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• And so it was, later, as the miller told his tale, that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale.
  -- Procol Harum...
• A man took his wife deer hunting for the first time.
  After he'd given her some basic instructions, they agreed to separate and rendezvous later....
• Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale?
  Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail?...
• green card n. [after the "IBM System/360 Reference Data" card] A summary of an assembly language, even if the color is not green and not a card.
  Less frequently used now because of the decrease in the use of assembly language....
• green card: n. [after the "IBM System/360 Reference Data" card] A summary of an assembly language, even if the color is not green.
  Less frequently used now because of the decrease in the use of assembly language....
• He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much he made a woman out of dirt and married her.
  But when he kissed her, she disintegrated. Later, at the funeral, when the preacher said, "Dust to dust," some people laughed, and the cowboy shot them....
• He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much he made a woman out of dirt and married her.
  But when he kissed her, she disintegrated. Later, at the funeral, when the preacher said, "Dust to dust," some people laughed, and the cowboy shot them....
• The honeymooning couple agreed it was a fine day for horseback riding.
  After a mile or so, the bride's mount cantered under a low tree and a branch scraped her forehead lightly....
• We invented a new protocol and called it Kermit, after Kermit the Frog, star of "The Muppet Show.
  [3] [3] Why? Mostly because there was a Muppets calendar on the wall when we were trying to think of a name, and Kermit is a pleasant, unassuming sort of character....