Dear Rupert: Please accept this short Gene Pool introduction as my official application for the job to replace Tucker Carlson as the face of your company. One of the reasons is my face. I am a flabby old man with no muscle tone and thus can furrow my forehead in phony concern even better than Tucker. Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough, your network needs to move leftward and away from antisemitism and I am the only liberal Jew you will find who is sufficiently disgraceful for the job. Also, having been a lowbrow humor columnist for decades, I have a solid track record of entertaining immature, ignorant, gullible audiences. Please respond when you can; I know you are probably busy right now, fumigating.
I would like to see new cartoonists given an opportunity to shine in the newspaper. Within a year or two of a cartoonist passing away, it is time to thank them for their service and move on. Alley Oop, Wizard of Id, Tank McNamara... my God, Prince Valiant the strip lived longer than any actual Nordic princes of that era. Please, newspapers, no more rehashing of old comics or new artists and writers choosing their successor to keep their old comics alive.
As contemporary cartoon art, "Peanuts" may have become an anachronism, but the continuing value (and thus the popularity) of the classic strip is more, I would suggest, in satisfying a sort of wistfulness for a kinder, gentler time. A false memory, perhaps, in the scheme of things, but nevertheless relatable, especially for when the pain and pleasure --- the vulnerability --- of growing up, didn't involve active shooter drills.
Gene answered part of one of my Serious Questions, but not the key part, looking for thoughts: Given that not just one but 5 editors reviewed and OK'd The Column, what (if any) action was taken against any of them? SHOULD any action have been taken against any of them?
Food is a personal choice, but not all people react to the same food in the same way. I have friends from India and I have had their food and most is way too hot for me. I asked: "Is this hot?" and they always say "No, not very." To those who do not notice or like heat: "Enjoy!" But to me it is pain and my body rejects it. Pain is not a flavor. Have some sympathy for us rather than scorn for our "ignorance" or presumed "prejudices."
I liked Dilbert, but they lost confidence and cut him and I bet it was self inflicted. But Oop is my favorite now and I have read him since I was too young to read( pestered adults to read it to me) and will always love Oop.
Presidential elections are a referendum on the incumbent. 2024 will be no different.
If other Democrats were to challenge Biden, they'd have to first take him down and then start aggressively defending his record. When has this ever worked?
"Politico" is reporting that Neil Gorsuch also failed to disclose a real estate transaction. Apparently, as a co-owner of a tract of land in CO, he had been looking for a buyer for two years, when one suddenly appeared shortly after Gorsuch was confirmed. The buyer was coincidentally the chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation’s biggest law firms with a robust practice before the high court. Pure coincidence surely.
Dude. You should click on the recipe! It's a beef stew flavored with garlic, lemongrass, galangal, and tamarind. I wouldn't do you dirty, Twitter friend! https://bit.ly/3KSDbe6
While I'd love to see Trump in prison, I think it is an actual national security threat to have a former president incarcerated. I can't see him ever serving a single day, even if convicted.
Paying 5 million might be grounds for bribery. The value is the 133k, which might or might not be market, the promised museum AND the value of the unpaid rent for a number of years. With a museum, rent and land, the value is likely at least 1-2 million.
Re Clarence Thomas's billionaire friend: It's coming to light now that, not now but back in 2005, a business related to Harlan Crow's extended family (the Trammell Crow real estate development company ) was involved in a case that went to the Supreme Court; the court declined to hear it. https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/25/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-supreme-court/index.html
I would like to see new cartoonists given an opportunity to shine in the newspaper. Within a year or two of a cartoonist passing away, it is time to thank them for their service and move on. Alley Oop, Wizard of Id, Tank McNamara... my God, Prince Valiant the strip lived longer than any actual Nordic princes of that era. Please, newspapers, no more rehashing of old comics or new artists and writers choosing their successor to keep their old comics alive.
As contemporary cartoon art, "Peanuts" may have become an anachronism, but the continuing value (and thus the popularity) of the classic strip is more, I would suggest, in satisfying a sort of wistfulness for a kinder, gentler time. A false memory, perhaps, in the scheme of things, but nevertheless relatable, especially for when the pain and pleasure --- the vulnerability --- of growing up, didn't involve active shooter drills.
Gene answered part of one of my Serious Questions, but not the key part, looking for thoughts: Given that not just one but 5 editors reviewed and OK'd The Column, what (if any) action was taken against any of them? SHOULD any action have been taken against any of them?
Food is a personal choice, but not all people react to the same food in the same way. I have friends from India and I have had their food and most is way too hot for me. I asked: "Is this hot?" and they always say "No, not very." To those who do not notice or like heat: "Enjoy!" But to me it is pain and my body rejects it. Pain is not a flavor. Have some sympathy for us rather than scorn for our "ignorance" or presumed "prejudices."
I liked Dilbert, but they lost confidence and cut him and I bet it was self inflicted. But Oop is my favorite now and I have read him since I was too young to read( pestered adults to read it to me) and will always love Oop.
Presidential elections are a referendum on the incumbent. 2024 will be no different.
If other Democrats were to challenge Biden, they'd have to first take him down and then start aggressively defending his record. When has this ever worked?
"Politico" is reporting that Neil Gorsuch also failed to disclose a real estate transaction. Apparently, as a co-owner of a tract of land in CO, he had been looking for a buyer for two years, when one suddenly appeared shortly after Gorsuch was confirmed. The buyer was coincidentally the chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, one of the nation’s biggest law firms with a robust practice before the high court. Pure coincidence surely.
Dude. You should click on the recipe! It's a beef stew flavored with garlic, lemongrass, galangal, and tamarind. I wouldn't do you dirty, Twitter friend! https://bit.ly/3KSDbe6
While I'd love to see Trump in prison, I think it is an actual national security threat to have a former president incarcerated. I can't see him ever serving a single day, even if convicted.
Paying 5 million might be grounds for bribery. The value is the 133k, which might or might not be market, the promised museum AND the value of the unpaid rent for a number of years. With a museum, rent and land, the value is likely at least 1-2 million.
Fun fact: FUD is actually a real food company.
https://fudusa.com/en/
Re Clarence Thomas's billionaire friend: It's coming to light now that, not now but back in 2005, a business related to Harlan Crow's extended family (the Trammell Crow real estate development company ) was involved in a case that went to the Supreme Court; the court declined to hear it. https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/25/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-supreme-court/index.html
Twitter won’t let me in to read the joke.
"Double-jointed rhymes." I like that name. And I particularly like those rhymes.
Money and power, he can't resist 'em.
Felonies–Whoa, too many to list 'em.
Have fun, Trump, in the penal system!
Thanks for answering my question about mushroom head, but why did you not attribute it to me? Did I forget to identify myself?
Last line of the joke (the third guy) isn’t visible on my iPad. Help, please.