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Another Jack Whitman joke:
80 years after Little Big Horn, an East Coast journalist began research
on George Armstrong Custer. A friend told him that an Indian that lived
through that experience was still living and furthermore remembered EVERY
event of his long life. The journalist visited Chief Big Eagle, who now
lived in a small town in Pennsylvania. When he arrived and stated his purpose,
the Chief agreed to answer his questions.
"On what day of the week did the event take place? "
- "Wednesday"
"What was Custer wearing?"
- "Black uniform.. ceremony sword.. old hat"
"What did Custer eat for breakfast?"
- "Eggs"
The journalist was skeptical and figured anyone could make up these answers.
He left, and never published his article.
Ten years later, the journalist was by coincidence driving through the same
small town, and decided to see if the old Chief was still more...

If a dog bites a man, they say, it is not news, but if a man bites a dog it certainly is. Well, yesterday this incident actually happened at the Pettah bus stand, Colombo. A man bit a dog. And this is how the different sections of the Sri Lankan press reported the event.

DAILY NEWS:
UNP THUG BITES A DOG
Yesterday, an innocent dog was bitten in front of a large crowd at the Pettah bus stand, by a man, who was later identified as a supporter of the opposition leader, Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe. Daily News learns that the dog received only minor injuries but following the immediate intervention of the President HE Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge, he was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Colombo General Hospital Canine ward. In a statement, President also condemned the attack and questioned how long the Opposition leader intends to maintain silence on the inhumanity and cruelty of his supporters over innocent animals.? We should take this act very seriously. more...