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This week in AudioProsPrep: Fake exorcisims, a talking horse, sneaking in late, picking up chicks....Read on for more...

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CUB SCOUT SCAM
Anthony M. Herman, 46, and Sally Ann Gombocz, 45, of Bethlehem, PA dressed up their 7 year old son in a Cub Scout uniform then proceeded to knock on 150 doors collecting money. The couple told donors they were raising money for a camping trip for Cub Scout Pack 351, which does not exist, police said. In all they pulled in $667 in their fraudulent scheme.

POWER COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE
In Norway a shortage of rain has left reservoirs depleted. Since most electricity is provided by hydroelectric plants, power providers have been warning of increased power costs in the frigid country.
Siri Hoelland had nervously awaited her power bill, unsure of the cost because of soaring electricity prices in recent months.She was shocked to find out it was more than 7.6 million kroner ($1.1 million). As you might imagine a computer was involved.

HEY! "I'VE STILL GOT AN EVIL SPIRIT IN HERE"
A Japanese man and 8 of his cohorts have been arrested on charges of "exorcism fraud". It seems the group dresses in tennis attire, t o look respectable then they would approach young women with great pickup lines like: "Your back is possessed by the spirit of a dead woman and she has attached strings to your neck," or "the spirit of a dead man with severed legs is clinging to your waist." (these kind of lines never worked when I was 20..)This would frighten the young Japanese women into accompanying the group back to a hotel where their demons we're allegedly exorcised. You mean it wasn't a REAL exorcism?

BUT MAMA!
The Italian Supreme court has upheld a custody ruling that gave a father custody of his son, because it deemed that his doting mother went too far:
"The woman's excessive apprehension and hyperprotective behavior have created problems for the son," the court said."In the material, moral and psychological best interests of the child, he should be looked after by the parent better able to reduce the damage derived from the family break-up."

AMERICAN IDOL IS BACK!
Some quotes from Simon Cowell who says he held back on the last 2-3 shows last year.:
* "If you lived 2,000 years ago and sang like that, I think they would have stoned you"
* "This says you went to the Fame high school,Did you get thrown out?"
* "I've heard better people sing outside of subway stations."
* "Go back to your vocal coach and demand a refund."
* "If you were to win and sing a song, you would kill the American record industry. That's how bad you were."
* "There was a guy in Atlanta - I'm not exaggerating here - I thought was the worst singer in the world. I cannot believe anyone on this earth can sing as bad as him, but here you are"

Do you think he has these all written down?

ANDY AND OPIE HIT THE BIG TIME
Andy Griffith and Opie heading down to the fishin' hole will be immortalized in bronze. The city of Raleigh plans a statue of the familiar scene from the Andy Griffith show to be displayed in a downtown park.

HELLO WILBURRRRR
Fox is developing a remake of "Mr. Ed". The updated version will reportedly have an urbanized version of the talking horse, ala, Eddie Murphy or Eddie Griffin. The original ran from 1961 until 1966.

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LET's play some games.............................

IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION:
Q: In Chicago it's against the law to eat in a restaurant if it is ...what ?
A: On fire

IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION:
Q:This magazine is stolen from libraries more than any other.
A: Sports illustrated (must be because of the stats:)

IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION:
Q:What is the most shoplifted book in America?
A: The Bible

IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION:
Q: What's a Hurdy Gurdy man do for a living?
A: He plays an orgran grinder

IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION:
Q: Who resides at this zip code, 20500?
A: The President of the US

FIVE IN TEN BRAIN GAME: In ten seconds name 5 awards shows.
Grammys
Peoples choice awards
Oscars...Academy Awards
Sreen Actors Guild Awards
Golden Globes
Academy of Counrty Music Awards
Soul Train Awards
Country Music Association Awards
Soap Opera Awards
EmmyAwards


CELEBRITY NEWS

BEE GEES NAME DIES WITH MAURICE
The surviving brothers of Maurice Gibb who died of cardiac arrest say they will not perform anymore as the Bee Gees after the untimely death of their 53 year old brother.

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will be available on home video and DVD April 11.

Jackie Chan, renowned for doing his own stunts in his movies has acknowledged a report in the South China Daily News that he "sometimes" uses a body double for some of the more difficult stunts. Hey he's 48! Give him a break!

Aretha Franklin has been uncooperative with police after her $1.6 Million Michigan house burned down last year , according to a report filed by police. Detectives tried interviews with Franklin on Oct. 25, Dec. 9, Dec. 10 and last Thursday, according to the police document. She was "too tired" to cooperate.

IN 'N OUTTA JAIL
Bobby Brown will not serve out the remaining 7 days of his 8 day sentence for probation violations, he performed on the American Music Awards without premission. The singer and husband of Whitney Houston was admitted to the hospital for an unknown ailment a night ago and has now been released.


FROM OUR INBOX AND THE WEB:

HILLYBILLY CYBERNETICS.....

HARD DRIVE- Trying to climb a steep, muddy hill with 3 flat
tires and pulling a trailer load of fertilizer..

KEYBOARD- Place to hang your truck keys..

WINDOW- Place in the truck to hang your guns..

FLOPPY- When you run out of Polygrip..

MODEM- How you got rid of your dandelions..

ROM- Delicious when you mix it with coca cola..

REBOOT- What you do when the first pair gets covered with
barnyard stuff..

NETWORK- Activity meant to provide bait for your trot line..

MOUSE- Fuzzy, soft thing you stuff in your beer bottle in
order to get a free case..

LAN- To borrow as in, Hey Delbert! LAN me yore truck..

CURSOR- What some guys do when they are mad at their wife
and/or girlfriend..

BIT- A wager as in, I bit you can't spit that watermelon
seed across the porch longways..

DIGITAL CONTROL- What yore fingers do on the TV remote..

PACKET- What you do to a suitcase or K-Mart bag before
you take a trip..

NIGHT OUT!
 
Oh how the memories are flowing by...
 
The other night I was invited out for a night with "the girls."
I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, "I promise!" Well, the
hours passed and the champagne was going down way too easy.  Around 3a.m.,
drunk as a skunk, I headed for home.  Just as I got in the door, the
cuckoo clock in the hall started up and cuckooed 3 times.  Quickly,
realizing he'd probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really
proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution (even when
smashed), in order to escape a possible conflict with him.  The next
morning my husband asked me what time I got in, and I told him 12:00. He
didn't seem disturbed at all. Whew! Got away with that one.  Then he said,
"We need a new cuckoo clock." When I asked him why, he said, "Well, last
night our clock cuckooed three times, then said, "oh shit," cuckooed 4
more times, cleared its throat! , cuckooed another 3 times, giggled,
cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the cat and farted.
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Horse And Chicken In The Meadow

A horse and a chicken are playing in a meadow. The horse falls

into a mud hole and is sinking. He calls to the chicken to go and

get the farmer to help pull him out to safety.

The chicken runs to the farmer but the farmer can't be found. So

he drives the farmer's BMW 328i back to the mud hole and ties

some rope around the bumper. He then throws the other end of the

rope to his friend, the horse, and drives forward saving him from

sinking.

A few days later, the chicken and the horse were playing in the

meadow again. This time the chicken fell in the mud hole. The

chicken yelled to the horse to go and get some help from the

farmer.

The horse said, "I think I can stand over the hole." So he

stretched over the width of the hole and said "grab my 'thingy'

and pull yourself up."

And the chicken did and pulled himself to safety.

The moral of the story:

If you are hung like a horse, you don't need a BMW 328i to pick

up chicks

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