Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: Donald Trump, Contrite and Conciliatory

A day after the storming of the Capitol, Donald Trump finally issued a statement condemning it: “We have just been through an intense election, and emotions are high, but now tempers must be cooled, and calm restored. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law, you will pay.” His sincerity can’t be doubted since he has made it clear that the people attending the Stop the Steal rally were [the following}:

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Satire: Bye, Bye Lost American Dream

To tune of ‘American Pie’:
But November made me shiver. 
With every statement he’d deliver.
The results he discounted                                                                                                                                         
As the margins mounted.   
I can’t remember if I thought
It was just time that he bought.
His claims struck me as overwrought.  
The day democracy died. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: The Medal of Free-Dumb

Every year the president of the United States awards the Medal of Freedom to people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” Honoring that tradition, President Trump is conferring this honor on Devin Nunes for “unearthing the crime of the century [the Russian hoax]” and “thwarting a plot to take down a sitting United States president.” Adhering to Trump’s elastic interpretation of what constitutes a “meritorious contribution” to the above criteria, I expect the following to be named as recipients of the Medal in the coming days. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: May Twenty Twenty Be Forgot

Melody: ‘Auld Lang Syne’                                     

May twenty twenty be forgot.                                                                                                                      
But remember those who died.                                                                                                       
Due to the incompetence                                                                                                                                
Of a president who lied.   … (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Parody: California Lockdown

Tune: California Dreaming

All the beds are full
In the ICUs                                                                                                                                                    
I must stay at home.                                                                                                                                               
Watch TV or snooze.
Am I safe from Covid
If I live in L.A?
California lockdown
On such a winter’s day. … {Laurie Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Satire: ‘You’ll Never Heed the Law Again’

Tune: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again

What must you do to get a pardon?
It’s not required that you’ve repented.
Or that your lying has not relented.                                                                                                                    
Don’t ever heed the law again! 
Don’t ever heed the law again!         (Laurie Baron, Ph.D)                                                                                                  

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Jews, Muslims and Bacon (!) at a Christmas Party

Our Christmas party happened to fall on the sixth day of Chanukah, so I wanted to contribute. What I used to do at my school was bring in homemade sufganiyot using whole wheat flour with nutmeg mixed into the dough, fill them with jam and fry them up in coconut oil. These treats would be proudly presented in a basket with a sign that read “You don’t have to be Jewish to have a Happy Chanukah!” [Eric George Tauber]

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Eric George Tauber, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Jen Campbell solidifies her City Council control

City Council President Dr. Jennifer Campbell solidified her control over City Council business by appointing herself and the four councilmembers who supported her for president against Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe to key committee positions. The five councilmembers who voted for her now are the exact same membership of the Rules Committee, which according to the City of San Diego’s website, has responsibility for the “charter, permanent rules of council, open government, elections and ballot measures, annexations, boards and commissions, council initiated matters, communications, customer service and public outreach.” Besides Campbell, who will chair the committee, other members include Raul Campillo, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert, and Chris Cate. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA