Original Print Publish Date: October 21, 1989 – Key West’s Robert the Doll – If there are such things as ghosts and possessed things, souls wandering in search of a peace denied them in life, then Key West is a perfect place for them to flourish. If...
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Humor, Key West, People
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Most of what we know about pirates comes from Navy records, newspaper accounts, or eyewitness statements from those whom the pirates spared. The were mostly a ruthless bunch but today we have taken a whimsical approach to their lives with some Pirate Humor. A pirate...
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Humor, Pirates
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Making music with a conch (pronounced “konk”) shell might seem quite unusual, but dozens of people tried it Saturday afternoon, during Key West’s 55th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. When the “Conch Honk” concluded, Delaware’s Jayne Challman and Key West musician Steve Gibson were declared...
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Conch Republic, Humor, Key West, Tourism
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Two Lower Keys fishermen were on the side of the Overseas Highway near the Bahia Honda Bridge, pounding a sign into the ground. The sign read The End is Near! Turn Yourself Around Now! Before it is Too Late! A car full of tourists sped...
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Bridges, Humor
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Bridge Building humor A third generation Cuban immigrant was walking along a Key West beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said, “OK, OK. You released me from the lamp, blah...
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Bridges, Cuba, Humor, Key West
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