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Old 07-10-2006, 01:33 PM   #1
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"Its funny joke Thursday" is the most popular thread on the forum, with over 700 posts. Thought maybe we would start a new one for "headlines" found online or anywhere else.

On CNN: "Congress having trouble passing anything"

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On CNN:* "Congress having trouble passing anything"
Considering they are some of the biggest @ssholes around...I find that surprising.
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Ha one of the better jokes Ive heard in a long time
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"Crowds cheer as area law school produces first honest attorney this decade"
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Justin, I think you're missing the point. These headlines are supposed to be actual, not fictional.

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Justin, I think you're missing the point. These headlines are supposed to be actual, not fictional.
Seriously, I read it in the New York Times, therefore it must be true.
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Seriously, I read it in the New York Times, therefore it must be true.
Are you under oath?

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I'm pleading the 5th in response to that question.
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You might be presidential material:

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Seriously, I read it in the New York Times, therefore it must be true.
And now I've seen it on the internet, so it must be doubly true...
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I don't know about true but it sure is funny...
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