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Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

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Sundry Jokes - 10

Q: What is the maximum number of times a single page of a newspaper can be folded in half by hand?
A: Only once, because after that you will be folding it into quarters, eighths, etc.
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Q: If you divide 30 by half and add ten, what do you get?
A: 70. Half is .5. If you divide 30 by 0.5, you get 60. Add ten and you have 70.
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Q: What did one campfire say to the other?
A: Shall we go out tonight?
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Q: Why can’t a woman living in the Europe be buried in Canada?
A: A living woman cannot be buried anywhere.
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Q: Why are movie stars considered cool?
A: Because they have so many fans.
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Q: Why do fluorescent lights hum?
A: Because they cannot remember the words.
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Q: What did the ocean say to the beach?
A: Nothing; it waved.
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Q: Where is an ocean with no water?
A: On a map.
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Q: Why did the clown visit the doctor?
A: Because he was feeling a bit funny.
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Q: Why did Superman cross the road?
A: He wanted to get to the supermarket.
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Q: What do you always see at the beginning of a parade?
A: The letter p.
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