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Jack Perry


Don't tell me cats are funnier than monkeys

Pets Dogs Are Funny.JPG 3:02 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photo This screen grab released by ABC and "America's Funniest Home Videos", shows a dog in a tree from "America's Funniest Home Videos." A exhaustive 19-year study has proven what most sensible animal lovers already knew: Dogs are......

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Drinking and driving on bar stools and La-Z-Boys

2Lounge Chair DWI.JPG 3:20 PM Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A comfortable recliner is great, but what guy wouldn't want a recliner he could drive to the local bar? I wonder if the man in this story has met the Ohio man who was charged with drunken driving after crashing......

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Who hasn't wanted to smack a karaoke singer?

12:45 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Sure, most of us have probably wanted to backhand a karaoke singer at some point in our lives, but judging from this story, I'm thinking these women took it just a little too far: STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Police say......

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Gunshots and other signs your marriage might run onto the rocks

3:10 PM Thu, Oct 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The Top 10 signs (from relatively recent news stories) your marriage might hit a few bumps. 10 You star in a reality television show like Jon and Kate, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, the......

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News flash: Parents lie to their kids

2:21 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A new study reveals that parents often lie to their children. I thought I'd share the information, even though I realize it's news only to people who've never been parents, and anyone over the age of 12 who's never had......

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Getting a checkup at the drive-thru

11:05 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Do you ever feel like a visit to the doctor's office or dentist's office is like a visit to a drive-thru window? "Let's check your heart. Here's a prescription. See you next year. Gotta keep the line moving." If you've......

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Indonesia's biggest baby arrives and so will the food bills

Indonesia Giant Baby.JPG 2:57 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photo The heaviest baby ever born in Indonesia, Akbar Risuddin, center (OK, you could have figured that out yourself), lies between two more normal-sized babies. The baby, who weighed 19.2 pounds at birth, has drawn crowds. His name,......

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