Some campaign theme songs By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Now that the conventions are over, both presidential candidates have released the anthems for their campaigns. I’ll Fix America by Donald Trump (Melody: God Bless America) “While there’s Muslim terror from abroad and near. Elect me president, you won’t have to fear. I’ll defend our […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The Summer Olympic Games have begun in Brazil, which is the site of the oldest synagogue in the western hemisphere, founded in Recife, Brazil in 1636. The synagogue, Kahal Tzur Yisrael (Sinagoga Zur Israel in Portuguese), was founded by Spanish and Portuguese Jews who came to Brazil
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International, Mark D. Zimmerman, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Consumers of kosher food may get a break in what it costs them, thanks to a project planned by a secret international consortium of observant Jewish multimillionaires. The group– even its name is secret — plans to offer vouchers that will rebate an undisclosed percentage of the purchase price
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─As a token of his support, an army veteran gave Donald Trump his purple heart. Now all Trump needs is courage and a brain to leave the threatening world haunted by a wicked witch that he has been campaigning against. * Advisers close to Trump are worried that his controversial
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireConverted Masters: World Famous Masterpieces with a Jewish Twist Artwork by Esty Frankel-Fersel and edited by Barbara Bensoussan. Menorah Books Ltd., West Hills, CA, ©2016, ISBN 978-1-940516-45-5, p. 150, plus artists credits, $44.95 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – What would happen if we took some of the world’s greatest Christian artists, gave them
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Criticizing President Obama’s characterization of Donald Trump as a “homegrown demagogue,” Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Mike Pence indignantly asserted, “I don’t think name calling has any place in public life.” Either Pence doesn’t consider Trump’s epithets for rivals like crazy Bernie, crooked Hillary, lyin’ Ted, little Marco, low-energy Jeb, 1 for
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In her acceptance speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton made reference to HIPPY. What is HIPPY? A. HIPPY stands for Health Insurance Program for Parents and Youth, an Israeli program designed to provide health insurance coverage for low income families, and it was the basis for the CHIP program (Children’s Health Insurance
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SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this plate bearing the Yiddish word for “belly button.” Not only is San Diego a naval town; it’s a navel town apparently.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireDemocratic National Convention, Day 4 By Laurie Baron Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm mocked Donald Trump’s narcissism by quoting a line from Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain. With the help of AP (Asinine Press), I have obtained the first stanzas of her parody: You glided into the party Seeking the presidential slot. Your wife strategically posed
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USADemocratic National Convention, Day 3 By Laurie Baron Donald Trump tried to steal the Democratic National Convention’s thunder by urging the Russians to release any of Hillary Clinton’s emails they have hacked. This can backfire in two ways. Either Vladimir Putin will create a new espionage agency called the KGOP, or it will demonstrate that
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USADay two of the Democratic National Convention By Laurie Baron The Democratic National Convention has featured Andra Day, Alicia Keys, Meryl Streep, Sarah Silverman, and Paul Simon among other famous entertainers. Ticketmaster is currently negotiating with the Democrats to take this show on the road under the name Politpaloosa. * Congressman Joseph Crowley accused Donald
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A distraught young child who’d wandered away from her grandmother in a department store is sobbing. A store employee comforts the child, saying, “Don’t worry. I’ll make an announcement over the loudspeaker, and your grandma will come and find you right away. What’s your name, little girl?” “Shayne
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireDemocratic National Convention, Day 1 By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton will not appear at the convention every night. Instead she has placed a life-sized bobble head doll of herself in a pants suit near the podium to nod its head approvingly after every positive comment said about her. * Those
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USANiantic Labs founder John Hanke has dished on the upcoming updates of “Pokémon Go” this weekend. On Sunday, Hanke was front and center at the San Diego Comic-Con stage and he spoke about the popular augmented reality (AR) mobile game’s future, Business Insider reported. Hanke, who helped in the creation of “Pokémon Go,” said that
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