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Japan, Banking and the Credit Crunch!!!

October 17th 2008 09:25
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Following in the footsteps of the global credit crisis which has affected Australia, the U.S. and U.K., uncertainty has now hit the Japanese markets.

In the last 7 days the Origami Bank has folded, the Sumo Bank has gone belly up and the Bonsai Bank has announced major plans to cut some of its branches.

Yesterday, corporate executives decided to put the Karaoke Bank up for sale which in these turbulent times is likely to go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.

While Samurai Bank are soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, the Ninja Bank are reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black.
Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.
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The Questions People Ask!

July 16th 2008 10:30
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Having been asked the other day whether we, as Australians, live in actual houses? (As opposed to what I don't know - tents perhaps???) I've decided to list some of the most common questions asked by visitors to Australia as were pointed out recently by one of our tourism websites.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I've never seen it rain on TV. How do your plants grow? (UK)
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BOWL BUDDIES!!!

May 2nd 2008 16:35
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Ever wanted to push George W. Bush's head down a toilet!

Well now you have the opportunity at hand, literally.
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Now Just FORK OFF!!!!

April 18th 2008 08:32
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From the Associated Press comes this tidbit of exacting revenge in Iowa, USA

"When known pranksters Rick and Marilyn Jones left town for a wedding, neighbors seeking payback eyed their property and decided to stick a fork in it — a few thousand forks, in fact.
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Jokes Guaranteed To Offend

April 16th 2008 08:25
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What is a Yankee?
The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone.

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The Simple FUN You Can Have With WORDS!!

December 5th 2007 00:05
1. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

2. Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
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Calling All Drivers With A Special Message For Other Road Users!

November 24th 2007 22:12
Ever wanted to give that driver behind you a special message all of your own? There's now a new invention out known as the "Plate Flipper".

Basically it allows you to have a message hidden under your car or motorcycle registration plate which can mechanically display itself to the person behind at the flip of a switch.
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Tell Your Neighbour What You Really Think!

July 28th 2007 00:50
Don't hold back, tell your neighbour what you really think of them!

This story was sent to me yesterday, at first I queried it, but then I heard people retell real life stories of similar instances so who knows. you be the judge.
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NOTABLE INSULTS!!!

June 16th 2007 00:25
Groucho Marx
"Now there sits a man with an open mind. You can feel the draught from here."
- Groucho Marx

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Fantastic April Fools Day Pranks Of The Past!

April 2nd 2007 00:25
I'm sure most (if not all) of you have cottoned onto the real story behind yesterdays post. Indeed there is nothing actually wrong with the skywalk. (Yes, it is real the only fabrication was the closing down again part.) So after yesterdays post I thought enlighten you with some other April fools day pranks of the past.

* The Guardian printed a supplement in 1977 praising the location of a fictional resort - San Serriffe, its two main islands (Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse), its capital (Bodoni), and its leader (General Pica). Intrigued readers were later disappointed to learn that San Serriffe (sans serif) did not exist except as references to typeface terminology.
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Fantastic WORD Wrangling!

March 31st 2007 00:25
Every now and again the Washington Post's invites readers to take part in a competition whereby you take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and then give a new definition. Here are some of the previous winners:
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1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your money to start with.
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Previous Daylight Saving Time Issues

March 23rd 2007 00:25
With Daylight Saving Time ending this weekend for some states of Australia, (That’s right boys and girls – be prepared to put your watches and clocks BACKWARDS one hour.)
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I thought I’d remind you all of some relevant mishaps that can be found at webexhibits.org.
These are occasions when Daylight Saving Time caused slightly more than an issue or two due to the actual changing of the time.

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