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Cashed In

Striding into her Wells Fargo in East Rollingarrs, NM, to close out her checking account, Glidda Winload . . .

Happy Easter

Hoping to build on the Grodville Lutheran Church’s wildly successful live Christmas nativity scene in December, Delwin Renk, Pastor of the church . . .

No-Tato For Me

Po-tato - a spud
No-tato - absence of spuds
Ono-tato - what you say when you discover you have no-tato

Catch-22

Gus “Elbow” Cunningham of Smoking Forest, ID expressed frustration at being caught in his third Catch-22 . . .

In the Limelight

Local hairdresser and spinster, Miss Beatrice Fellmont, who has never previously been in the limelight . . .

Nothing Solid

Filcher Widdle, proprietor and 51% owner of back yard niche construction company . . .

College Plants

Buoyed by results of a surprisingly strong Internet IQ test, recent high school graduate, Greta Glurston . . .

Smart Dolphins

Miss Survilla Ween is a reporter for the New York Times who traveled to Sea World on February 11th to write a story about dolphins . . .

Pink Slip

Longtime lingerie shop employee, Donna Debris, of Sweat Bridge, MS . . .

Inconsiderate Neighbors

Drummer for local heavy metal rock band, Poison Needle, Eldon Dremel, who recently moved to the Century 21 Apartment complex . . .

Above Ground

Recent financial setbacks hitting popular local newscaster, Leroy Camembert of KESF radio . . .

Potting Failure

Expressing frustration with her most recent efforts using a potter’s wheel at the community craft center . . .

Retention Issue

Local thespian, Della Splen, who recently received solid reviews for her portrayal of Ella Freddle . . .

Bad Breaks

Struggling orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gerber Splintock, will be moving his practice . . .

Seeing Red

Local fireman, Eddy Middlesap of Anglo Sexton, IL, best known for numerous animal rescues . . .

New Theory of Universe Origin

Scientists studying back- ground radio signals formed during creation of matter in the universe recently refined the signal and fed it through an amplifier.

All Eyes

Gerard and Millie Underbelt of Screaming Gulch, NV returned to their home Friday . . .

S Curve

Domino’s delivery driver Therman Redlamp, of Collarbone, WV, was en route with a large pepperoni-and-pineapple pie for Mrs. Joy Almondcluster . . .

Today’s Unwritten Rules

Modern pedestrians must carry a cell phone and be engaged solely with it to the exclusion of input from the rest of the world whenever they are crossing a busy intersection

Silent Night

After an argument last night with her husband, Sten, Mrs. Clarida Seasoning of Point Blank, NY . . .

Weather or Not

Aspiring meteorologist Bethany Mildow indicated on Wednesday she is moving full force forward with her career plans.

Line Up

Champion speed eater, Reg Beltfarm, released from 300 hours of court-ordered community service on Friday . . .

Have It In Spades

Peter Windinhole, master gardener and sole proprietor of north Skukum County’s Plant Parenthood Nursery and Gardening Center,

More Local News

Near-identical twins, Leroy and Elroy Driddle, of Colon Fire, CO, were named joint winners this past Tuesday of the annual Kiwanis Club Halloween costume contest . . .

Missing Dice Truck Found

Scio, OR, May 7
A truckload of Las Vegas-bound dice missing since April 20 has been found, according to a spokesman for Republic Gaming.

Starting a Family

Undeterred by a report from her doctor that husband Stanley is “as sterile as a Petri dish,” local woman Selma Turban . . .

Marsupial Delights

Shrieking about a strange marsupial with a snout resembling Donald Duck’s that spoke to her, Joyce Collins, residence and marital status unknown . . .

Plans

Grendel Windcraft (pronounced Jane Johnson), spokesperson for the Copley Hike and Bike Rent-a-Bike Shop . . .

On Guard

Expressing optimism upon locating a job after half a year of unemployment, Preston Overshorts . . .

Look Alike

Stedly Glumlow, funeral director for the Heavenly Haven funeral home in Moving Lips, AL

No Comet

Semi-professional astronomer, Dingle Wicklow, at the university observatory . . .

