It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door will be coming to deliver groceries. When they do, I have to unpack and put them away. Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, but I’ll be in the saddle. She won’t be here until late afternoon. I hope you have a fine day and enjoy the joke below.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:48 (average 12:14). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
A Joke from Mitch: (Ours, not BBMM)
Have you ever wondered who first uttered the phrase,
“You Gotta Be Shittin’ Me?”
Well, it just so happens to have originated through the Father of America , way back when George Washington was crossing the Delaware river with his troops.
There were 33 (remember this number) in Washington’s boat. It was extremely dark and storming furiously and the water was tossing them about.
Finally, Washington grabbed Corporal Peters (remember this name) and stationed him at the front of the boat with a lantern. He ordered him to keep swinging it, so they could see where they were heading.
Corporal Peters, through driving rain and cold, continued swinging the lantern back and forth, back and forth.
Then a big gust of wind and a wave hit and threw Corporal Peters and his lantern into the Delaware. Washington and his troops searched for nearly an hour trying to find Corporal Peters, but to no avail. All of them felt terrible, for the Corporal had been one of their favorites.
Sometime later, Washington and his troops landed on the other side, wet and totally exhausted. He rallied the troops and told them that they must go on. Another hour later, one of his men said, ‘General, I see lights ahead.’ They trudged toward the lights and came upon a huge house.
What they didn’t know was that this was a house of ill repute, hidden in the forest to serve all who came.
General Washington pounded on the door, his men crowding around him. The door swung open, and much to his surprise there stood a beautiful woman..
A huge smile came across her face, to see so many men standing there.
Washington was the first to speak, ‘Madam, I am General George Washington and these are my men. We are tired, wet, exhausted, and desperately need warmth and comfort.’
Again, the Madam looked at all the men standing there, and with a broad smile on her face, said, ‘Well, General, you have come to the right place. We can surely give you warmth and comfort. How many men do you have?’
Washington replied, ‘Well, Madam, there are 32 of us without Peters .’
And the Madam said, ‘You gotta be shittin’ me!’
Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: Remember the experiment monoclonal antibody that Donald Trump received during his own bout with the novel coronavirus? Trump promised to make that treatment free for every American. But despite Trump repeating that claim several times, the government has actually only ordered 300,000 doses—not enough to administer to the Americans who come down with COVID-19 on any two days of the last month. Also it’s still not free. Actually, it’s still not even available.
On an all-too-similar note, when Pfizer first announced the results of Phase 3 trials of their coronavirus vaccine in mid November, Trump was quick to proclaim this a win for “Operation Warp Speed” and to insist the vaccine would be available before the end of the month. But all of that is just another round of Trump’s claims, not the truth. The truth is Pfizer was not part of Operation Warp Speed. And when the United States had an opportunity to put in a big order for their vaccine … Trump passed. Other nations didn’t. As a result, it will be at least June before one of the two most successful vaccines so far is widely available.
I bet Trump* was seeking against Pfizer for refusing to give him a free lifetime supply of Republicans’ favorite party drug. RESIST!!
From Crooks and Liars: Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Donald Trump, on Monday explained that she had religious reasons for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
During an interview on Fox Business, Ellis was asked how she maintains a positive attitude amid setbacks in court and Rudy Giuliani’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
Barf Bag Alert!!
Actually, her god is Republican Supply-side Jesus, the exact opposite of the real Jesus. Republicans invented Republican Supply-side Jesus to justify their National Socialist gospel of hate, lies, greed, and lust for power. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): 17 States Say Texas Should Decide Swing States’ Elections
This has to be one of the most absurd scams yet. When even Cornhole Cornyn says it’s BS, it won’t get any worse. I don’t think even Injustice Amy Coney Bullshit will back this. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Ring Christmas Bells
I’ve always loved the harmony and syncopation this song offers. May more bells of joy and celebration ring all over the world in 40 days! HUGS!!
40 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!
13 Responses to “Open Thread – 12/10/2020”
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Cartoon: Yep, pretty much.
Joke: Oh, Lordy, what a great and funny story. LOL !! Thanks, Mitch!
DK: What a pathetic loser/liar dt is! Shame and a bummer for the American people though.
BBA: Pleeze! ugh!
MSNBC: Bull cr-p by the bushel. Thanks for Rachel explaining too. She’s so spot on!
BoC: Forgot about the Ray Conniff singers. How wonderful for sharing. Thank you!
40 days can’t come soon enough!!
Hopefully you’ll get a chance to rest and relax after putting away your groceries. Hope that you have a good rest of your day, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “Donald Trump labelled ‘Loser of the Year’ by Europe’s biggest News Magazine – ‘Der Spiegel’
~ Brenda Cole ~
2. re: SC denial to overturn election results in PA. “Donald Trump’s misery is exhilarating to me, please supply more.” Fyodor G.
