TODAYS RIDDLE:
Why are 1898 silver dollars worth more than 1897 silver dollars?
[ answer is at the bottom ]

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[ An oldie from the archives ]

As the coals from our barbeque burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks.
Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block.
All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down the street,where we found the owners of the blazing house standing by helplessly.
They glared at us with looks of disgust.
Suddenly, we realized why………
we were all still holding our roasting forks with marshmallows on them…

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Quickies:
I was in Florida during the hurricane and a fireman came to the door and asked to use our bathroom. I figured it was an emergency evacuation.
Military men make good husbands. They are in good health, can cook, sew, and make a bed; and are accustomed to taking orders.
Our Gas and Electric company gives us helpful hints on how to reduce our power bills while doubling its rates during the summer.
If you truly believe that Mother Nature is so wonderful, then you have to ask yourself why she didn’t make the mosquito a vegetarian.

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One Liners:
The designated driver is the one with the DUI.
An oldtimer is one who can remember when a babysitter was called “Mother”.
The shortest distance between two points is always under construction.
Money isn’t everything…….but it ranks right up there with oxygen.
God is whatever came before the Big Bang.

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Father O’Malley answers the phone:
“Hello, is this Father O’Malley?”
“It is”
“This is the IRS. Can you help us?”
“I can”
“Do you know a Ted Houlihan?”
“I do”
“Is he a member of your congregation?”
“He is”
“Did he donate $10,000 to the church?”
“He will”.
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Two Iraqi spies meet in a bar in downtown Miami.
One starts to greet the other in Arabic, their native language.
The other waves him off contemptuously and says: “We’re in America now, speak Spanish.
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RIDDLE ANSWER:
$1,898.00 is one more silver dollar than $1,897.00