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Potpourri

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Police in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., responded in force to an illegal act:
the group Love Thy Neighbor showed up next to Stranahan Park — as it has been every week for 23 years — to feed the homeless. The city recently enacted an ordinance to restrict “public food sharing” and other acts considered “life sustaining” to the homeless, but the group’s founder, Arnold Abbot, 90, vowed not to be deterred. As he handed a plate of food to one of the “well over 100” homeless and hungry people standing in line, a police officer ordered, “Drop that plate right now!” Abbot, as well as the Rev. Canon Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs, the Rev. Dwayne Black of the Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, and Irene Smith, a Love Thy Neighbor volunteer, were issued summonses to appear in court to answer to their lawlessness. They each face fines of up to $500, and 60 days in jail.

-- Palm Beach Post


Jokes

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Although born to a Catholic family, Chester had always wanted to be Jewish.

As a senior in college, he decided to take the plunge and go through the formal conversion process.

He studied Judaism all semester. Finally, he felt he was ready to take the test and complete the conversion.

On the appointed day, he arrived at the Rabbi's office, ready to begin.

The Rabbi said, "I'm sorry, but before I give you the test, I must discuss my fee, It's $5000."

"$5000!" exclaimed Chester, "That's a lot of money. How about $500?"

"Congratulations, you pass." said the Rabbi.

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Paddy thought his new girlfriend might be the one, but after looking through her bedroom dresser drawers and finding a nurse's outfit, a French maid's outfit, and a police woman's uniform, he finally decided if she can't hold down a job, she's not for him.


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I bought a pair of electrified hand-warming gloves. But occasionally sparks traveled from one glove to the other. I returned them to the store where I'd bought them but could not get the problem to replicate while the Returns manager was watching.

"I guess," she finally said, "that it's just an inter-mitten problem."

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We all get heavier as we get older because, there's a lot more information in our heads."