I guess the below has already amused many on PoetryEtc...
best wishes from Max in Melbourne
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Amazing New Hyperbolic Chamber Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind
Ever
OAK RIDGE, TN—After six grueling years of Herculean research,
scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory pronounced EHC-1 Alpha, the
new hyperbolic chamber, "an unquestionably, undeniably, fantastically
revolutionary milestone in the history of science, mankind, and the
universe, all of which it will undoubtedly change forever."
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Report: U.S. Foreign Policy Hurting American Students' Chances Of Getting
Laid Abroad
AMSTERDAM—American students traveling abroad confirm the findings of a study
indicating that Washington's unilateral approach to foreign policy has
seriously undermined Americans' chances of getting laid.
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The New Food Pyramid
"Apparently there are different food pyramids for meeting different people's
needs. I'm gonna guess mine is a mile-high spike of smoked ham, 1,000 feet
wide at the base."
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National Poetry Month Raises Awareness Of Poetry Prevention
NEW YORK—This month marks the 10th National Poetry Month, a campaign created
in 1996 to raise public awareness of the growing problem of poetry. "We must
stop this scourge before more lives are exposed to poetry," said Dr. John
Nieman of the American Poetry Prevention Society at a Monday fundraising
luncheon. "It doesn't just affect women. Young people, particularly morose
high-school and college students, are very susceptible to this terrible
affliction. It is imperative that we eradicate poetry now, before more rainy
afternoons are lost to it." Nieman said some early signs of poetry infection
include increased self-absorption and tea consumption. For more
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