Saturday, December 31, 2011
THE PUNCH LINE
"Kim Jong Il made his staff call him 'dear' and
spent the day drinking cognac. It's like I have a twin, ladies and
gentlemen." -- David Letterman
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
THE PUNCH LINE
"Speaking of the holidays, the Salvation Army
says that someone actually dropped a diamond ring into one of their
donation kettles. Or as Kobe Bryant's wife put it, 'You're welcome.' "
-- Jimmy Fallon
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Weird Christmas Facts
- Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe, on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes in a 12-hour period — that’s 983 homes per second.
- Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.
- A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
- 1 in 6 men would like to get rid of all the “gift-giving nonsense.”
- 1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping.
- 56 percent of Americans sing holiday carols to their pets.
- Christmas pudding should be stirred from east to west.
- Saint Nicholas of Myra, the original Santa Claus, was the patron saint of children, thieves and pawnbrokers.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Punchline
"In Vegas, advice from a hungover friend:
Never hit on a 17 or a lady named Donna with an Adam's apple." --
ESPN's Colin Cowherd, in a tweet from Las Vegas on Saturday.