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A Fishing Lure

A Fishing Lure

A couple of young boys were fishing at their special pond off the beaten track. All of a sudden, the Game Warden jumped out of the bushes.

Immediately, one of the boys threw his rod down and started running through the woods. The Game Warden was hot on his heels.

After about a half mile, the young man stopped and stooped over with his hands on his thighs to catch his breath, so the Game Warden finally caught up to him.

“Let’s see yer fishin’ license, Boy!” The Warden gasped.

With that, the boy pulled out his wallet and gave the Game Warden a valid fishing license.

“Well, son,” said the Game Warden. “You must be about as dumb as a box of rocks! You don’t have to run from me if you have a valid license!”

“Yes, sir,” replied the young guy. “But my friend back there, well, he don’t have one.”

Prophet cartoon sparks boycott call

Muslims across the world have reacted angrily to the reprinting of political cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by Danish newspapers, which they claim are offensive.

A Kuwaiti politician on Thursday called for a boycott of Denmark after 17 Danish newspapers ran an illustration of the prophet wearing a turban shaped like a bomb, with a lit fuse.

“We must impose a total political and economic boycott of Denmark,” Waleed al-Tabtabai told the Kuwaiti parliament.

EA bringing board games to gamers

SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Arts Inc on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro Inc properties such as “Monopoly” and “Littlest Pet Shop,” an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience.

As part of a licensing deal struck in August, EA will bring classic family games to a range of game systems and devices, said Chip Lange, vice president of the company’s Hasbro game studio.

“This is the first wave of a very long deal,” Lange said. “All these games are being designed with the thought of bringing people together, whether physically or through technology.”

Playground Listings

Kids’ CBC Get Set for Life Tour Hosts Sid and Patty from Kids’ CBC are joined by Curious George, from the TV and book series, and Bo, from CBC’s preschool show Bo on the GO! Centre For Performing Arts, 777 Homer, Feb. 16, 2:30 pm, $7.50, 604-280-4444.

Little Sweetheart Ball Rethink Breast Cancer hosts a kid-friendly event featuring a mini disco, a tots fashion show, a cupcake-decorating station, a kids’ spa, and snacks for parents, children, and babies. Plush Nightclub, Plaza of Nations, Feb. 17, 1-4 pm, $35/5 kids, rethinkbreastcancer.com.

The Oscars Will Have Stars—Lots of Them

The Oscars doesn’t like to drop names, but…

George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta and Tom Hanks are among the presenters confirmed Thursday for the 80th Annual Academy Awards.

Same goes for Miley Cyrus, Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill.

And Queen Latifah, Martin Scorsese, Hilary Swank, Cate Blanchett, Renée Zellweger and Penélope Cruz.

And the wrestler formerly known as The Rock who is now the actor known simply as Dwayne Johnson.

And 14 others.