Friday, January 10, 2020

News Humor for Week Ending Friday, Jan 10, 2020


1.   The picturesque Austrian village of Hallstatt, which inspired the setting of Disney’s “Frozen” movies, is trying to manage the daily influx of 10,000 disruptive and annoying tourists by limiting the number of tour busses, preventing visitors from interrupting church services…   ***  …and expelling anyone who won’t stop singing “Let it Go.“ 

2.   The U.S. Army has issued a warning about fraudulent text messages that instruct the recipient to report to the nearest Army recruiting branch "for immediate departure to Iran."  ***   Hey, I’d never fall for that obvious scam…but if they told me I’d be sent to Nigeria and paid in gold bars…

3.   Yum Brands recently agreed to buy hamburger giant Habit Grill, which will join Yum’s current holdings of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken.  ***  As the final step in its corporate strategy, Yum now plans to purchase a leading manufacturer of defibrillators.

4.   Russian archaeologists recently unearthed the ancient tomb of four “Amazon warrior women” who had lived around 500 B.C.  ***   Historians say Amazon warriors could be fierce fighters, but mostly they just sold and delivered stuff.

5.   Instead of playing taps, a U.S. Army base in South Korea accidentally sounded an alert siren that could indicate incoming missiles.  *** Afterwards, an Army spokesman apologized and said there was no harm done, except for extra long lines at the base laundromat.

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