A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Side dumping from the brain.

So two pilots overshot their destination by 150 miles, have you seen Zac Lee’s attempts to stretch the field?

Rumored ad in a Lincoln newspaper: Wanted, someone to do push-ups after Husker touchdowns, one for every point the team scores. Anyone may apply. Absolutely anyone.

So the Afghan people are holding a run-off due to a challenged election. I didn’t know Al Gore was running for the Afghan presidency.

The U.S. will send official monitors to oversee the process. This time around, Chicago’s Democratic machine will be assigned to ballot stuffing.

After mistakenly attacking a French warship and suffering the consequences, the Somali pirates recently assaulted a two person British yacht. And we thought these guys couldn’t be educated.

I forwarded one of those e-mail chain letters. You know one of those which promised something good would happen to me at 9:14 the next morning. Waited a day, went to the break room at the appointed time. All the donuts were gone.

No, that’s not a good thing.

So Ben Nelson is the 22nd most powerful man in Washington. No. 1 is Redskin’s punter.

By the time you read this, my Yankees should be wrapping up the Series. Don’t you always wrap up what you buy?

Always looking for that razor edge, the John C. Fremont Days committee is seeking an local, unknown reality show star to tape a festival segment called "Balloon Glow with Balloon Boy." All you have to do is hide in your attic.

Anyone may apply. Absolutely...

Embarrassed at being labeled the most polluting country in the world, the Chinese government has promised to plant thousands and thousands of trees to reduce the caustic effect of their industrial waste. Now if they could just see those shovels…

The winning pumpkin in America’s annual "heaviest pumpkin contest" weighed in around 1,700 pounds. Rumor has it Fremont’s Park and Rec has made an offer for the seeds. Frisbee golf, anyone?

With the recent and frequent rains, the slow corn harvest has delayed what the deer affectionately call, "Car Season."

Don Cunningham of Fremont is a regular contributor to the Tribune’s Opinion page.