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The American Psychological Association jokes in its latest June issue that long-standing stereotypes of men not being able to survive sans women is especially true when it comes to preventative health care.
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Mr Ryan's replacement was one of the standing jokes of American politics, Alan Keyes.
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"We'll miss our friends and home in the Hamptons, but figured that by leaving, it opens up valuable tables at Nick and Toni's and the American Hotel, " jokes Mr. Sonnenfeld, referring to the East Hampton restaurant and Sag Harbor hotel, respectively.
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With its "high unlovely body and pugnacious snout, " the Model T became the object of jokes, songs and a new American folklore.
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"It used to be at an airport you could get anything you wanted--as long as it's a hot dog or a piece of cold pizza, " jokes Greg Principato, president of the North American Region of the Airports Council International.
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Dinner with him is the best ticket in Washington: a wild ride of jokes and indiscretions all washed down with vodka rather than the diet soda preferred by most American politicians. (His judgments on the relative merits of John Kerry and Hillary Clinton are particularly worth hearing.) Even Mr McCain's support for the Iraq war has its upside.
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