SAN DIEGO — Marcia Wollner was “sweet” enough to send in this picture to add to our Jewish-interest license plate collection!
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A court-ordered redistricting in New York has resulted in two current Democratic members of Congress having to run against each other, as the newly-drawn district borders now encompass both of their residences. Jerry Nadler’s 10th district is primarily based on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, while Maloney’s 12th
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Don McLean, the singer/songwriter best known for his song American Pie, was scheduled to perform at the National NRA convention last weekend in Houston but he withdrew following the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. McLean stated that because of that tragedy “it would be disrespectful and hurtful” for
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Stand-up comedians know that audiences will laugh at jokes made about the subjects which make them the most uncomfortable, including their body shapes, their sexual activity (or lack of it) and the infirmaries of age. Janet Pitler, with a Jewish knack for self-deprecating humor, puts such material into 61 poems which Bob D’Amico illustrates with imaginative cartoons. The result: an opportunity for those of us who are aging (and who isn’t?) to laugh at ourselves – either in the quiet of our reading chair, or possibly reciting the poems aloud with our friends. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Former NBA all-star Amar’e Stoudemire started his professional career in 2002 with the Phoenix Suns, where he won the NBA Rookie of the Year honor. He later played for the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Miami Heat. He retired from the NBA in 2016, and
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — We used to go to the movies to escape reality, but our current political polarization has crept into feature films. Beware this summer, there are a lot of movies either with the same titles or slight variations that are more ideological than cinematic. Nope: Pretending to be Jordan Peele’s
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Congress is holding its first hearing on Unidentified Flying Objects in over fifty years, but the UFO (Uncompromising Fascistic Oath-Breakers) Caucus is intent on exposing the radical agenda pursued by extraterrestrials. Here’ s a preview of their questions and comments: Marjorie Taylor Greene: Am I mistaken, or did I
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Lag B’Omer will be celebrated this Thursday. The name of the holiday means “the 33rd day of the Omer,” a period which begins on the second day of Passover. Counting the Omer historically references the harvesting of the new barley crop to be brought to the Temple,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Federal, state, and local authorities regularly consider and pass legislation that impacts Jews, as do authorities in other countries as well. What recent controversial legislation has gotten the attention of some in the Jewish community? A. The Supreme Court is apparently on the verge of overturning Roe v.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire(Tune: Row, Row, Row, Your Boat) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Roe, Roe, Roe, your vote. Pack the Supreme Court. Scarily, scarily, scarily, scarily. No crime to abort! Roe, Roe, Roe, your vote. Inflation is a curse. Warily, warily, warily, warily. The GOP is worse. Roe, Roe, Roe, your vote. We can’t afford to
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Passover 2022 is over, with a number of seders making the news. Vice president Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff hosted a seder at their residence at the Naval Observatory. Meanwhile many Ukrainian Jews celebrated seders in exile, while Jews world-wide added prayers for peace for the
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Now that the low hanging fruit of blatantly perverted and racist books have been banned by school boards in many states, it’s time to start evaluating the deleterious impact that the most frequently assigned books by schools have on the impressionable minds of tweens and teenagers. The Bible: Contains
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — It seems that by substituting the number 5 for the letter S, Israel’s intelligence agency was trying to evade our license plate maven Melanie Rubin on this one. Yet unbeknownst to the Mossad, Rubin is well-versed in undercover operations.
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Melanie Rubin, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire
LA JOLLA, California — It’s unclear exactly which Chabad center in San Diego County inspired this license plate, spotted by Melanie Rubin in the Lawrence Family JCC parking lot. But more than likely, the driver was grabbing a bite at Botanic Burgers for some post-Passover chametz.
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