Chuckles for April 2009



April 02
Q. What happened to the cat who ate a ball of yarn?
A. She had mittens!

April 06
Q. What super hero lives in a pot?
A. Souperman!

April 09
Q. What did the limestone say to the geologist?
A. Don't take me for granite!

April 13
Q. Why did the bacon laugh?
A. Because the egg cracked a yolk!

April 16
Q. What do runners do when they forget something?
A. They jog their memory!

April 20
Q. Why does a wrestler bring a key to the match?
A. To get out of a headlock!

April 23
Q. What's a vampire's favorite fruit?
A. A neck-tarine!

April 27
Q. What do you call a hippo with chicken pox?
A. A hippo-spot-amus!

April 30
Q. What brand of underwear does King Tut wear?
A. Fruit of the Tomb!

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  Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.




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