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My vote for Best Joke this week has to be:

McConnell and Schumer are so old, their pissing contests are now dribbling contests. (Chris Doyle)

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Chris's other gem about Susan Collins made me laugh just as hard. Great week, Chris!

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My vote was also C. Doyle: Trump has promised so much to his billionaire campaign donors, he’ll be making the gravy trains run on time. (Chris Doyle, Denton, Tex.)

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As they say Down East, that's a wicked pissah!

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Nope! Schumer and I are about the same age. McConnel is way older ;-)

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We don't care, Grandpa. :-)

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At 74, he's well past age 50, when many prostate issues begin.

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It's so good.

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Rita Zeidner: I took my Honda in to the local dealership and the mechanic asked me to move it from the line into the service bay because he didn't know how to drive a stick.

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I had one that I was going to submit, but A) I had come up with it quite a bit earlier and B) I wasn't sure it would be understandable outside NYC: "The audiences at the 92nd Street Y are so old, they remember when it was the 92nd Street A."

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Re: shutting of backup cameras: "I bet it's in the manual" would be a biting retort to the service folks.

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James Taylor introduces his new songs thusly: This is a new song, but it sounds just like the old songs, so don't worry.

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A timely so-and-so (any way you look at it) is that Dick Cheney is so concerned about retribution, he invited Trump to go hunting with him.

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For folks who are in that "But what can I DO?!" space, feeling helpless about the trajectory of democracy, I recommend the book 'Democracy in Retrograde" that came out this year. It's aimed at younger folk, I feel, but it still offers concrete suggestions and a nice dose of "We can do this!" Also, Garret Bucks' substack "the White Pages" offers earnest, very well written advice on community building and organizing.

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I didn't vote in the music poll because I can't imagine going to any concert other than a symphony concert (mostly classical music and mostly old), but I did note that there were two options for 100% new. :)

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This was a funny week from the writers lot of creativity. The joke format is one where these couid be in a Kimmel or Fallon monologue.

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I think the Pist is more investment-worthy. Kinda like sponge-worthy.

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I just tried opening the Week 103 submission form but was denied access and told I had to request it. What's the glitch?

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Can you try it again? I think I fixed it.

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Thanks, Pat. It works now.

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Numerous people are having trouble with this, and I'm mystified because access to it is set to "Anyone with the link." I've added a note above to please just request access and I'll give it to you. FML.

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I wanted to vote for

“3/4 new stuff, 1/4 old” but it was not offered as a choice because of a copy/paste/change error.

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It was actually brain error, but I couldn't change it onaconna it would have wiped out all previous votes.

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