3. “The WH is now a great big trump virus infested Death Zone. I’m concerned about the Bidens moving into this House of Horrors. Trump has brought disease, disgrace and evil into the People’s House. ~ Becky S. ~
4. “I feel sorry for Texans that their tax dollars are being wasted on such a genuinely embarrassing lawsuit. Texas is likely to change the outcome of the Ice Bowl as it is to overturn the will of the Wisconsin voters in the 2020 presidential election. ~WI AG Josh Kemp ~
5. “I expect a wave of anger from the reich wing now that the legal remedies have failed and Biden is going to be officially declared the winner! ~ Michael B. ~
6. “I see your Hunter and raise you Ivanka and Jared.” ~ Andy Borowitz ~
TJI #1 – I’ll bet they invented that title just for him.
TJI #3 – We are all concerned about that. But Biden has contracted with a disinfectant misting service for just this reason. He’s not an idiot.
TJI #4 – The Michigan AG also had something to say. See today’s video thread.
P.S. – The REPLY function is working again! The way it used to! Yippee!
I see you have updated WP to 5.6 which fixed the bug in the replies, TomCat. Thanks.
I thought about doing it, but didn’t dare to do it from here in case something went wrong.
I’ll be damned! I didn’t know it did that! Woooo Hoooo!!
It just happened in the last couple of days,, AFAIK. I tripped over it by accident, didn’t believe it, but today, I checked it out and it eworks again. Wooo-Hooo indeed!
TJI #1: If Der Spiegel prints something like “Donald Trump is the ‘Loser of the Year’”, you can rest assured everyone that matters in Europe is of the same opinion.
Don’t overdo putting them away.
Some good news
Some bad news
Cartoon – well, just us, don’tcha know..
DKos – If mild CoViD leads to ED – what will that party drug do to thebody after surviving CoViD? I’m betting there’ll be studies There always are, when it’s men.
BBA – Apparently there is one county that really, really f-ed up. It won’t affect the Presidential election. It might get us one more Democrat in the House (but might well be recounted anyway, since the Republican “winner” won by only 12 votes.) I don’t know whether this county is that county, since I try to avoid barfing – but it certainly could be. Republican Jesus – I think he came about through the obsession of way too many people with purity (something the real Jesus wasn’t actually big on) and turned into a monster – a monster which proved to be valuable to justify greed and hatred, and a great deal of purity went by the wayside. There are some vestiges, though.
MSNBC – There definitely is such a thing as “standing to sue,” and many cases are thrown out due to the lack of it. I suppose one state could sue another state if the suing state had been provably injured by the state being sued. That isn’t the case here. Analogies, if one wants to look for them, should come from international law, not US law, because there is a reason they are called “states” (or “commonwealths”), and that reason is that each state has jurisdiction over itself, like a separate country.
Blast – I believe it originated in the Ukraine. These days it’s usually programmed as “Carol of the Bells” and is very beloved indeed.
I feel so good knowing that we will soon see the end of 2020 – and of the tRump regime!
‘Toon: Wait, I’ve not heard Trump claim that this was the devil’s work, what’s wrong?
DK: If Trump says it, forget it.
BBA: “Thank you Jenna, for your outpouring of blather! I mean, it’s been such a quiet news week, we needed some of that horse pooh!”
MSNBC: Wow! Are there ANY pieces of the old GOP’s loudly proclaimed stances about their identity left standing? These clowns used to portray themselves as being in favor of “State’s Rights,” even insisted that the Civil War was all about that, not slavery. Any excuse in a storm!
BOC: Such pretty music.
Cartoon: Yeah, but with so many restrictions?
Joke: Good one, thanks Mitch
DK: Fake promises by tRump. Despicable that he passed on larger order. Never thinks of others, just himself. What really annoys me is the fact that his rotten lawyer, rUdy is all recovered from his Covid-19 hospital ordeal and saying he’s ready to fight for tRump’s election loss. Why aren’t the people given high quality treatments like tRump, rUdy and cHristie?
BBA: Sick of hearing how these idiots are backing tRump’s claim of election fraud. Can’t wait till tRump is locked up and gone for good,
MSNBC: What part of it’s over and done with and that it was all legal don’t they understand. Give it up, fools.
BoC: Beautiful song. I’ve always enjoyed listening to it.
Hope the delivery of your groceries were on time and accurate.
Have a nice evening. Take care. Thanks TomCat
I hope you had a fine day too, TomCat.
5:15 Took some time to chase Molly from the keyboard.
Cartoon: Being on the right is as far as rights go for Republicans.
Joke: A wolf in historical sheep’s clothing.
DK: No surprise here. Trump has lied about everything concerning COVID-19, so why not do the same for the vaccine? He always says he’ll make a good deal and never does. He finds it hard to make any deal, even a bad one.
C&L: I shouldn’t have touched that play button…I know, I know, there was a barf alert attached…
MSNBC: They’ve collectively gone
BOXmas: Again an introduction to a whole new song.
Perhaps you’ll recognize some of mine. I deliberately avoided the Netherlands, but I stayed heavily in Eurpoe.
Thanks and painful TGIF Hugs to all!