Jewish interest license plate: A Bubbie
Penni Rubin spotted this grandmother’s plate in Laguna Hills, California.
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Humoring the headlines: June 6, 2017
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to an IQ test after he said Trump was ignorant about Islam. Khan tweeted back that Trump’s hashtag should be Sad IQ Con, but Trump bragged he will win because the test consists of one question and only he knows the answer: What
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAHumoring the headlines: June 2, 2017
SAN DIEGO−President Trump contended that withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement will create more jobs in the United States. Indeed, bids are already being received from construction companies vying for contracts to build dikes around the country’s southern, western, and eastern coastlines. * During his speech about leaving the Paris Climate Agreement, President Trump highlighted
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish trivia quiz: Shavuot & Dairy
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — It is traditional to eat dairy products, such as cheesecake and blintzes, on Shavuot. Many reasons have been cited for this custom, including which of the following? A. In the Hebrew tradition of Gematria, where the numerical value of words is considered for interpretation, chalav, meaning milk, has a value
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireHumoring the headlines: May 27, 2017
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will donate 100 million dollars to a World Bank fund for women entrepreneurs inspired by Ivanka Trump. In return Ivanka’s company has unveiled a line of high-fashion hijabs for ambitious Saudi women who hope someday they will be permitted to drive taxis as long
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire‘Just Kidding’: Trump drops Decalogue Day
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Invoking his “great love” for his family, the Jewish people and Israel –“I can say the word now” – President Trump planned to sign an executive order establishing a national Ten Commandments Day in honor of Shavuot. He wants to make the holiday “great again,” he said. But
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire‘Just kidding:’ Talmudic doctrine could help Trump properties
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK –Jared Kushner recently bounded happily into the Oval Office to share a plan he’d developed that he believed would protect Trump holdings from competition. He cited a controversy in Brooklyn, New York, involving two kosher pizza restaurants. The owner of the older, established restaurant contended that by moving across
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish trivia quiz: The Kotel
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — President Trump arrived in Israel today and visited the Western Wall. Controversy has swirled around this visit, as Trump was not accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited the Wall. American diplomat David Berns had said to Israeli officials inquiring about the possibility of Bibi joining
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireHumoring the headlines: May 20, 2017
Editor’s note: This is Laurie Baron’s 300th humor column A Preview of President Trump’s Trip By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Trump assumes he will be warmly welcomed in Saudi Arabia because its leaders are rich repressive autocrats who appoint their sons as successors. He will attend a men-only concert by Toby Keith where he looks forward
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish-interest license plate: Bubby (Loves) 3
SAN DIEGO — You don’t have to guess how many children this proud Jewish grandma has. And she loves everyone of them.
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Trivia, Humor & SatireHumoring the headlines: May 16, 2017
Summer Movies By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Here’s a preview of several blockbuster films that will be released this summer: * The Leftovers-The Movie: Based on the HBO series, this disaster movie begins with every American qualified for a high-level position in the government disappearing and shows what happens when an unhinged blowhard forms his cabinet
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish- interest license plate: Ileana
SAN DIEGO — In Hebrew, the name ‘Ileana’ is the feminine version of ‘Elijah.’ Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, gets the credit for spotting this license plate.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireJewish trivia quiz: G.I. Joe
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Stan Weston, a licensing agent who was Jewish, passed away last week. Besides representing such people as Soupy Sales and the Kingston Trio, as well as the Dr. Kildare television show, Weston was the creator of G. I. Joe. Elliott Handler, a founder of Mattel (and also Jewish) taught Weston
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireJames Comey Gets Fired, Gets Comfort Food
Fired FBI Director James Comey had a long, hard week, and at the end of it he likely needed a cold one—of milk. That’s because one of his neighbors, a Virginia 9-year-old named Abby Grace, baked him chocolate chip cookies to help him start feeling better, as the girl’s mom told NPR exclusively on Friday.
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