Bob: =
I won a million dollars and donated a quarter of it to charity!
Interviewer: That is extremely generous, Bob.
Bob: Thankfu=
lly, I still have $999,999.75 left.
+++
I got 50 dollars from my mom. She told =
me to take my brother to the movies, but not to bring him home before 6, so=
they had time to prepare his surprise birthday party.
Th=
at’s the day I realized he was the favorite twin.
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+++
Last night a movie theater=
was robbed of over $1000 dollars.
The thieves took one large=
bag of popcorn, two large sodas and a pack of Skittles.
~~ANSWERS TO WORD ORIGIN QUIZ~~
Example: “You betcha” =
=3D Minnesotan
1. Alcohol =3D Arabic =
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sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
2. Amok =3D=
Malay &nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
3. Anon=
ymous =3D Greek =
&nb=
sp; =
4. =
Bizarre =3D Basque &nb=
sp; =
&nb=
sp; =
5. Chile =3D Amerindian &nbs=
p; &=
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p; &=
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6. Coach =3D Hungarian
7. Corg=
i =3D Welsh &nbs=
p; &=
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p; &=
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8. Corral =3D Hottento=
t &n=
bsp;  =
; &n=
bsp;
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9. Dollar =3D Dutch
10. Karaoke =
=3D Japanese
11. Ketchup =3D Chinese
12. Kibitz =3D Yiddish
13. Know =3D German
14. Okay =3D Mali
15. Plain =3D Latin
16. Shampoo=
=3D Hindu
17. Simple =3D French
18. Sky =3D Norse
19. Taboo =3D Tahitian
20. Tattoo =3D Polynesian
bonus: Parka =
=3D Samoyedes (northern Urals)
~~
Dr Bo=
b Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“From all harm safe in His sheltering arms
I’m living by faith and feel no alarm.”=
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