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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Contest #170 of 172, November 24, 2008


Joel's:


"It's for Bill's retirement party this evening. I heard there's going to be a roast."
"Mine's decap."
"I tend to keep my mouth shut in the weekly meetings. Last week, Charlie said the sky was falling, and look what happened to him."
"My supervisor gives me free range to run the program."
"I liked it better when there was a box of doughnuts on the table."
"Last year, I gave my secretary flowers for her birthday, but she complained they weren't very practical."
"Where can I read our office sexual harassment policy? I've been getting a lot of comments about breasts and thighs."

First Place

BUY >

"I miss the cash bonuses."
Submitted by Robert Becker
Northford, Conn.

Second Place

BUY >

"I am useless until I have my morning turkey."
Submitted by Corey Lowney
Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

Third Place

BUY >

"I was actually hoping for a boy."
Submitted by Antonia Boyette
Los Angeles, Calif.

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