Some NFL stars are protesting their contracts by showing up at training camps and not practicing.

- They got the idea from years of watching the Lions show up at games and not really playing.

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Daniel Craig in now the highest paid actor in the world - making $100 MILLION for a pair of movies. The list comes days after Craig said he won’t leave any of his money to his kids saying he finds inheritance “Distasteful”.

- Guess who’s not getting a “World’s Greatest Dad” Coffee Mug for Christmas??

- He looks like he should play Putin more than James Bond. I can hear it now… “The name’s Putin… Vlad Putin”.

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United Airlines has sent a memo to its employees telling them NOT to DUCT TAPE unruly passengers to their seats.

- Is it just me or is flying not as fun as it used to be?

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You can now get buried in a Los Angeles crypt adjacent to Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner for the price of $2 MILLION..

- An extra MIL if you want to be buried on TOP of Marilyn.

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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California says that “Intermittent Fasting” - eating during a limited time period each day - could help protect older people from falls.

- Well, DUH! The fewer trips you make to the refrigerator… the fewer chances you’ll have to fall too.

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Police in Waverley, England are on the lookout for a suspect who’s been pouring cans of Baked Beans on people cars and front doors and running away on foot.

- So this guys got all this gas… but no car??

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An endangered giant panda in Singapore has given birth to a new cub who was conceived using artificial insemination.

- Doctors say the hardest part was getting the bear to put her feet in the stirrups.

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday!

-Dick