input: (CNN) -- The ouster of Tunisia's longtime ruler has cast a shadow over the surrounding region, but few analysts were willing to predict Tuesday that the revolt would spread to other countries.

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was Tunisia's president for 23 years before Friday, when weeks of protests forced him into exile in Saudi Arabia. Tunisians complained that the president's family and supporters had grown rich while their living conditions stagnated and their voices were stifled.

But while the governments of nearby nations like Algeria, Libya and Egypt face similar criticism, the level of repression and the concentration of power and corruption were far more extreme in Tunisia, said Nathan Brown, a professor of Middle Eastern politics at George Washington University in Washington.

"I think most regimes in the region are viewed with a mix of disdain and resignation by their population," Brown said. Few may support their government, but "It's not as if there's much that can be done about it," he said.

Neighboring Algeria was also wracked by rioting last week, triggered by the spiraling costs of basic food items after its government slashed price supports for staples like milk, oil and sugar. State-run media reported at least three people had died in the clashes.

Libya's longtime strongman, Moammar Gadhafi, mourned Ben Ali's ouster and warned in a nationally televised speech that Tunisia was facing "unjustified chaos." And in Egypt, at least two people have set themselves afire in public this week -- the same type of protest that triggered Tunisia's demonstrations in December. 1. What president was forced from his post last week?
2. What happened that forced him out?
3. How do the folks residing in that area feel about the leadership?
4. What caused the protesting to start?
5. What other country has been affected by the riots?
6. What drastic thing have been done in another country recently?
7. How long was the outcast leader in leadership?
8. When was he ousted?
9. What staple things are being rioted over?
10. Who raised attention on national television? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
2. protests
3. Bad
4. the president's family and supporters had grown rich while their living conditions stagnated and their voices were stifled
5. Algeria
6. Self-immolation
7. 23 years
8. Friday
9. milk, oil and sugar (please take longer)
10. Moammar Gadhafi

input: Wednesday night 7: 30 p. m. at the Chuckle Bar!

Starring Rodney Mann, Pedro Mendez and Larry Dunne!

Next Wednesday night at the Chuckle Bar we have an all star line up of comedians. Three of the world's best known comedians are coming together for one night only. Book your tickets by calling 1 900 555 6565 or be at the door early to buy them before the show begins.

Rodney Mann

Mann is famous for his jokes about average people and their life. Many of his jokes are social commentaries on everyday things. He loves to set his jokes in New York, the city where he grew up.

Mann's most famous opening line, "You know, I was walking down the street the other day. . . " is known all over the world. He is just back from his tour of Europe, and is appearing at the Chuckle Bar for one night only. Don't miss it!

Pedro Mendez

Pedro Mendez grew up on a small farm in Panama. He moved to the USA with his parents when he was ten, and has been telling jokes and making people laugh ever since. Recently, the 30 year old comedian began to film a new TV programme that he will both act in and produce.

Experience Mendez's unique Latin style humor for yourself. His routine, "I had a farm in Panama", is a classic that should not be missed.

Larry Dunne

Larry Dunne has been making people laugh all over the world for more than five decades. He began his career by performing for soldiers in Hawaii in the 1950s, and since then, he has been the host of his own late night TV programme. The videos and DVDs of his performances are the best sellers of any stand-up acts out there. As an old style comedian, Dunne uses lots of singing and dancing as part of his routines.

Dunne is best known for his jokes about life in the USA and how it has changed during his lifetime. This will be Dunne's last show before he retires, so don't miss it.

Call 1-900-555-6565 to reserve your tickets or be at the door by 7: 00 p. m. . 1. How many comedians will be at the Chuckle Bar on Wednesday night?
2. What time is the show?
3. How can people book tickets?
4. Or?
5. Who is famous for his jokes about normal people?
6. Where is the locale of many of his jokes?
7. What significance does New York have for him?
8. What is a frequent opener for Mann?
9. Where did he just get back from?
10. How many nights will he perform at the Chuckle bar?
11. Who grew up on a small farm?
12. Where?
13. How old was he when he relocated to the United States?
14. How old is he?
15. What did he do recently?
16. Will he act in it?
17. What is a common opener of his?
18. Who has been a comedian for over five decades?
19. Who was his first audience?
20. Where?
21. When?
22. Does he have his own TV show? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. three
2. 7:30 pm
3. call 1 900 555 6565
4. at the door
5. Rodney Mann
6. New York
7. he grew up there
8. "You know, I was walking down the street the other day. . . "
9. Europe
10. one
11. Pedro Mendez
12. Panama
13. ten
14. 30
15. filmed a new TV programme
16. yes
17. "I had a farm in Panama"
18. Larry Dunne
19. soldiers
20. Hawaii
21. 1950s
22. yes

input: Pedro Rossi is happy--he is very,very happy! He won $500,000! He won the lottery ! Pedro is happy for only a few days. Then he remembers his lottery ticket! He throws it in the garbage _ ! Pedro runs to the garbage can and looks in it. The garbage can is not over there at all! "The garbage is gone,"his wife says. "The garbage truck comes in the morning." The garbage truck takes the garbage can to the garbage dump ! Pedro runs to the dump. He looks for it for two days. But he can't find it. Pedro lives in town in Brazil. Pedro tells the people in the town,"Look for my lottery ticket at the dump. If you find it,I can give you half the money." Everyday hundreds of people go to the dump to look for the ticket. Five days later,a man finds it. Pedro gives the man $250,000. Pedro won $500,000 in the lottery. Now he won only 250,000. But he is not sad. "Before,one man was happy,"Pedro says. "Now two men are happy!" 1. Why was Pedro so happy?
2. Did his happiness last long?
3. What happened take make his happiness so short lived?
4. Where was it?
5. Was he able to find it in the garbage can?
6. Why not?
7. When did the garbage truck pick it up?
8. Where does the city's garbage end up?
9. Why were so many people headed towards the garbage dump?
10. What was their incentive to do this?
11. Did anyone find the ticket?
12. Who?
13. Was Pedro happy for the man who found the ticket?
14. How long did it take for someone to find the ticket?
15. Where does Pedro live?
16. Who reminded him that the garbage had been taken out already?
17. How did he get to the dump? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. he won $500,000
2. no
3. he remembered where the ticket is
4. in the garbage
5. no
6. The garbage is gone,
7. in the morning
8. the garbage dump
9. to look for the ticket
10. getting half the money
11. yes
12. a man
13. yes
14. Five days
15. Brazil
16. his wife
17. he ran