An out-of-work New York man said he found a way to bolster his finances by telling jokes for $1 a laugh in Central Park. Jason Schneider, 26, known as Jason the Joke Guy to park-goers, said he first decided to spend the day telling $1 jokes with a money-back laughter guarantee in April, and he made $140 during his first 6 hours. Schneider, who said he failed to find steady work after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, said he takes his humorous profession seriously. "I write 20 jokes a day, and maybe two are good enough to use in the park. And of those, maybe one will stick," he said.
A Burger King official says a tattered U.S. flag outside one of the fast-food chain's Ohio restaurants will be replaced after an angry Vietnam veteran took it down. John Henderson, 63, was so upset by the deteriorated condition of the huge flag at the Burger King in Perkins Township that he was unable to finish his burger. He went outside, brought the flag down and took it to a local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall for retirement. Henderson said a Burger King employee reclaimed the flag from the VFW hall and mentioned the possibility of filing charges. However, Elizabeth Hanson, a training supervisor with Burger King, arranged to meet with Henderson face-to-face Sunday and promised him the flag would be replaced. Hanson said Henderson will be invited to the flag-raising ceremony once a new flag is obtained.
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