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A creepy ring thing for the dearly divorced

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Are you unhappily married ever after?

I think they should be asking if you are "happily divorced" instead of "unhappily married."

Well, for those couples who are undergoing the often-painful process of divorce, here a one small way to bury your past: A tiny "coffin" to lay to rest your now-useless wedding rings.

‘Potter’ pre-orders break bookseller record

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Barnes & Noble advance orders have topped 500,000 copies

April 13: Barnes & Noble says it has received more than 500,000 advance orders for 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.'

Updated: 11:18 a.m. ET
April 13, 2007

LOS ANGELES - He is not expected to ride his flying broomstick into bookstores for 100 more days, but already British boy wizard Harry Potter is whipping up some magic at bookstore chain Barnes & Noble.

10 Jobs That Let You Drive Fast

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You pity the 9-to-5 fools, holed-up behind their desks, bug-eyed from staring at their monitors all day. With one lead foot on the gas and a double-fisted power grip on the wheel, your idea of work involves high velocities and sound salaries. But where does someone with your need for speed turn to when looking for a job? Consider these gigs that let you put the pedal to the metal.

McCain Taps Cash He Sought To Limit

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In my neverending quest to prove that all politicians are idiots and most likely insane, I bring you this:

Just about a year and a half ago, Sen. John McCain went to court to try to curtail the influence of a group to which A. Jerrold Perenchio gave $9 million, saying it was trying to "evade and violate" new campaign laws with voter ads ahead of the midterm elections.

This was written by a guy... Girls -- Have a sense of humor!

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I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have never figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart.

FOR EXAMPLE:

One evening last week, my girlfriend and I were getting into bed. Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says, "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me."

Funny for today...

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Sharp lady.

When Dan found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a woman to enjoy it with. So one evening he went to
a singles bar where he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away.

"I may look like just an ordinary man," he said as he walked up to her, "but in just a week or two, my father will die, and I'll inherit 20 million dollars."

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) will once again roll out its “phone home” campaign to help America’s truck drivers celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) August 20-26. ATA and its state affiliates will mark the celebration by handing out free 60-minute telephone calling cards to truck drivers at local weigh stations, rest stops, and travel plazas all across the country.

See? Even industry insiders don't get it. Show me a trucker who doesn't have a cell phone and I'll show you a trucker who left his cell phone in the truck. What truckers don't have is home time, layover pay, detention pay, adequate legal protection ... I could go on and on, but others before me have, and nobody listened to them either.

Soli's Joke of the Day

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Dear Wife:

I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell.

Your boss called to tell me that you had quit your job today and that was the last straw. Last week, you came home and didn't even notice that I had gotten a new hair cut, cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You came home and ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps.

Long-haul trucker thinks job’s the best there is

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What does villager Bret McBain think about driving a Wal-Mart / Sam’s Club semi-truck ?

"It just doesn’t get any better than this," he said. He was talking both about his choice of career and the company he works for.

McBain, 38, ought to know — he’s been driving big trucks for 24 years. When he was 14 years old, he started hauling wheat in Cooley, Wash. At 18, he got his commercial driver’s license.

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Newspaper JV Topix.net Debuts Craigslist Rival

News aggregation site Topix.net, a joint venture between Gannett, Knight Ridder and Tribune, has started a free classified ad service that is highly contextual. This is a big move for Topix.net. It puts them squarely up against Craigslist - the giant that is eating away much of the newspaper biz' revenue base. At the same time, it curiously provides a free alternative to existing paid services these companies run independent of their Topix JV.

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Your Tax Dollars At Work!

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From the They-Can't-Pave-Roads Department:

14,000 Medicare recipients added back to Missouri rolls
Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Matt Blunt ordered thousands of Medicare recipients to be added back to state benefit rolls Friday to ensure that lapses in the federal program don't cause elderly residents to go without their medicine.

I knew this was gonna be a problem as soon as the phrase federal program reared it's ugly head. See the picture? They can't pave roads, kids!

The Republican governor said the new national Medicare drug program failed to automatically enroll as many as 14,000 Missouri residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. He said such residents could not wait weeks for the mistake to be corrected.

Gosh, what a surprise there. The damn thing only cost $100 gazillion. You can't get anything for that bargain basement price these days.

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