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1. Hong Kong billionaire seeks husband for lesbian daughter: 'Pay away the gay'
(World/International)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung is offering HK$500 million (about $65 million) to any man who can woo and marry his 33-year-old daughter, ...

2. Study: Castrated men live longer lives...seems kinda nuts!
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY The journal Current Biology has published the results of a study that looked at the life spans of eunuchs at the Korean Court from the 14th to ...

3. Balance: The exercise we need
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY Can you stand on one foot for more than a few seconds? If you find yourself wobbling, you may need to work on your balance. Men's Health via ...

4. ACLU breaks up father-daughter dance in Rhode Island
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY A Rhode Island school district has cancelled a father-daughter dance because a single mother complained that her daughter did not have a father ...

5. South Korean men love cosmetics: Can't make up this stuff
(World/International)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY South Korean men wear makeup. I’m not talking just a little cover stick, I’m talking foundation, eyebrow pencil and lipstick. Amorepacific, ...

6. U.K. says you're not 'middle aged' until 55
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY A new survey conducted in the U.K. reveals that people now believe middle age begins at about the age of 55. This is significantly older than ...

7. Disney's Magic Kingdom to serve alcohol: What would Walt do?
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY For the first time since it opened in 1971, Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando will sell beer and wine at one of their restaurants. I guess everybody’s ...

8. Boy or girl baby? The choice is yours as fertility treatments advance
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY Parents, good news. Now you can choose the gender of your baby. All it takes is money. And lots of it. As fertility treatments have become more ...

9. Bob Dylan on slavery and plagiarism: He's a visionary, man!
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJEREYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Bob Dylan holds forth on his feelings about the U.S.A., saying that the stigma of slavery has ruined ...

10. Try the Hug Me Jacket by Si Chan for extra warmth and love
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY Menswear designer Si Chan has introduced a new winter look: the Hug Me Jacket. It’s a green winter parka that fastens – not with the traditional ...

11. Your gravestone? There's a smartphone app for that!
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY Rest in peace? Not anymore. Technology has caught up with the dead and buried, and now you can scan gravestones with your smartphone and learn ...

12. Abercrombie & Fitch losing big on selling sex
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY Abercrombie and Fitch, the trendy clothing store, gained a name (and profits!) by promoting a super sexy image featuring skin-baring models in ...

13. NYC running out of graves: The dead will have to commute to N.J.
(Life/Style)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY You can get a place in Manhattan—if you’re alive. If you’re dead, well, there are no vacancies. The cemeteries are full and they won’t be building ...

14. Report: Obama and Romney guilty of fake Twitter followers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY Are you on Twitter? If you are, do you follow a bunch of people to keep up with their sayings and doings? You can follow anyone on Twitter, ...

15. Cluck you, Boston Market, for taking salt off table
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY When it comes to dinner table manners, I was always taught that when someone asks you to pass the salt, you pass the salt and pepper together. ...

16. Pay off those student loans or no social security!
(Money/Economy)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY A number of Social Security recipients have had their checks reduced by the government because they still owe money from their student loans. ...

17. N.J. not fattest state in America: See which state takes the cake
(Health/Healthquest)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY The CDC has done us all a big, fat favor by letting us know which of us citizens are the fattest. Congratulations, Mississippi. You guys are ...

18. Papa John heats up over Obamacare
(U.S./Nation)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY While the nation gradually adjusts to changes in the healthcare laws, “Papa” John Schnatter, owner of Papa Johns, says one thing is for sure—he ...

19. Hey Gabby Douglas: Your Olympic medal is subject to taxes
(Sports/Professional)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT'S FUNNY Did you know that the United States pays our Olympians for the medals they earn? A gold medal brings $25,000, a silver gets $15,000 and a bronze ...

20. Malaysia's pregnant Olympian does not need medal to be a winner
(Sports/Professional)

BY PAM LOBLEY NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NOW THAT’S FUNNY When I was eight months pregnant with my first child, I was stretched out on the sofa watching my legs swell up. Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi competed ...