Local NewsNovember 16, 2011
Nov. 16

Today is Wednesday, the 320th day of 2011, with 45 days left in the year.

Today is ...

International Day for Tolerance.

Top 10 ways the world would be different if everyone were named Newt

10. Goodbye eggs benedict; hello eggs Newt.

9. Beatles broke up because "Newt" couldn't get along with "Newt."

8. Trump would be known as "The Newt."

7. Still have a tattoo of your ex-girlfriend's name? No problem!

6. Santa now says, "On Newt, on Newt, on Newt and Newt, on Newt, on Newt, on Newt and Newt."

5. The mother on "How I Met Your Mother": Newt.

4. When you tell your iPhone to call Newt, it says, "Be more specific, Newt."

3. On "Jeopardy," people just keep buzzing in and saying, "Who is Newt?"

2. When you just say, "Newt" with no last name, people know you're referring to Newt Winfrey.

1. You know who ain't gonna be president? Newt Perry.

- "Late Night with David Letterman"

Late night chuckles

"More bad news for Rick Perry. Tomorrow there's another debate."

- Jay Leno

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"Rick Perry also said the other night he wants to get rid of the Department of Education. Well, that's the problem with kids in America today. They're just too educated."

- Jay Leno

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"Herman Cain is going to be on David Letterman next week. Cain and Letterman on the same show. Has there ever been a worse time to be an intern?"

- Jay Leno

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"Today's date is 11/11/11! Or as Joe Biden calls that, "A great email password!' "

- Jimmy Fallon

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"Today is 11/11/11! A date so simple, even Rick Perry can remember it."

- Jimmy Fallon

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"Look, I know these Rick Perry jokes are a little mean, but tomorrow, he won't even remember them."

- Jimmy Fallon

Define this

HEBDOMADALLY

Definition No. 1 - Every week.

Definition No. 2 - Made with spicy peppers.

Sentence scrambler

People two clones are.

ANSWERS

HARDPARTS - Skeletal parts of an organism.

BJZAPUZ SBJ IDJ, YJFWRR VMWKW MBLLWJR VP AW B RWSPJU WJVKZ. - Anybody can win, unless there happens to be a second entry.

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Susan Engle, Edge editor, may be contacted at edge@lmtribune.com; The Edge, 505 Capital St., Lewiston, ID 83501; (208) 848-2228; or by fax, attn: Edge, (208) 746-1185.

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