By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Release the Donald’s Taxes (tune: Deep in the Heart of Texas) We’ve got the right to shed some light Onto the Donald’s taxes. He must disclose what debts he owes Release the Donald’s taxes! Please interdict any conflict We find in the Donald’s taxes. Why is there stealth about his […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Millions of people worldwide have live-streamed April the Giraffe over the last few months awaiting the birth of her calf, which finally came this past Saturday. While rabbinic tradition says that an animal in the Bible called the “zemer” was a giraffe, this is not believed to be
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−You should worry about what Donald Trump is going to do next when: * He eats “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you’ve ever seen.” * He has just finished watching Fox and Friends or listening to the Alex Jones Show. * He announces he has found the “best” person
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Trump Family Seder By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–Before the Seder begins, Donald Trump demands that he get to play Pharaoh based on his record of building large structures and dominating his subordinates. Ivanka and Jared advise him to be Moses so he can lead the forgotten people out of bondage, but Trump refuses and
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Passover is a holiday filled with customs, from the dipping of greens in salt water to the chanting of the Four Questions by the youngest child. Some customs are unique to specific Jewish communities around the world. Which of the following is a real Passover seder tradition? A. The
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire“Saturday Night Live” gave embattled Fox News host Bill O’Reilly a boost from an even more powerful man who has faced similar sexual harassment allegations: Donald Trump. Alec Baldwin returned to pull double duty as both O’Reilly and Trump on this weekend’s episode of “SNL,” hosted by comic Louis C.K. Trump appeared as a guest
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Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Normally museums and their fund raisers like to see the “dough” rise, but this was not the case Sunday at the San Diego History Center. Visitors to the Jewish exhibit at the San Diego History Center on Sunday learned the trick of making matzoh
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & SatireMissiles in the Night By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO− Missiles in the Night (sing to the tune of “Strangers in the Night”) Missiles in the night No twitter trolling. A simple show of might To raise my polling. For the babies’ sake. Distracting Congress too. Something Jared said. Bannon was outraged. Isolation’s dead. The
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Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−To streamline his administration, President Trump has fired all the members of his cabinet and delegated their authority to his son-in-law Jared Cushner whose title will be the Secretary of Making America Great Again. * Donald Trump has removed Steve Bannon from the National Security Council. When asked why he was
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — The approach of Pesach inevitably evokes a bundle of memories, as many related to haggadahs as to matzah-ball soup For instance, one year a long time ago, we were expecting a big crowd for the first seder that night. That morning (hate to leave things for the last
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Jewish Religion, Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Despite Donald Trump often mentioning that he has a Jewish daughter, there is no indication that the tradition of a White House seder will continue under Trump. Trump has made the news in the past over a Passover controversy tied to the Trump brand. Which of the following
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireWith short viral videos, a Facebook group gets thousands of laughs when US-born bilingual youth poke fun at their esteemed Russian-speaking elders By Julie Masis Floating above the obligatory hammer and sickle, the centerpiece of this red Soviet Union flag is a six-pointed Star of David. The overtly Jewish symbol is front and center in
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International, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump claims that appointing Ivanka as his assistant and Jared as his senior advisor and head of the new Office of Innovation does not constitute nepotism. The correct term is NePOTUSism. * First, Devin Nunes avoided the substance of James Comey’s testimony to the House Intelligence Committee and instead focused
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireMarch Sadness By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Though overshadowed by the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the real competition to watch this month is what is going on in Washington, DC. The number one seed, the Trump Travesties, is facing stiffer competition than expected. This makes it difficult for spectators to fill in their brackets as the
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