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><channel><title>Ballyboughal.net &#187; comedy greats</title> <atom:link href="http://ballyboughal.net/tag/comedy-greats/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ballyboughal.net</link> <description>...the only blog in the village</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>cheer me up monday &#8230;oldie #10</title><link>http://ballyboughal.net/cheer-me-up-monday-oldie-10/</link> <comments>http://ballyboughal.net/cheer-me-up-monday-oldie-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:28:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bob hope]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cheer me up monday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comedian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comedy greats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[enjoy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[giggle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stand up]]></category><guid
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