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Thursday, October 29, 2026Oct 29

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Punchlines

photo Lisa Denton

Magic penny

They had just finished tucking their kids into bed when 3-year-old Billy began to wail. Turns out, he had accidentally swallowed a penny and was sure he was going to die.

Desperate to calm him, Billy’s father palmed a penny that he had in his pocket and pretended to pull it from Billy’s ear.

Billy was delighted. In a flash, he snatched it from his dad’s hand, swallowed it and demanded, “Do it again!”

Dream state