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9/15/2006: MENSA Invitational word definitions
3/2/2019: Lexophile sayings
1/30/2019: When Insults Had Class
3/22/2015: Video: Lost in the 50's
7/29/2014: Airport Ticket Agent Experience with Customers
5/7/2014: Did you know?
1/24/2013: Why Did Mr. Rogers Wear a Sweater
9/7/2011: Paraprosdokian: Figures of Speech
3/26/2011: Quotes From The Famous
12/31/2010: A Good Pun is its Own Reward
12/17/2010: The Philosophy of Ambiguity
9/13/2006: 13 reasons to Smile
9/8/2006: Age Quotes
8/26/2006: Our Allies, the French
8/23/2006: 2006 Darwin Awards
8/19/2006: Stupid Facts
8/18/2006: Why, Why Why?
7/30/2006: They walk among us
7/30/2006: Bill Gates? advice
7/30/2006: The Wisdom of Kids
7/5/2006: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?
6/29/2006: Winning entries of 2005 Bulwer-Lytton FIction Contest
5/18/2006: Country wisdom
5/18/2006: Grins
5/17/2006: Life's funny
5/8/2006: Ponderisms
5/8/2006: Jobs I've tried
5/5/2006: 8th Grade final exam in 1895
5/3/2006: First case of bird flu in US
4/25/2006: Things to Ponder
4/19/2006: Redneck Math Challenge
4/13/2006: Minute Man Missile National HIstoric Site, South Dakota, Open for Tours
4/6/2006: Retirees: The Whole Truth, Nothing But...
3/29/2006: Graceland is now a National Historic Landmark
3/29/2006: Why Athletes Can't Have Real Jobs
2/22/2006: Addictive computer game
2/6/2006: The Wheels of Life
1/24/2006: The Year 1904
1/20/2006: Engineer's Conversion Table
1/6/2006: Comments made in the year 1955...
12/29/2005: Living in the 20th Century
12/27/2005: How old is she?
12/7/2005: Staying Healthy
12/7/2005: Do just one brave thing today.....
11/24/2005: Stuff to put on your fridge
11/24/2005: Old is not for sissies
11/15/2005: S.A.T. TEST QUESTIONS
11/5/2005: Look at the dots
11/3/2005: Why God Created Children

10/30/2005: Church Bulletins
10/28/2005: Great Tips
10/17/2005: First Graders!
10/14/2005: Man in the Beans
10/4/2005: Baby Porcupines
9/28/2005: Pot at the end of the rainbow
9/26/2005: Distorted Sayings Humor
9/16/2005: Ramblings of a retired mind
8/24/2005: Mall People
8/4/2005: The Wonderful World of English
7/31/2005: Stupid labels
7/26/2005: How to recognize a millionaire
7/16/2005: Hollywood Square Quips
6/25/2005: Burma Shave Road Signs
6/2/2005: Things I've learned
5/31/2005: Them were the days!
5/31/2005: The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee
5/31/2005: THIRTY LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE
5/31/2005: TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's thru 70's
5/19/2005: Subject: : WHY?
5/11/2005: Women explained - 2
5/11/2005: Women explained - 1
5/2/2005: Growing up in small towns
4/27/2005: Grass in Iraq
4/27/2005: Can you read this?
4/21/2005: For lovers of words
4/1/2005: Oddities and questions
3/30/2005: Do I know you?
3/27/2005: Can You Figure These Out?
2/19/2005: Stella awards for 2004
2/25/2005: Analogies and Metaphors
01/03/2005: Reaganism - Barth Weistart
12/31/2004: Place the states - John Baker
12/26/2004: Veggie art - John Baker
12/26/2004: Dog pictures - Gary Cinnamon
12/26/2004: Sayings for dog lovers - Gary Cinnamon
12/17/2004: Human Resource Directory - John Baker
12/17/2004: An interesting test - Barth Weistart
12/17/2004: Ways to turn men down - John Baker
12/17/2004: Animal pictures - Barth Weistart
12/10/2004: Pictures from Asia - Barth Weistart
12/10/2004: South American pictures - Martha Owens
11/22/2004: Things to say at the office - Barth Weistart
11/22/2004: The World's thinnest books - Anonymous
10/06/2004: The Dillards Thief - Gary Cinnamon
10/06/2004: Storm clouds - Herc Paloumpis
10/06/2004: Weird clouds - Herc Paloumpis
10/06/2004: Funny signs - John Baker