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Some sad news from Australia... the inventor of the boomerang grenade died today.

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Johnny Carson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 23
Died: 2005
Died: January 23
Actor
Host
Journalist
Magician
Military Officer
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Presenter
Writer
Corning
Iowa
John William Carson
Carson
The Great Carsoni
Died
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Boomerang
Grenade
Inventor
Australia

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There are very few Japanese Jews. As a result, there is no Japanese word for Alan King.
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Adults ask questions as a child does. When you stop wondering, you might as well put your rocker on the front porch and call it a day.
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Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.
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If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace.
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The only issue cash presents you is the independence of not stressing about funds.
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Democracy is welcoming people from other lands, and giving them something to hold onto. Usually a mop or a leaf blower.
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I wouldn't have the slightest interest in running for public office. I'd rather make jokes about politicians than become one of them.
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