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Fun Time News
Insurance is fun! Newsletter 
August 2011
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In this issue
Quotes of the Month
Joke Time
Dingbat's and Dillweeds: Because Everyone Loves an Idiot!
Diamond in the Coal: IIF Web Site of the Month
Product Deal of the Month: Back to School!
Picture of the Month: Adjuster Nightmare #83A
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Quotes of the Month
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"If every golfer in the world, male and female, were laid end to end, I, for one, would leave them there."
 - Mark Parkinson

  

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."

 - James Dent  

  

"Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation.  If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you."

 - Erma Bombeck    

 

"The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on."

- Robert Bloch 

 

 

 
Joke Time
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Joke Time
One hot summer day, a man is filling up his black pickup truck at the local gas station. He isn't very careful, and he gets gasoline all over his jacket's left sleeve. He ignores it, and leaves the station after paying for the gas. As he's driving down the highway, the heat of the sun on his truck's black paint is enough to ignite his jacket sleeve. He drives faster, waving his arm out the window in an attempt to extinguish the flames, but they burn hotter! As he speeds down the highway, a state trooper sees the situation and pulls him over. He jerks the man out of the truck and rolls him on the ground until the fire is extinguished. As the man dusts himself and thanks his rescuer, he sees the officer is writing him a summons! Confused, he asks, "You're writing me a ticket!? What for?" The officer replies, "Posession of an illegal fire arm." 
 

Source: jokesareawesome.com 
  
Dingbats and Dillweeds: Because Everyone Loves an Idiot!
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Drat! There goes my revenge against that 12 year old dweeb Assassin that gutted my 32nd level Fighter/Cleric.

Stating that governments do not have the power to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed" despite complaints about graphic violence, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to let California regulate the sale or rental of violent video games to children.


And now, the answer to the trivia question, "Name something that floats, is worth more melted, and suggests an inside Marc Bolan joke?"  
 
The world's most expensive yacht has recently been sold for $5 billion to a Malaysian businessman. The 100 foot boat is plated in gold, has bedrooms covered in platinum and a statute made from a T. Rex bone.


Sort of like shoplifting or insurance fraud.

170 people recently volunteered to check into the new Cole County, Missouri jail for a chance to be photographed eating in the dining hall and sleeping in the cells. "It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record," explained Sheriff Greg White.

Yeah, but with cats it's an intentional act. 
 
A recent analysis of emergency room data found 86,000 people a year are hospitalized after tripping over a pet, its bowls or toys. Dogs cause nearly eight times more injuries than cats, mainly due to the fact their bigger size and strength can yank people down stairs or into holes when pulling on their leashes during walks.   


Source: The Week 
  
 
Diamond in the Coal: IIF Web Site of the Month
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Summertime, and the web surfing is easy... 

 

That may not be the way Cole Porter wrote it, but we bet it would be if he were around today. What better time of year to take a break from all those audits and certificate requests, lean back with a nice cool drink, and find some total time waster on the web!

But we'll go you one better! This "answer me a few questions and I'll guess who you are thinking of" site is a supreme time waster, with a twist - it actually might make you think! And plot! And try to remember names so obscure there is no way this genius will figure them out even after 30 questions! (You'll be amazed how often he gets the answer in less than 10!)

So, name dropper fans, consider the gauntlet thrown. On to the guru! 

  

Oh, go ahead - it's fun!

 
  
 
Product Deal of the Month: Back to School!
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Hey, Funsters!

While we are deeply enamored of all of our Insurance is Fun merchandise in our IIF store, those folks at Cafe Press keep running these specials that are too good to pass up - or not pass on!

So if you are looking to stock up on pillows, clocks, t-shirts (basic), drinking glasses, or mugs, today or tomorrow is the time! Up to 30% off and no coupon needed.  Just click that link now! 

 

 

  

 

Picture of the Month:  Adjuster Nightmare #83A      
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Boat in truck

 

 
Little did anyone know that this otherwise lazy summer scene would, in just a few moments, enter the insurance twilight zone. Submitted for your approval: the truck is going to rear-end that car, the boat will go flying into yet another car, its contents into yet a third, and another poor, unwitting personal lines adjuster will end up in therapy. 






  
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