By Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒ To compete with Donald Trump and boost his own flagging presidential bid, Chris Christie proposed that the US government contract with FedEx to track the whereabouts of immigrants in the United States. If they are here illegally, they will be shipped back to their countries of origin in crates […]
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By Donald H. Harrison FAIRFIELD, California – On a day that my son David and his wife Cathy had to go to their work, and our grandchildren were in schools, my wife Nancy and I arranged to meet former Escondido residents Gerry and Judy Burstain, and Judy’s mother, Eleanor Lieb, halfway between the
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Donald H. Harrison, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In 2011, NBA Superstar Darryl Dawkins, known as Chocolate Thunder, visited Crane Lake Camp, a sleepaway camp in western Massachutsetts run by the Union for Reform Judaism. What type of class did Dawkins, who passed away this week, run for the campers? A. He taught them how to
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — The motto and guiding principle of San Diego Jewish World is “There is a Jewish Story Everywhere.” Don Harrison, owner/editor of the publication, and I have discussed this through the years and he has demonstrated through the years that he has no difficulty adhering to the precept of this
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Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron MARGATE CITY, New Jersey–Donald Trump ejected Univision anchor Jorge Ramos from a campaign rally for asking a question about Trump’s plan to deport 11,000,000 undocumented aliens. Although Trump allowed Ramos to return, the Donald was overheard saying, “Only 10,999,999 left!” * A Colorado judge sentenced James Eagan Holmes to 12 life terms
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — When Noel Biderman, CEO of the recently hacked adultery dating website Ashley Madison, introduced the site in Israel last year, what did he say? A. “Before the launch of Ashley Madison in Israel, people had affairs, and when I leave, they’ll have affairs. So why not give them
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Hackers have posted personal data obtained from the infidelity dating website Ashley Madison. Former President Bill Clinton has requested that the FBI immediately return the private server it confiscated from the Clinton home. * Donald Trump was dismissed from a jury panel when he told a prosecutor that the facts
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In April 2015, Donald Trump tweeted that “Nobody but Donald Trump will” do what? A. “…build a wall between the United States and Mexico that will put the Israeli West Bank security wall to shame.”B. “…personally pay to kosher the White House kitchen when the Israeli prime minister visits.”C. “…convince
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of OxyContin for children as young as 11 years old. When a reporter asked why kids that young would require the medication, an FDA official asked, “Do you know how painful it is to be a middle school student?” * Donald Trump
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Incensed that Megyn Kelly had asked him an inappropriate question about sexist remarks he has made, Donald Trump commented: “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her whatever.” Journalists reported that the excrement flowing out of Trump’s mouth shows no signs of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What was unusual about Jon Stewart’s bar mitzvah? A. Actress Bebe Neuwirth (known for her role as Frasier Crane’s wife Lilith) grew up in Princeton near Jon Stewart (then known as Jonathan Leibowitz). She is four years older than Stewart, and actually worked as his bar mitzvah tutor
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Fox News Presidential Debate By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ It opened more like a sporting event than a political debate with the moderators observing that the venue was where the Cleveland Cavaliers play their games. Though the moderators are supposed to be impartial, Megan Kelly anointed Carly Fiorina the Snow White of the earlier
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Koch Brothers summoned five Republican presidential candidates to compete for their endorsement and funding. Charles Koch compared the conservative activism of him and his brother to the civil rights movement. Under the banner of “Rich Lives Matter More,” the brothers and the candidates sang the anthem of their cause:
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In 1985, while Jonathan Pollard was working as a civilian analyst for the Navy, he removed classified material from his workplace. Recognizing that he might be caught, Pollard had set up a secret code with his wife Anne to signal her to remove the classified information from their home if
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