SAN DIEGO–Here’s a license plate that makes us think of matzoh, charoset, and hiding the afikomen. Melanie Rubin, SDJW’s license-plate super sleuth, found this one. As a child, no doubt, she was the first one to find the afikomen too!
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — Just in case anyone isn’t familiar with the argot, adding “ela” to almost any name is an affectionate way for a friend or an older relative to say “oooh, you’re such a cutey, I could pinch your cheeks, such a beautiful punim you have.” It is not recommended, however, when addressing Latin
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO― The death of Shirley Temple Black reminded Americans of how much the country has changed since her years as a child star in the 1930s. Would anyone really mourn if Honey Boo Boo passed away? * This week network news broadcasts have spent an average of ten minutes per broadcast
Humoring the headlines: February 13, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO– Our number-one license plate spotter Melanie Rubin has done it again. In Hebrew, raz means “secret” or “mystery” and 18 is the numeric value of the word “chai” or life. So one might read this clever license plate as “the secret of life.”
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Spectators were dazzled by the pyrotechnics, luminescent colors, and special effects of the opening ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Although Russia claimed it cost a fortune to produce and featured thousands of Russians, conspiracy theorists suspect it was merely a holographic projection of scenes from Avatar and Tron. * Under
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Archeologists have discovered a network of prehistoric limestone dwellings under Miami Beach. While some of them speculate that the 2,000 year old structures were inhabited by the Tequesta Indians; others believe that they were originally built by one of the lost tribes of Israel because an inscription found in one of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
Sandi Masori spotted this license plate with initials familiar to the many thousands of people in San Diego County who have been helped by this Jewish Agency: Jewish Family Service San Diego.
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Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since Hollywood loves sequels to successful movies and stories “ripped from the headlines,” production has begun on films that mix these genres. Here are some scripts currently under consideration. American Tussle-An American diplomat futilely tries to convince obstinate Israeli and Palestinian leaders that making peace is better than descending into an
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―Venture capitalist Thomas Perkins apologized for drawing a parallel between the “progressive war on the American one percent, namely the ‘rich” and “Nazi Germany’s war on its ‘one percent,’ namely its Jews.” …This is a very dangerous drift in our American thinking. Kristallnacht was unthinkable in 1930; is its descendant “progressive”
Humoring the headlines: January 31, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO―President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will give the Republican response to the speech. Mike Lee will follow her with the Tea Party response to the Address. Finally, Rand Paul will follow him with a speech representing his idiosyncratic perspective. If
Humoring the headlines: January 27, 2014 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO– Sandi Masori spotted this license plate and concluded that clearly the owner of this car is someone who enjoys a friendly conversation!
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Trivia, Humor & Satire
