The Edge

Today is Friday, the 322nd day of 2011, with 43 days left in the year.

Today is ...

Rotary Dial Phone Day. Remember those? They were fun.

Late night chuckles

"Over the weekend in New York, two Occupy Wall Street protesters got married at the protest. They are registered at Bed, Bath, and Seriously, You Need to Take a Bath."

- Conan O'Brien

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"Ron Paul's campaign is upset because during last week's Republican presidential debate, he only got to speak for 89 seconds. Meanwhile, Rick Perry's campaign is upset because during last week's debate, he got to speak."

- Conan O'Brien

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"If we have to sit through any more of these Republican debates, I'm ready for a dictatorship."

- David Letterman

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"I'm thinking Herman Cain doesn't get it. He brought a date to the debate."

- David Letterman

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"Cain also says that he's in favor of waterboarding - as long as it is consensual."

- David Letterman

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"People are still talking about Rick Perry's memory lapse. And it happened a couple of months ago too, when he had trouble remembering the name of his hunting camp."

- David Letterman

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"Michele Bachmann says she won't rest until Obamacare is repealed. Or until she kidnaps all 101 Dalmatians."

- Jimmy Kimmell

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"Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman accused his Republican opponents of coming up with easy sound bites just to get applause. In response, Mitt Romney was like, 'That is ridiculous. Clap if you like bacon!' "

- Jimmy Fallon

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"I am addicted to all the Republican presidential candidates. They are all like crack, in that they will devastate black communities."

- Stephen Colbert

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"Over the weekend President Obama was in Hawaii, his 'birth place.' Ha ha."

- Craig Ferguson

Define this

RECREANT

Definition No. 1 - Person who recreates.

Definition No. 2 - Craven or false.

Sentence scrambler

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ANSWERS

HELIOSIS - Exposure to the sun.

TMTXV YHBRXCOIV KYB Y ZKYUEOQD SKQ SONN CTWTDC OI. - Every absurdity has a champion who will defend it.

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