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Old 08-23-2005, 08:31 AM   #1
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An elephant was drinking out of a river one day, when he spotted a turtle asleep on a log. So, he ambled on over and kicked it clear across the river.

"What did you do that for?" Asked a passing giraffe.

"Because I recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my trunk 53 years ago."

"Wow, what a memory" commented the giraffe.

"Yes," said the elephant, "turtle recall".
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POOR TURTLE!

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Where do you get these Rob?!
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just type in "joke of the day" in any search engine; there are quite a few sites out there. A few of them are from my own personal collection, too.
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Tara took the words right out of my mouth lol
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