Early Tornado Warning

Don't Smile While Driving

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Solving Commuter Problems

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NYTimes.com Week 9 Cartoon Caption Contest Winner

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"And congratulations to the winner of the last contest…

Laurie, with the following caption:

'His morning cigarette and coffee are not getting the creative juices going like they used to.'

Laurie, check your in-box for details. Other winners, we are close to doing a mass mailing of your prizes. Thanks for whatever patience you have left!"

Replacing Hubcaps

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Off-Leash or On?

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Open Warning to Defcon

Sasquatch Defends His Honor

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Airport Scanner Controversy

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How Not To Encourage Literacy

UFO Drops In On Private Party in Southern England

NYTimes.com Week 8 Cartoon Caption Contest Winner

Read about the winners of Week 8 of the NYTimes.com's Cartoon Caption Contest on The Local Here

"And here are the winners from the previous caption contest. Our esteemed judge, Andy Newman, went so far as to say, “The winner is excellent.”

Congratulations to M Basile for winning, with this caption:

If you stop messing with that, I’ll teach you how to draw.

Check your in-box for details, M!

Honorable mentions go to Joan, for

'Hey Moisha, You just invented the bagel.'

and to Craig, for

'Just so I understand, the idea here is that you turn this thing on its side, slide a wooden pole through the center, and then encourage attractive young women to swing from it using only one arm and leg?'"

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Into The Water Again ...

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Suburban Violence as Tree Eats Garage

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Teddy Bear Barred From Flight

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The Clown is Back

Alarming News for Vampires

Scientists prove that vampires can't exist. Read about it here

Orangutan Escapes at Zoo

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Australians Begin Kangaroo Hunt

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Kangaroo Loose in New York

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New Uses for Twitter

April Showers - Redux?

Me Thinks the Weatherman Lost His Calendar

Odd Day

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Is Jupiter A Second Sun

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Nessie Spotted In The English Channel

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Sweet Tooth

Man Punches Camel

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Telephone Calls

Classic - Squealing Faucet

Beauty Secrets

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