[1648] in Humor
HUMOR: questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Mon Oct 21 15:36:20 1996
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 15:20:07 -0400
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: abennett@MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
>From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 08:05:01 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Keith Bostic <bostic@bsdi.com>
>Forwarded-by: cyerkes <cyerkes@interport.net>
>
>Cruise ships get some unusual questions from their customers.
>A sample collected by Celebrity Cruises and published by the
>trade magazine Travel Weekly:
>
> Does the elevator go to the front of the ship?
>
> Why does the ship rock only when we are at sea?
>
> Does the ship generate its own electricity?
>
> Will I get wet if I go snorkeling?
>
> Does the crew sleep on board?
>
> Is there water all around the island?
>
> How do we know which photos are ours?
>
> What do you do with the ice carvings after they melt?
>
>Source: Houston Chronicle
>
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>Firm Grasp of the Obvious Department
>From the Notebook pages of The New Republic 1995:
>-------------------------------------------------
>
>Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link
> Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995
>
>Whatever Their Motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us
> Holland Sentinal, date unknown.
>
>Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut
> The New York Times, November 22
>
>Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find
> The Los Angeles Times, November 2
>
>'Light' meals are lower in fat, calories
> Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30
>
>Alcohol ads promote drinking
> The Hartford Courant, November 18
>
>Malls try to attract shoppers
> The Baltimore Sun, October 22
>
>Official: Only rain will cure drought
> The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts
>
>Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men
> The Sunday Oregonian, September 24
>
>Low Wages Said Key to Poverty
> Newsday, July 11
>
>Man shoots neighbor with machete
> The Miami Herald, July 3
>
>Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes
> The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30
>
>Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones, Study Shows
> The New York Times, March 10
>
>Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies
> The Los Angeles Times, March 2
>
>Scientists see quakes in L.A. future
> The Oregonian, January 28
>
>Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning
> The Buffalo News, February 26
>
>Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold
> Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26
>
>Prosecution paints O.J. as a wife-killer
> Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, January 25
>
>Economist uses theory to explain economy
> Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8
>
>Bible church's focus is the Bible
> Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994
>
>Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons
> Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6
>
>Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity
> The Chicago Tribune, March 5
>
>Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear
> Journal of Commerce, April 20
>
>Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person
> The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2
>
>Lack of brains hinders research
> The Columbus Dispatch, April 16
>
>How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says author
>Louise Hart
> Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, February 5
>
>Fish lurk in streams
> Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29
>
