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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Entry 976: Buy the Balls
Anybody want to go in with me to buy the Mets? That’s the New York Mets, my favorite baseball team because my father was a Brooklyn Dodger fan so my family wanted to continue its legacy of rooting for losers. … Continue reading
Posted in humor, sports
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Bernie Madoff, Bobby Bonila, Brooklyn Dodgers, CitiField, DH, Fred and Jeff Wilpon, Jackie Robinson, James Dolan, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld, Keith Hernandez, Major League Baseball, Mets for sale, MLB, Mr. Met, New York Knicks, New York Mets, Roger Maris, Wilpons
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BONUS NEWSFLASH: Addendum to Yesterday’s Post
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about how racially insensitive brands like Aunt Jemima might go about changing their names. But here’s a brand I didn’t consider: Rhode Island. Yes, Rhode Island has announced that it is changing its name to … Continue reading
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Entry 975: Anybody Have a Relative Who Makes Pancakes?
One of the consequences of recent events is the unprecedented rise in unemployment, particularly among offensive brand mascots. Yes, it’s hard times indeed for Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth, not to mention Rastus, the chef on the Cream … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged Andy Capp Fries, Aunt Jemima, Chef Boyardee, Conagra. Thelma “Butterfly” McQueen, Cream of Wheat, Famous Amos, Geechie Boy Mill, Gone with the Wind, Grandma’s Cookies, Land o’ Lakes logo, Mr. T Cereal, Mrs. Butterworth, offensive brand mascots, Pepsico, Quaker Oats, Rastus, Raymond L. Tumbleston, Rosarita, Scarlett O’Hara, Uncle Ben, William Penn
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Entry 974: Who’s in Charge of the Internet?
My wife Barbara has an odd way of trying to lift my spirits when I’m feeling kinda hopeless about this pandemic thing and the accompanying quarantine. “If Anne Frank could do it,” she says, “we can do it.” While it’s … Continue reading
Posted in humor
Tagged Anne Frank, Bill Cosby, ICANN, If It Bleeds, Stephen King, The Life of Chuck, The Stand, World Wide Web
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Entry 973: In the Bubble
Last Friday night, I went to someone else’s house. I had not been to someone else’s house for three months, and to do so now, I put on actual clothes, which is something else I had not done for three … Continue reading
Entry 972: Please Don’t Honk During the Movie
Are you ready for some good coronavirus news? Yes, the pandemic has upsides. You already know about some of them: no traffic; reduction in pollution; free streaming concerts by famous musicians in sweatpants; getting to see the insides of TV … Continue reading
Entry 971 Coward!
As I’ve watched the protesters on the news these past 10 days or so, I’ve sometimes wondered if I would be among them if I was black . . . or younger . . . or lived in a big … Continue reading
Entry 970: Happy Birthday Mr. President
As regular readers of this blog know, my daughter Casey is a Canadian-TV-reality-show-winning baker who is now baking beautiful birthday cakes on commission for people in our area. Regular readers also could probably predict that, because I have a daughter … Continue reading
Posted in humor, politics
Tagged Michael Ian Black, President Trump's birthday, Rob Delaney, Team Trump, Trump campaign
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Entry 969: Back to the (Dependable) Future
Have you noticed how weird the future has become? I don’t mean the sci-fi future with its holograms, food replicators and orgasmatrons. I’m talking about the near future, the future we used to be able to make plans for–buying theater … Continue reading
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