Leif or Death

World renowned archeologist, Sid Elmworth of West Gladys, NJ, announced last week the surprising discovery in Northern Newfoundland, Canada . . .

Bad Spelling

Jason Outcast of Gut Feeling, MS, who recently placed last in the Wrenching County spelling bee . . .

Clothing Budget Struggles

Citing her state’s new 10% surcharge on intimate apparel, local woman Sandy Shoreleaves complained to reporters Wednesday about budget struggles.

Ticking Away

Joshua Twitlow, eldest son of Dremble Twitlow, founder of Twitlow Farm Supply . . .

Invented

Reporters in Gordon Blue, CA expressed puzzlement Wednesday at the press release . . .

Dig It

Carberd Grelmik, CEO and President of “We Dig It” digging company . . .

Obituary

Officials in charge of Oregon’s Death Without Dignity Act announced today that the OSU Women’s Basketball team had succumbed to a lack of press coverage and was declared dead

No Heart Feelings

Speaking candidly about being jilted by his girlfriend of over two months, Coors Beer drinker Elden Frell . . .

Safety First

According to the National Highway Safety Council, pedestrians lack many important safety features

Peckers

Saskatchewan chicken entrepreneur, Sven Meltrap, runner-up last week in Canada’s Duck Calling With the Stars competition in Random Foot, Manitoba . . .

Garden Partly

We went to a garden shop/nursery today and had a great time. In fact, if you were to sum up the pleasure of my wife and I had at the garden store and divided it by two, you’d see an extraordinary amount of pleasure . . .

Spaced Out

As her brother-in-law, Silas Cholera of Stifled Urge, Wyoming, repeated the phrase . . .

White Noise

Elberta Windchime, sole heir to the massive Windchime fortune who recently moved to Jumping Roach, OH . . .

Choices

Local white guy, Randy Carbonhogger, found himself recently on the horns of a personal dilemma . . .

Updates

Where there’s smoke, there’s a fryer
A miss is as good as a smile
You can’t teach an old dog new treks

Elephant in the Room

Howie Oglemore, husband of Stella (Actite) Oglemore of Three Finks, FL, briefed reporters about a recent argument at home.

Losing Your Head

When aspiring dieter, Joel Doitsomeday of Pucker Off, DE said he planned to lose “ten pounds . . . "

How to Make Babies

Little Jimmy in school today
Learned how to make babies
“First you take the ‘y’ off”
“And then replace it with ‘ies’”

Are You Stupid?

Are you stupid? Would you like to turn your stupidity into a worthwhile career or perhaps a part-time job?

Universal Correspondence

Dear Universe:

How are you? I’ve been meaning to write to you for a long time (for me, not you!), but I’ve been very busy (my boss) . . .

Bingo

Alpole Widdle, son of Terrence and Lydia (Neeck) Widdle of 311 SW Pecker . . .

Name Game

Local man, You’re Not Going to Like This Name, Jr., formerly of Captain Crutch, Kansas . . .

Ugly

Local talent agency, Tomorrow’s Stars, announced that Gary von Fester of Pokus Forks, ID is the most recent winner of the company’s annual Talent Search . . .

Invented

Reporters in Gordon Blue, CA expressed puzzlement Wednesday at the press release . . .

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Bad Breaks

Struggling orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gerber Splintock, will be moving his practice . . .

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To Catch a Thief

Detectives from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, called to investigate a string of thefts . .

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Seeing Red

Local fireman, Eddy Middlesap of Anglo Sexton, IL, best known for numerous animal rescues . . .

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All Eyes

Gerard and Millie Underbelt of Screaming Gulch, NV returned to their home Friday . . .

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Cashed In

Striding into her Wells Fargo in East Rollingarrs, NM, to close out her checking account, Glidda Winload . . .

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Smart Dolphins

Miss Survilla Ween is a reporter for the New York Times who traveled to Sea World on February 11th to write a story about dolphins . . .

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Marsupial Delights

Shrieking about a strange marsupial with a snout resembling Donald Duck’s that spoke to her, Joyce Collins, residence and marital status unknown . . .

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