Chuckles for October 2004



October 19
Q. Why don't skeletons ever go out on the town?
A. Because they don't have any body to go out with!
(theholidayspot.com)

October 20
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
10).You get winded from knocking on the door...
(ahajokes.com)

October 21
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
9).You have to have another kid chew the candy for you...
(ahajokes.com)

October 22
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
8).You ask for high fiber candy only.
(ahajokes.com)

October 25
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
7).When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, you lose your balance and fall over.
(ahajokes.com)

October 26
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
6).People say, "What a scary mask!" but you're not wearing a mask!
(ahajokes.com)

October 27
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
5).When the door opens you yell, "Trick or..." and can't remember the rest.
(ahajokes.com)

October 28
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
4). By the end of the night, you have a bag full of restraining orders.
3). You have to carefully choose a costume that won't dislodge your hairpiece.
(ahajokes.com)

October 29
Top Signs That You're Too Old to Trick or Treat ...
2). You're the only Power Ranger in the neighborhood with a walker.
and last but not least...
1). 1. You avoid going to houses where your ex-wives live.
(ahajokes.com)

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  Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.




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