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Niagara Falls Reporter Staff  ·  December 1, 2015
City Hall Jokes….
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What’s the difference between the mayor’s annual city hall Christmas party and a funeral? The funeral is more fun.
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A Paul Dyster “political equivalent.”
In the normal world a job promotion is called a job promotion. In Dyster World a job promotion is called “an administrative thank you.”
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A thought bubble above the mayor’s head: “I wonder if  anyone noticed that the election was less than two months ago and I’ve already handed out big promotions and one special deal for overtime? Nah, no one pays attention to this stuff except that damn Reporter. And no one reads it. Do they?”
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The mayor, the council chairman, and a frozen water pipe consultant walk into a bar. The mayor turns to the bartender and says, “Give my consultant friend all the drinks he wants and charge triple the price because the taxpayers are picking up the tab!”
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Answer: Super Tramp and Cheap Trick
Question: What two famous rock bands were named after city hall employees?
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Less than perfect but perfectly less. While 47% is a failing grade all across the globe, in the recent mayor’s race it qualified for a third term.

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Inflated Invoice and Wasteful Spending isn’t a Dyster approved Buffalo law firm, but it is a much respected city hall management technique.

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The phrase “Fourteen hundred and ninety two” refers to:
A) the year Columbus discovered America
B) the number of accounting violations cited in the 2013 State Comptroller’s audit of city hall
C) the number of registered sex offenders Mayor Dyster wants to move into the city
D) all of the above
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