{"id":5014,"date":"2013-07-14T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/?p=5014"},"modified":"2013-07-09T09:50:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T08:50:40","slug":"14-july-2013-amusements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2013\/07\/14\/14-july-2013-amusements\/","title":{"rendered":"14 July 2013 &#8211; Amusements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hotel guest called room service, &#8220;I want a breakfast of two eggs burned black around the edges, under cooked bacon, weak coffee, watery orange juice, and cold, hard, unbuttered toast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The room service clerk asked, &#8220;Why in the world would you want a terrible breakfast like that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m homesick.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li>Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, then comes good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.<\/li>\n<li>We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in Ontario and mine is in Tucson.<\/li>\n<li>I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.<\/li>\n<li>I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. &#8220;Somewhere I haven&#8217;t been in a long time!&#8221; she said. So I suggested the kitchen.<\/li>\n<li>We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.<\/li>\n<li>She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. Then she said &#8220;There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!&#8221; So I bought her an electric chair.<\/li>\n<li>My wife told me the car wasn&#8217;t running well because there was water in the carburettor. I asked where the car was, she told me &#8220;In the Lake.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.<\/li>\n<li>She ran after the garbage truck, yelling &#8220;Am I too late for the garbage?&#8221; The driver said &#8220;No, jump in!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Remember. Marriage is the number one cause of divorce. Statistically, 100% of all divorces start with marriage.<\/li>\n<li>I married Miss Right. I just didn&#8217;t know her first name was Always.<\/li>\n<li>I haven&#8217;t spoken to my wife in 18 months. She told me never to interrupt her.<\/li>\n<li>The last fight was my fault. 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