What are the words that come to your mind, first thing after waking?

Please release me!
Waking Thoughts Department

Fevered Rabbit: “Rastafarian nose hair.

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What happens to the sun and the moon during the moments of “totality”?

14,001 things to gripe about
Or: Every party has a pooper!

Malcolm Tent: “Well, I’ve bit my tongue long and hard enough to make it bleed. I can hold back no longer.

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Eight is enough? Well, you never know . . .

The Permanent Father-in-Lawly Record

Rusty of St. Paul writes: “My father-in-law is 87, and his wife is 86.  They raised eight kids.

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How much is that wood carving worth? Well, it depends . . .

Life as we know it

Dragonslayer of Oakdale: “I’m a wood carver, a relatively new hobby.

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How long does a roll of toilet paper last in your house? How about a couple of 18-packs?

Know thyself!

Kathy S. of St. Paul: “Since we are now in the dog days of summer, it is time to share my study of toilet paper. [Bulletin Board says: We don’t see the connection . . . but now’s as good a time as any!]

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