Lots of great entries this week! The ones that made me laugh out loud were "Listen carefully, as our menu options have changed: KAMALA HARRIS and TIM WALZ" (way to go, First Offender Jim Schaefer!) and "Even Having Trump’s Name Here Devalues My Car."
So many fabulous ones. Some faves this week: Neal Starkman's "Even having Trump's name here devalues my car", Jeff C.'s "She suffices", Tim Livengood's "Eliminate the Middleman: Putin for President", Gregory Koch's "The Procrastinators Club of America Endorses John Quincy Adams in ’24". and Duncan's "Concepts of a Bumper Sticker".
Rod Serling: Meet a shape-shifter. Witness James David Vance, a man in search of himself. Received a silver spoon later in life, but speaks with a forked tongue. He's not sure where he wants to go --- but in a hurry to get there at any cost. Too bad he missed the signpost and is headed to a place where respect must be earned, not bought. It's called...the Twilight Zone.
Walz did what he was coached to do and what he, in fact, did as a five term rep from a conservative congressional district --- essentially reach across the aisle. He was among the top ten bipartisan House members. The veep is her own attack dog. Walz has a different role and will likewise have one in the new administration. He called out Bierdo when necessary and especially with that final coup de grâce on the 2020 election. Glibly told disinformation and lies are still disinformation and lies. If Walz showed up as a merely reasonable human being, Bierdo came across to most who actually count as either the stereotypical used car salesman or a serial killer.
I voted for the second runner-up, because in spirit it reminded me of my favorite back when the Invitational gave them instead of magnets: The one about the Post's new presses.
The Japanese have a word for humorous haiku, senryū.
From Wikipedia:
Senryū (川柳) is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 morae (or on, often translated as syllables, but see the article on onji for distinctions). Senryū tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryū are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious.
I have to ask: What does "{lcub}hellip{rcub}" mean? It appears three times. It's obviously "left [something]" and "right [something]" (brackets, maybe), but what's "hellip"?
That WAS a Bob Hope special, and why I've remembered it all these years. It was in the middle of all the introductions and went by pretty fast. It had to have been in the mid-late '70s as I was at music school and wouldn't have made the connection nor likely even heard of Westminster Choir College prior to that.
The comedian is Bob Nelson and while I can’t say he never did a Bob Hope special in the 70s, the performance at Dangerfield’s for HBO in the 80s is where I heard the routine. It’s San Francisco University here. https://youtu.be/dMR2C09hmhA?si=3V1qY-eWMdlN841B
I'm partial to this entry by Chris Doyle: Roadkill in Every Pot: RFK Jr. 2024
Lots of great entries this week! The ones that made me laugh out loud were "Listen carefully, as our menu options have changed: KAMALA HARRIS and TIM WALZ" (way to go, First Offender Jim Schaefer!) and "Even Having Trump’s Name Here Devalues My Car."
I love Duncan Stevens Concept of a Bumper Sticker
I also enjoyed that one.
So many fabulous ones. Some faves this week: Neal Starkman's "Even having Trump's name here devalues my car", Jeff C.'s "She suffices", Tim Livengood's "Eliminate the Middleman: Putin for President", Gregory Koch's "The Procrastinators Club of America Endorses John Quincy Adams in ’24". and Duncan's "Concepts of a Bumper Sticker".
The “all hands on dick” by Gary C. made me lol.
For He’s a Jowly Old Felon is my favorite.
Next time my car gets scraped I’m telling everyone Terri Smith did it.
Rod Serling: Meet a shape-shifter. Witness James David Vance, a man in search of himself. Received a silver spoon later in life, but speaks with a forked tongue. He's not sure where he wants to go --- but in a hurry to get there at any cost. Too bad he missed the signpost and is headed to a place where respect must be earned, not bought. It's called...the Twilight Zone.
Walz did what he was coached to do and what he, in fact, did as a five term rep from a conservative congressional district --- essentially reach across the aisle. He was among the top ten bipartisan House members. The veep is her own attack dog. Walz has a different role and will likewise have one in the new administration. He called out Bierdo when necessary and especially with that final coup de grâce on the 2020 election. Glibly told disinformation and lies are still disinformation and lies. If Walz showed up as a merely reasonable human being, Bierdo came across to most who actually count as either the stereotypical used car salesman or a serial killer.
I voted for the second runner-up, because in spirit it reminded me of my favorite back when the Invitational gave them instead of magnets: The one about the Post's new presses.
The Japanese have a word for humorous haiku, senryū.
From Wikipedia:
Senryū (川柳) is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 morae (or on, often translated as syllables, but see the article on onji for distinctions). Senryū tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryū are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious.
"He shedded the other stuff." No, Gene: He SHED it. Harrumph!
The dic suggests both are correct.
Didn't fnorf Manteuffel write a story about leaving a note, or being left a note, after a parked car fender bender?
Indeed. Here it is: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2008/09/14/parallel-lives/3e8f73ff-7fb5-43d7-9f8a-9bef12eeea24/
Thank you.
Even better than I remembered.
I have to ask: What does "{lcub}hellip{rcub}" mean? It appears three times. It's obviously "left [something]" and "right [something]" (brackets, maybe), but what's "hellip"?
It means three dots. An ellipsis.
That was my second guess, when I saw confirmation that it was not a dash. But that's a heckuvah way to indicate an ellipsis!
Help... what is fnorf?
Gene's weasel term of endearment for "light of my life," "beloved," "heart's desire," "lovebug," or, "sun-like Juliet" --- and specifically, Rachel.
That WAS a Bob Hope special, and why I've remembered it all these years. It was in the middle of all the introductions and went by pretty fast. It had to have been in the mid-late '70s as I was at music school and wouldn't have made the connection nor likely even heard of Westminster Choir College prior to that.
The comedian is Bob Nelson and while I can’t say he never did a Bob Hope special in the 70s, the performance at Dangerfield’s for HBO in the 80s is where I heard the routine. It’s San Francisco University here. https://youtu.be/dMR2C09hmhA?si=3V1qY-eWMdlN841B