The Edge

Today is Sunday, the 235th day of 2009. There are 130 days left in the year. Today is Power Surge Day, when menopausal women everywhere are allowed to crank up the air conditioning to their heart's content every time they experience a hot flash.

Sunday chuckles

A pastor and his wife were hired by a small, country congregation. They loved the area, but knew they would have to be frugal. The pay was only $500 per month.

Imagine the minister's fury when his wife returned from a day of shopping with a dress that cost $250.

"How could you do this?" he shouted.

"I don't know," she wailed, "I was standing in the store looking at the dress. Then I found myself trying it on. It was like the devil was whispering to me, 'Gee, you look great in that dress. You should buy it.' "

"Well," the pastor persisted, "You know how to deal with him. Just tell him, 'Get behind me, Satan!' "

"I did," replied his wife, "but then he said 'It looks great from back here, too!' "

Riddle me this

HOW MUCH: A barrel of wine has no lid. One vintner proclaimed, "This barrel of wine is more than half full."

Another vintner said, "It's less than half full."

Without using any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct? ANSWER: Tilt the barrel until the wine barely touches the lip of the barrel. If the bottom of the barrel is visible, then it is less than half full. If the barrel bottom is still completly coverd by the wine, then it is more than half full.

FIND THE CONNECTION: Hi. Ma and Pa told me I'd better say that all the two-letter words in this paragraph have something in common, or else. What's the common factor here? ANSWER: All are postal abbreviations of state names.

WINNERS: Norm Stickney of Clarkston; Vaughn Jasper, Paul Blair, Tony Baldus and Steve Branting, all of Lewiston; Robin Roughton of Orofino; Adam Keith of Nezperce; Vickie Cafferky of San Diego; and Barb Townsend of Moscow.

Wordits

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ANSWERS

SHEET WIND

SHEET WIND

SHEET - Three sheets to the wind

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