FoxNews.com Thursday afternoon hit competitors MSNBC and CNN for thinly veiled sexual puns based on the word “teabagging.” “TV TOILET HUMOR” screamed the home page image, while inside the headline read , “Cable Anchors, Guests Use

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Tanzania says to get IMF money
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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tanzania will get a "good package" from the International Monetary Fund to help its export-based economy, which is reeling from the global slowdown, the nation's finance minister said on Saturday.
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Hollywood Calls RealNetworks DVD Copying a Threat – eWeek

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Hollywood Calls RealNetworks DVD Copying a Threat
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By Nicholas Kolakowski Hollywood titans argue that a DVD ripper by RealNetworks presents a huge threat to film studios' revenue and have taken the software company to federal court over the issue.
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11 more suspected swine flu cases in US – Los Angeles Times

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11 more suspected swine flu cases in US
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Total reaches 19 with a couple in Kansas, schoolchildren in New York City and a person in California believed to have mild cases of swine flu.
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North Korea urged back to talks
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged North Korea to return to its obligations to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.
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In Taliban's Surge in Pakistan, a Pattern of Guile and Force – New York Times

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In Taliban's Surge in Pakistan, a Pattern of Guile and Force
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Naveed Ali/AP By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Initially, Buner was a hard place for the Taliban to crack.
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In 'The Soloist,' Sean Daly makes his mark – Los Angeles Times

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In 'The Soloist,' Sean Daly makes his mark
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Credited as the 'hand of Nathaniel Ayers,' the actor-designer says it was his job to capture the real-life character's creative flourishes.
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Kathy Griffin, two shows on Bravo tonight: Love her, or so over her? Entertainment Weekly Occasionally she's annoying but for the most part I find her very entertaining and I was rofl at her hosting the Bravo A-list awards, she did well. I like her a lot. How can anybody still like Kathy Griffin? The title of her show has a cussing word, …

'American Idol': On the scene for Top 7.2 results night – Entertainment Weekly

'American Idol': On the scene for Top 7.2 results night Entertainment Weekly That's like picking an unbelievable scene from a movie rife with multiple unbelievable scenes and getting all worked up about the unbelievability of the one scene. rofl You write better as Whitney than you do as Slezak. i'm really sorry guys for …

'Idolatry': Are Matt and Anoop still in contention? – Entertainment Weekly

'Idolatry': Are Matt and Anoop still in contention? Entertainment Weekly ROFL!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! It is nice that someone wants to pimp up horribly failing Matt and Anoop. I have been watching American Idol for some time but I honestly believe that no one not only just in this season, but also in the …

Morning Reading List: Secondary Scorers Emerge – Washington Post

Morning Reading List: Secondary Scorers Emerge Washington Post, United States ROFL! Oh man, that's funny. Bad, but funny! When did the "cute" passing go away? The 3rd was littered with awesome "cute" passing. Aucoin to Flash, Flash the Semin, Semin buried it. Probably the "sickest" passing play all season. …

Boston NBC affiliate says 'no' to Leno – Entertainment Weekly

Boston NBC affiliate says 'no' to Leno Entertainment Weekly I wasn't going to watch Leno anyway (he's neither funny nor interesting). What ever happened to great drama? Great police shows? Well-written scripted programming with good actors and decent camera work? No wonder the networks keep bleeding viewers. …

Rosie O'Donnell on Susan Boyle: 'Shrek comes to life' – Entertainment Weekly

Rosie O'Donnell on Susan Boyle: 'Shrek comes to life' Entertainment Weekly ROFL. I was gonna say something like, "Who the hell cares what Posie thinks?" and call her a demeaning name, but it seems many, many people have already beat me to it! Please quit dissin' Shrek. There are more polite ways to describe Susan Boyle: …

Many ‘minor’ crimes (B&E’s, property theft, vandalism) go unreported. – Globe and Mail
Rick C from Calgary, Canada writes: The peak and decline in serious crime correlates to the age of baby boomers. Serious crime is predominantly committed by people ages 18-35. Peak crime stats coincided with boomers falling into this age category. As

What CNN Didn’t Show of Roesgen’s Chicago Tea Party Interviews – News Busters
CNN’s coverage of Wednesday’s Chicago Tea Party, and in particular, Susan Roesgen’s despicable performance , might end up being the lowlight in how the press reported yesterday’s historic protests. Yet, there’s much more to this story. Members of