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Bread

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I bet it still tastes better than pumpernickel bread.

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January 4th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

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Where did it go? THWAP.

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A message from the United Lawn Dart Workers Association.

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December 19th, 2008 at 4:49 am

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Garbage truck

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I prefer the community chest.

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November 19th, 2008 at 12:23 am

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Hair

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Off the record: they go where the hair is.

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November 12th, 2008 at 6:08 am

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Online Banking

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But what about paprika?

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November 11th, 2008 at 7:14 am

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Sword

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God wants us to be pirates in a Disney movie, climbing the rigging?

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November 4th, 2008 at 6:58 am

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Illness

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I think that illness is called “choking.”

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November 2nd, 2008 at 6:07 pm

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Catering

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He may be conscious, but all the unconscious caterers get to vote multiple times, so it’s pretty much a wash.

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October 31st, 2008 at 7:09 am

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Convience

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It’s laminated… I think they’re serious.

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October 30th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

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PDF

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Life vests from the people who brought you the software that takes 6 minutes to display a page of text.

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October 25th, 2008 at 7:19 am

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Posted in Unintended meanings