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Punchlines

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DAVE LETTERMAN’S TOP 10Top 10 recent scientific discoveries:(from October 2013 archives)10. Monkey’s lacking opposable thumbs can be trained to hitchhike.9. The most addictive chemical on Earth is thin mint.8. 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by Duane Reades.7. Just one ingredient separates Elmer’s glue from Hellmann’s mayonnaise.6. The smallest adult, human male ever known to science: Matt Lauer.5. Classical music makes plants grow snootier.4. The average postage stamp contains 6 grams of fat.3. The most common blood type in the world is red.2. Plants enjoy photosynthesis well into their 60s.1. The only guaranteed cure for hiccups is death.Source: “Late Show With David Letterman”

Rough town

A cowboy walks into a bar and orders a whiskey. As the barman pours it, the cowboy looks around and realizes they’re the only two there.

“Where is everybody?” he says.

“Gone to the hanging,” says the barman.

“Hanging?” says the cowboy. “Who they hanging?”