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Today is Friday, the 218th day of 2016, with 148 days left in the year.

Today is ...

Underwear Day. Although, if you think about it, everyday is underwear day.

Late night chuckles

"A Dutch man flew to China to meet a woman that he'd met on the internet, and when she didn't show up, he just waited for her in the airport for 10 days. He actually got sick and had to go to the hospital. And they treated him for exhaustion, malnutrition and not taking a hint."

- James Corden

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"Hillary Clinton supporters had a fundraiser tonight at a cyber security convention in Las Vegas; all the proceeds will go toward teaching Hillary how to use her email account."

- Jimmy Kimmel

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"In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has refused to endorse Republican leaders up for re-election, accused John McCain of failing veterans, suggested Americans pull their 401(k)s out of the stock market, threw out a crying baby at a rally, fought with the father of a dead soldier and suggested President Obama was responsible for the death of troops during George W. Bush's time in office. Said voters, 'Yeah, but I'm not sure I trust Hillary Clinton.' "

- Seth Meyers

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"Top Republican fundraiser and Hewlett-Packard executive Meg Whitman released a statement saying that she will break with her party and support Hillary Clinton. She wanted to release the statement three days ago, but her printer kept jamming."

- Seth Meyers

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"I'm guessing this is just wishful thinking, but senior GOP officials are exploring options if Trump drops out. In fact, top Republicans have been seen standing outside Mitt Romney's house holding boom boxes."

- Stephen Colbert

Define this

OSSIFY

Definition No. 1 - The process of becoming a solid.

Definition No. 2 - To become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.

Cryptogram

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HINT: B=I

Answers

FULIGINOUS - Sooty; smoky.

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No place is ever as bad as they tell you it's going to be

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