Trivia, Humor & Satire

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Now that he has been banned from NBA Basketball, Donald Sterling is looking into a new line of work.  ESPN reportedly has rejected his proposal for a new program in which he would interview only white NBA players. * Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to vote on raising the minimum wage,

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The pressure is mounting on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling to resign after his racist rant to his mistress was made public.  Since the NBA may demand that he sell the team, he is considering an offer from Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to move the franchise to his ranch. *

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Georgia’s governor signed the “Guns Everywhere Law” which allows people with concealed weapons permits to bring guns into airports, bars, churches, schools, government buildings and parts of airports.  Although he heralded it as a victory for Second Amendment rights, Catholic Priests have expressed concern that their altar boys will be packing

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A teenage boy from San Jose stowed away in the wheel-well of a Hawaiian Airline jet flying to Maui and survived.  When asked why he did this, he replied that there was more legroom there than in the economy seats.  Since he nearly died from hypothermia and lack of oxygen, Hawaiian

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The shakeup at Manischewitz continues. To maximize profits, its new owner, a subsidiary of Bane Capital, has decided to produce Yom Kippur foods targeted at Jews who eat on the Day of Atonement. The company is still debating whether this line of products will be called Half Fast or Not So

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The Manischewitz Company announced this week that it has been sold to Sankaty Advisors, a subsidiary of Bain Capital.  Sankaty plans to outsource the production of matzo to Third World countries with hot climates.  Following the Passover tradition, slave laborers will carry the flattened matzo dough on their backs to bake