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Tuesday Tidbits

1.  So why does the Jaguar spokesman with the pretentious British accent pronounce the word in 4 syllables?  "Jag - u - are - y"

 2.  Glad to be back.  Here we go again for another 3 months.  

 3.   Orange Boy Update

As of this writing we still don't know if the new addition to the family is a girl or boy.  Non-scientific indications point to a boy however.  Orange Boy's gender will be a secret: the tech will place the gender in an envelope, then Kenze will go to Publix where they will bake a cake dyed either blue or pink, then covered with icing.  That's the plan, anyway.  

 4.  Florida Winter Picture

Sure beats an Illinois winter picture.

Speaking of Florida.  Someone in the news recently described the state as "flat, hot and stupid".  Now I see there has been an outbreak of leprosy over in Volusia County.  As W.C. Fields once said, "We're lucky if we get out of this alive."


5.  Pizza Delivery


On Ebay I saw an old Iowa Wesleyan College football game program.  Tucked on one of the sponsor pages was this ad for Jerry's Pizza, the worlds's greatest in my opinion.  Notice anything unusual?  No address.  Reason:  There was no room for any tables.  It was strictly delivery or carry out.  They eventually outgrew that place downtown next to the theater and moved.  Speaking of Jerry's, I sure am wanting one about now.  I'm like one of Pavlov's dogs and am conditioned to salivate at the mere mention.  

 6.   Just added this on Saturday morning, February 28th.  I took a walk around the place at 6:10 AM and took this picture (bad one) of an apartment that still has its Christmas tree up and blazing brightly.  Lord almighty. 

7.  On all the political shows where talking heads blather endlessly around the clock, I like how they refer to lying politicians who then change their story.  They call it "walking it back".  Like it is some kind of pet you take for a stroll.  Why can't they call it like it is, a lying bastard got his balls caught in vice and is trying to sweet talk his bullshit comments to get himself out of trouble.  I guess "walking it back" is shorter.  

8.  Final Rant of the Week:  What is the draw for middle or upper class kids joining ISIS?  Saturday Night Live had a skit last week that is raising eyebrows and blood pressures.  You may have seen it and it may still be around, although NBC aggressively removes their copyrighted material.  

So, what is the draw?  Affluent kids leaving their affluent neighborhoods to join in the fighting or becoming ISIS brides.  I'm not talking about the fervently zealous do-gooders who will travel anywhere to help the suffering.  No, I'm talking about the three English girls who left their safe homes to become fighters or brides.

Some of the tweets regarding the SNL skit were highly dismissive of it, using words like "tasteless" and "horrible", among others.  I thought it was comic genius when a nerve is touched.  Anyway i laughed outloud which isn't something I usually don't do with humor on the net.      

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