{"id":1993,"date":"2011-10-30T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T07:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2011-10-27T09:28:57","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T08:28:57","slug":"30-october-2011-amusements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2011\/10\/30\/30-october-2011-amusements\/","title":{"rendered":"30 October 2011 &#8211; Amusements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two buddies are fishing, but they haven&#8217;t caught anything all day. Then another fisherman walks by with a huge load of fish. They ask him, &#8220;Excuse me, but where did you get all those fish?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other fisherman replies, &#8220;If you just go up the stream until the water isn&#8217;t salty, there are a ton of hungry fish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They thank him and go on their way. Fifteen minutes later, one fisherman says to the other, &#8220;Fill the bucket up with water and see if the water is salty.&#8221; He dips the bucket in the stream and drinks some.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nope. Still salty.&#8221; Thirty minutes later, he asks him to check again. &#8220;Nope, still salty.&#8221; One hour later, they check again. &#8220;Nope. Still salty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t good,&#8221; the fisherman finally says, &#8220;We have been walking for almost two hours and the water is\u00a0 still salty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know,&#8221; says the other. &#8220;And the bucket is almost empty!&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Maury and Pauly were in the barn, and Pauly was relating his quandry:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what decision I should make. I&#8217;m currently being pursued by a 23-year-old aspiring model who hasn&#8217;t got a dime to her name and also by a 69-year-old widow with bazillions of dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hmmm,&#8221; said Maury. &#8220;In your place, I wouldn&#8217;t hesitate a second. With your age and looks, it&#8217;s obvious that you&#8217;re never again in your lifetime going to get the attention of a 23-year-old, even if she is broke and only an aspiring model. What counts is youth and beauty. In your place, I&#8217;d send the old bat off and then set up housekeeping with that young beauty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re right!&#8221; says Pauly. &#8220;It&#8217;s just amazing how friends can see the situation so clearly and offer such good advice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No problem,&#8221; says Maury, &#8220;but, uhhh, could you give me that widow&#8217;s name and number?&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A guy was walking beside a pond when a frog jumped out and told him that she was really a beautiful princess and if he were to kiss her, she would make him VERY happy! He picked up the frog and put it into his pocket.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, the frog poked her head out and said, &#8220;Didn&#8217;t you hear me?! 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