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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Technology snafus tax your patience. But before you throw that computer or other bulky hardware into the trash, take a deep breath and call someone knowledgeable for help. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t be too upset if your generosity goes unappreciated. These things happen, and rather than brood over it, move on. A new friend could open up some exciting new possibilities. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A loved one helps you get through an especially difficult emotional situation. Spend the weekend immersed in the body and soul restorative powers of music and the other arts. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You are pretty much in charge of what you want to do this week. However, it might be a good idea to keep an open mind regarding suggestions from people you know you can trust. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Another chance to shine (something always dear to the Lion’s heart) might be resented by others. But you earned it, so enjoy it. The weekend brings news about a family member. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A suggestion that never took off could become viable again. Dust it off, update it if necessary, and resubmit it. In your personal life, a new relationship takes an “interesting” turn. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Confronting a new challenge to your stated position could work to your advantage by settling all doubts once you’re able to present a solid defense backed up by equally solid facts. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You enjoy doing nice things for others. But this is a good time to do something nice for yourself as well. You might want to start by planning a super-special getaway weekend. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Some changes you feel you need to make might be reasonable and appropriate. But others might lead to new problems. Think things through carefully before you act. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Good instincts usually keep the surefooted Goat on the right path. So, what others might see as stubbornness on your part, in fact reflects your good sense of what is worth supporting. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A period of introspection could lead to some surprising conclusions -- and also equally surprising changes -- involving a number of your long-held positions on several issues. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The financially practical Pisces might want to take a sensible approach to spending as well as investing. Being prudent now pays off later. A romantic situation moves into another phase. BORN THIS WEEK: Your sense of curiosity keeps you continually alert for what’s new about people, places and things. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
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WEEKLY FUNNIES
By Samantha Weaver
• It is not known who made the following sage observation: “Conscience is the still, small voice which tells a candidate that what he is doing is likely to lose him votes.” • Cost-cutting is nothing new in the airline industry. Way back in 1987, American Airlines was looking to pinch a few pennies. One of the measures the carrier decided on was to eliminate one olive from each salad served to passengers in first class. This seemingly minor move saved a total of $40,000 that year. • Before he became a fast-food titan, the founder of the Taco Bell chain of restaurants operated a hot-dog stand. • If you’re overdue for a snack right now, you might be hearing borborygmi. Those are the growling sounds made by an empty belly. • Next time you’re planning on taking a fishing trip, you might want to consider the whopper recently brought in by a Florida man. It seems that while fishing in the waters off the Panhandle, Rodney Salomon snagged a test missile. Although he wanted to keep the missile as a souvenir, the authorities insisted that the MacDill Air Force Base Bomb Squad dismantle it. Talk about the one that got away! • If you’re like the average American, you will eat approximately 60 quarts of popcorn this year. • If you’ve ever been to an arcade, you’ve certainly seen a claw machine -- the game where you operate a lever to manipulate a claw in order to (hopefully) pick up a stuffed toy. Well, in Osaka, Japan, they’ve come up with a new twist. The Sub Marine Catcher looks just like a standard claw machine, except instead of stuffed toys, the plastic chamber is filled with water and live lobsters. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.
Thought for the Day: “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” -- Napoleon Bonaparte
A blonde and her brunette friend were talking, when the blonde said, “I hate all the blonde jokes people tell.” “Oh, they are only jokes. There are a lot of stupid people out there. Here, I’ll prove it to you.” They went outside and hailed a taxi driver. “Please take me to 29 Nickel Street to see if I’m home,” said the brunette. The taxi drove them to Nickel Street. When they finally got out, the brunette looked at the blonde and said, “See! That guy was really stupid.” “No kidding,” replied the blonde. “There was a pay phone just around the corner. You could have called instead.” The salesman was demonstrating unbreakable combs in the department store. He was impressing the people who stopped by to look by putting the comb through all sorts of torture and stress. Finally to impress even the skeptics in the crowd, he bent the comb completely in half, and it snapped with a loud crack. Without missing a beat, he bravely held up both halves of the ‘unbreakable’ comb for everyone to see and said, “And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what an unbreakable comb looks like on the inside...”
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A screenwriter comes home to a burned down house. His sobbing and slightlysinged wife is standing outside. “What happened, honey?” the man asks. “Oh, John, it was terrible,” she weeps. “I was cooking, the phone rang. It was your agent. Because I was on the phone, I didn’t notice the stove had caught on fire. It went up in seconds. Everything is gone. I nearly didn’t make it out of the house. Poor Fluffy is gone........” “Wait! Back up a minute,” the man says. “My agent called?”
Some people are extremely impressed when you tell them you’re a Navy SEAL. Case in point: My grandson’s Kindergarten class on Career Day. I regaled them with stories of my exploits in the military. After I finished, hands shot up into the air all over the classroom. The kids were eager to ask Who is more satisfied, a man with a mil- questions. One little girl asked, “Can you lion dollars, or a man with six children? balance a ball on the end of your nose?” The man with six children. The man with a Our newer high speed computer was in million dollars wants more. the shop for repair, and my son was forced Two children went into their parents’ to work on our old 386 model with the blackbathroom and noticed the scale in the cor- and-white printer. ‘Mom,’ he complained to ner. “Whatever you do,” cautioned one me one day, ‘this is like we’re living back in child to the younger one, “don’t step on it!” the twentieth century.”
“Why not?” asked the sibling. “Because Everyone was seated around the table every time mom does, she lets out an aw- as the food was being served. When little ful scream!” Logan received his plate, he started eating An American scientist once visited the right away. “Logan, wait until we say our offices of the great Nobel Prize-winning prayer,” his mother reminded him. “I don’t physicist, Neils Bohr, in Copenhagen, have to,” the little boy replied. “Of course and was amazed to find a horseshoe was you do,” his mother insisted, “we say a nailed to the wall over his desk. The Amer- prayer before eating at our house.” “That’s ican said with a nervous laugh, “Surely you at our house,” Logan explained, “but this don’t believe that horseshoe will bring you is Grandma’s house and she knows how good luck, do you, Professor Bohr?” Bohr to cook.” chuckled. “I believe no such thing, my good friend. Not at all. I am scarcely likely to believe in such foolish nonsense. However, I am told that a horseshoe will bring you good luck whether you believe in it or not! How can one argue with such logic?”
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After years of scrimping and saving, a husband told his wife the good news: “Honey, we’ve finally saved enough money to buy what we started saving for in 1979.” “You mean a brand-new Cadillac?” she asked eagerly. “No,” said the husband, “a 1979 Cadillac.” On the back of a street- cleaning vehicle: Caution: Driver’s mind is in the gutter!
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• I was taking my canary to the hospital. It got loose in the car and flew out the window. The next thing I saw was his rear end, and there was a crash. • The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth. • The accident happened when the right door of a car came around the corner without giving a signal. • I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows. • I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection, a hedge sprung up, obscuring my vision. • I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.
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