Local NewsAugust 26, 2015

Today is Wednesday, the 238th day of 2015, with 127 days left in the year.

Today is ...

Women's Equality Day. Really, if you think about it, men should be thankful that all we want is to be treated as equals - I mean, considering the fact that we are, in all actuality, far superior to them.

Life's important questions

Can bald men get lice?

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When your photo is taken for your driver's license, why do they tell you to smile?

If you are stopped by the police and asked for your license, are you going to be smiling?

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Do butterflies remember life as a caterpillar?

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Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator when they are hungry? Is it in hope that something new to eat will have materialized?

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Do married people really live longer than single people?

Or does it just seem longer?

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If a postman lives on his route, does he deliver his own mail?

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Why does toilet bowl cleaner only come in the color blue?

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Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing when fat and slim are opposites?

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If quitters never win, why do they tell us to quit while we're ahead?

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Why aren't lawyers sworn in during trials?

Define this

Dour

Definition No. 1 - To be slim; small.

Definition No. 2 - Sullen; severe; gloomy; stubborn.

Sentence scrambler

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Answers

Ascetic - Practicing severe self-discipline or self-denial.

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"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." - Bob Feller

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