Gravitas

 Happy Day of the Dead to those who celebrate.  Doesn't it feel like it's always Dead day?  And not in a good Jerry Garcia way.

It's November, time to get serious.  The air is chill, the leaf blowers are making the dogs anxious, and here is some of our world.

You probably thought Trump was dumb about covid.  According to former top aide Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson asked if the virus could be killed by blowing a hairdryer up your nose.  (Depends on the extent of your nose hair problem, prime minister, and how you feel about setting it on fire.)  Sorry, Donnie.

In what the Independent calls "a bizarre three-hour interview with Joe Rogan" -- but aren't they all? -- Elon Musk said he bought Twitter and X'd it up to save humanity from "a zombie apocalypse."  It should be added that his idea of a zombie apocalypse is downtown San Francisco.  Horrifying homeless people everywhere!  Technological mind-virus!  Elon scares easily.  Has he been to Hoboken?

(This just in:  He also imagines a future for Xitter as a dating site.  What, no online sports gambling?)

Speaking of zombies, the actor Matthew Perry appears to be dead.  This is announced every night on the news and constantly online.  Would you believe I never watched a minute of Friends?

Nothing butches Lindsey Graham up like a war.  Asked in the comfort of Washington if the US should say "whoa" to the killing of civilians in Gaza he not only said no, he compared it to World War II:  "Is there a limit to what you would do to make sure Japan and Germany don't conquer the world?...[or to] the people who are trying to slaughter the Jews?"  Hamas isn't close to conquering the Middle East, much less the world, but I'm sure they were flattered.


Greenpeace has deployed this pink octopus in the Thames.  She needs a name.  Sidney?

Did you see "BIDEN'S BIZARRE BEHAVIOR" as Newsmax labeled it?  He had a Halloween party for some children -- IN THE WHITE HOUSE!  He was seen to cough and drop a piece of candy.  Then Jill Biden wore cat makeup which "a lot of people" (they know Trump's "many people") decided was a tribute to Hitler.  At a time like this!  I don't know, you tell me.

  

Honi soit qui Hitler y pense, Newsmax.  Also, piss up a rope.

"Your honor, my client Tyrone Lambert did shoot his ex-wife Jasmyn Lambert, but leniency should be shown.  He waited until after her order of protection had expired."







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