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    After Quasimodo's death, the bishop of the Cathedral of Notre Dame sent word through the streets of Paris that a new bell ringer was needed.
    The bishop decided that he would conduct the interviews personally and went up into the belfry to begin the screening process. After observing several applicants demonstrate their skills, he had decided to call it a day, but then an armless man approached him and announced that he was there to apply for the bell ringer's job. The bishop was incredulous.
    "You have no arms !" "No matter," said the man.
    "Observe" . . . . and he began striking the bells with his face, producing a beautiful melody on the carillon. The bishop listened in astonishment; convinced that he had finally found a replacement for Quasimodo.
    Suddenly, though, rushing forward to strike a bell again, the armless man tripped and plunged headlong out of the belfry window to his death in the street below.
    The stunned bishop rushed downstairs, and when he reached the street a crowd had gathered around the fallen figure, drawn by the beautiful music that they had heard only moments before.
    As they silently parted to let the bishop through, one of them asked,
    "Who was this man ?"
    "I don't know his name," the Bishop sadly replied,
    "but his face rings a bell."
    WAIT ! . . . . there's more . . . .
    The following day, despite the sadness that weighed heavily on his heart due to the unfortunate death of the armless campanologist, the Bishop continued his interviews for the bell ringer of Notre Dame.
    The first man to approach him said "Your Excellency . . . . I am the brother of the poor armless wretch that fell to his death from this very belfry yesterday. I pray that you honour his life by allowing me to replace him in this duty." The bishop agreed to give the man an audition, and as the armless man's brother stooped to pick up a heavy mallet to strike the first bell, he groaned, clutched at his chest, twirled around, and died of a heart attack on the spot.
    Two monks, hearing the bishop's cries of grief at this second tragedy, rushed up the stairs to his side.
    "What has happened ? Who is this man ?" the first monk asked, breathlessly.
    "I don't know his name," sighed the distraught bishop, "but (wait for it . . . . it's worth it) . . . . he's a dead ringer for his brother."
     
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    what's the difference between a buffalo and a bison

    you cant wash your hands in a buffalo
     
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    Forgot about this scene, David Bowie is a legend :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    Mobile gardener wanted a.s.a.p.
    Small lawn to mow, which is a little overgrown . . . .

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    And here's me worrying about running into mag tops abroad...
     
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    There's a new reality show starting with Ricky Gervais, James Corden, Lisa Riley and Gemma Collins ...

    ... they're calling it Big Blubber.
     
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    Sorry not for less than minimum wage.
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