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SO YOUR MOM HAS X-RAY VISION
Sharon Hardy


Little Jack sat in his living room, drawing a spectacular picture. When he was done, he showed his mom who was sitting on the couch with a newspaper in front of her face. "Look mom," said Jack. "Uh-huh, that's real good," she replied. Jack looked at his mom. The newspaper was in front of her face. She was actually able to see through it! Jack then realized, "My mom has X-ray vision."

Well Jack, you're not alone. Did you know that in the United States alone there have been 809,412 cases of moms having X-ray vision, 1,022,425 cases of dads having X-ray vision, and 3 cases of superheroes having X-ray vision? "So that's how mom knew I had chocolate cake before dinner!" exclaimed Jack. "And that's how dad knew I got a tattoo," said Jack's brother Andy. "That's probably how they found out I was pregnant," reasoned Jack's sister Joan.

In fact, X-ray vision has played a role in WWI, WWII, the Lincoln Assassination, the Kennedy Assassination, the Hindenburg Explosion, the Potato Famine, Hurricane Georges, the Beatles breakup, and the ability to locate broken bones in the human body.

Obviously, X-ray vision must stop! To help in the fight against X-ray vision, send $20 to:

Sharon Hardy
483 7th Ave. #3
Brooklyn, NY 11215

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