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OVERHEARD IN A BAR: "Saddam shipped the WMD to Syria. Give me another double shot."

TWENTY-YEARS-FROM-NOW NEWS: Minneapolis joins several other major cities in adding aspirin to the municipal drinking water. "This will lead to a reduction in heart attacks," according to an AMA spokesperson. The city already adds sodium fluoride to the water in its program to preserve perfect teeth.

QUOTEWORTHY: "Free trade is destructive. That's why I'm for it." - Karl Marx


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