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Index of Weeks 521 thru 546
Week of 03/16/08 - 03/22/07 Week of 03/23/08 - 03/29/07 Week of 03/30/08 - 04/05/07
Week of 04/06/08 - 04/12/08 Week of 04/13/08 - 04/19/08 Week of 04/20/08 - 04/26/08
Week of 04/27/08 - 04/03/08 Week of 05/04/08 - 05/10/08 Week of 05/11/08 - 05/17/08
Week of 05/18/08 - 05/24/08 Week of 05/25/08 - 05/31/08 Week of 06/01/08 - 06/07/08
Week of 06/08/08 - 06/14/08 Week of 06/15/08 - 06/21/08 Week of 06/22/08 - 06/28/08
Week of 06/29/08 - 07/05/08 Week of 07/06/08 - 07/12/08 Week of 07/13/08 - 07/19/08
Week of 07/20/08 - 07/26/08 Week of 07/27/08 - 08/02/08 Week of 08/03/08 - 08/09/08
Week of 08/10/08 - 08/16/08 Week of 08/17/08 - 08/23/08 Week of 08/24/08 - 08/30/08
Week of 08/31/08 - 09/06/08 Week of 09/07/08 - 09/13/08
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Week of 03/16/08 - 03/22/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

A mosquito's wings beat 600 times a second
this is what makes it's buzzing sound


How do you know when you're out of invisible ink?

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Week of 03/23/08 - 03/29/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

An octothorpe is the name for the pound sign (#)


If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what are Girl Scout cookies made from?

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Week of 03/30/08 - 04/05/07

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

The Pug is the national dog of Holland.


Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

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Week of 04/06/08 - 04/12/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Saturn has 31 moons


Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?

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Week of 04/13/08 - 04/19/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Eskimos keep food from freezing by using refridgerators.


Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?

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Week of 04/20/08 - 04/26/08

Old Wives Tale
Love

If you break a double strawberry in half and share it with someone,
you will fall in love with each other.


Didja Know?

Some mummies have been discovered that have tatoos


How do they get deer to cross at those yellow road signs?

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Week of 04/27/08 - 05/03/08

Old Wives Tale
Disappointment

To drop a comb while you are combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment.


Didja Know?

Half of Americans surveyed belive humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs.


Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?

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Week of 05/04/08 - 05/10/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Vanilla comes from orchids


The difference between a yard sale and a trash pickup is how close to the road the stuff is placed

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Week of 05/11/08 - 05/17/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Michael J Fox's middle name in Andrew


Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?

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Week of 05/18/08 - 05/24/08

Old Wives Tale
Ivy

Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil.


Didja Know?

Hummingbirds hold their nests together with spiderwebs.


I am having an out of money experience.

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Week of 05/25/08 - 05/31/08

Old Wives Tale
Tea

Drinking the little bubbles in a freshly poured cup of tea means good luck


Didja Know?

A hurricane releases more energy in 10 minutes
than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined


If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?

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Week of 06/01/08 - 06/07/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer"


Why do the numbers on phones go down while the numbers
on calculators (including your keyboard number pad) go up?

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Week of 06/08/08 - 06/14/08

Old Wives Tale
Dishes

While washing dishes, if you find 2 spoons in a teacup,
It is a sign that there will soon be a wedding in the family,
3 spoons in a teacup means a new baby in the family.


Didja Know?

The state of Florida is bigger than England.


Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?

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Week of 06/15/08 - 06/21/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

The youngest pope was 11 years old


If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?

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Week of 06/22/08 - 06/28/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone


Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

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Week of 06/29/08 - 07/05/08

Old Wives Tale
Pregnancy

If two women pour tea from the same pot one of them will have a baby within a year.


Didja Know?

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".


Food has replaced sex in my life, now I can't even get into my own pants.

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Week of 07/06/08 - 07/12/08

Old Wives Tale
Good Luck

Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door.


Didja Know?

The most popular hard liquor in Scotland is vodka.


How can something be "new" and "improved"?
If it's new, what was it improving on?

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Week of 07/13/08 - 07/19/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Dolphins can use sonar to hunt for fish in total darkness


I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned most people die of natural causes

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Week of 07/20/08 - 07/26/08

Old Wives Tale
First Aid

For migraines stand in a bucket of cold water.


Didja Know?

Frogs drink through their skins


The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

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Week of 07/27/08 - 08/02/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Eskimos use walrus whiskers for toothpicks


Afternoon: That part of the day we spend worrying about how we wasted the morning.

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Week of 08/03/08 - 08/09/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

Wood frogs freeze stiff in winter and thaw back to life in spring


Don't hate yourself in the morning - sleep till noon

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Week of 0/10/08 - 08/16/08

Old Wives Tale
Nightmares

If you sleep with your rear end uncovered you will have nightmares
Thanx to Dina for this Egyptian old wives tale!


Didja Know?

There is a town in Missouri named Nevada


I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it

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Week of 08/17/08 - 08/23/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

There are more teenage girl smokers than teenage boy smokers


Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

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Week of 08/24/08 - 08/30/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

A plucked eyebrow takes about 90 days to grow back.


Politicians and diapers have one thing in common.
They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.

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Week of 08/31/08 - 09/06/08

Old Wives Tale
spiders

If you see a spider spinning a new web, you will shortly get some new clothes


Didja Know?

The fourth most common language in the US is Americal Sign Language (ASL)


There will always be death and taxes; however, death doesn't get worse every year

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Week of 09/07/08 - 09/13/08

Old Wives Tale
None

We're out of old wives tales so there will be none listed this week.


Didja Know?

76% of commuters drive to work alone.


Pride is what we have.
Vanity is what others have.



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