Thou shalt not covid thy neighbor’s wife or anyone else in your neighborhood. … The early bird fetches the toilet paper. … [Humor column by Lawrence Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
What were the circumstances a number of years ago when Bernie Sanders said the following?–“All in all, it’s not so bad. When it’s good, it’s good. If it doesn’t feel right, just say no. There’s always tomorrow. There’s always tomorrow. It could be worse. Now, let’s just thank God you have your arms, you have your legs, let’s eat.” [Jewish trivia quiz by Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Somewhere in Eastern Europe, in a little Jewish village, a woman who had been preparing to burn the last pieces of collected chometz in anticipation of that evening’s Passover seder, was startled to see a white mouse jump up on her table, steal a piece of bread, and leave crumbs behind as it ran away. [Book review by Donald H. Harrison]
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A parent of three San Diego Jewish Academy students has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Chaim Heller, the retiring head of the school. In a letter to other parents sent on Saturday (Shabbat) , he wrote, “The parent was at school during the past week. Their children, who are in grades, 1, 3, and 6, were in many rooms, including the Ulam (Auditorium), many times during the past week as well. They were with their friends acting in a regular, non-distance manner during that time. Effectively, they could have been with anyone from the school, from ECC [Early Childhood Center] to high school.” [Our Shtetl San Diego County column by Donald H. Harrison]
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Other dogs in the neighborhood have been asking me what precautions they should take to avoid catching the coronavirus. That is why I have formed the Canines Defy Coronavirus (CDC) taskforce. Here are its first recommendations: [Hounding the headlines humor column by Elona Baron, as told to Lawrence Baron]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
– In these days of the coronavirus pandemic, we now ask five questions at our Passover seders. [Humor column by Jerry Klinger]
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & SatireIt was obvious by the detached and halting delivery of President Trump’s Oval Office speech that it was composed by someone else and read off the teleprompter. Since I am close friends with the Oval Office custodian, I obtained the draft that Trump wrote, but reluctantly tossed in the trash can. Here is the short version of it. [Satire by Lawrence Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
If President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday night had a gathering for Purim, it would been a party “the likes of which has never been seen before.” Following is how we imagine the news media might have covered the event: [Satire by Joel H. Cohen]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireSouth by Southwest (SxSW) is an annual conference and festival held in Austin, Texas since 1987. The 10-day event includes a film festival, concerts, workshops, a trade show, speaker panels, and many other activities, attracting tens of thousands of people. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, SxSW organizers have decided to cancel this year’s event, which was scheduled to begin this week. In the past, there has been a large Jewish presence at SxSW, not only in the number of Jewish attendees, but in terms of the specific activities taking place. Films on Jewish themes, panels on topics of interest to Jews, and Shabbat activities are among the many programs with a Jewish theme. Which of the following was a 2018 Jewish-themed SxSW event? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireI always have heeded the advice to make lemonade if life gives me lemons. How can I do this in the face of the current pandemic? If I try, should I wear a surgical mask? The following fantasies help lift my spirits. [Satire by Lawrence Baron, Ph.D]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatirePresident Trump has been so impressed by the popularity and taste of hamantashen (the three-cornered pastry based on the hat worn by Haman, the Jew-hating Persian bad guy of yesteryear), that he’s contracted with a national bakers organization to produce pastries in his own image. [Satire by Joel H. Cohen]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireJoe Biden’s campaign for the Democratic party presidential nomination received a huge boost with his big win in the South Carolina primary. Biden has a long history of support for Israel. At the 2013 AIPAC conference, Joe Biden spoke of his love for Israel and described the moment years earlier when he first realized that Israel mattered to him. As a child in 1948, he sat at his dinner table listening to his father speak about the debate over the establishment of a Jewish state, and it greatly impacted him. How did he describe what his father told him? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire2020 is the year American canines elect a top dog. The preliminary matches are dog fights. Normally, the competitors aren’t so aggressive, but the humans who stage these contests prefer that they bite, growl, and scratch each other. After all, it improves the television ratings. St. Bernard, Amy Komodor, Elizabeth Westie, Tom Skye Terrier, Pete Boxerdoodle, Joe Bichon, and Miniature Mike are battling in the pit. Since Elizabeth Westie goes for Mike’s jugular, the human commentators dismiss her as a bitch, but she doesn’t want anyone to forget that Mike ordered dogcatchers to pick up any mutt who seemed dangerous and joked about spaying pregnant females. Many dogs will never forgive him for that. [Satire from Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron}
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire
SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this one. Kepele is a Yiddish expression for a little head, so we figure this license plate belongs to a pediatric psychiatrist. Clearly, it also belongs to a person who loves animals.
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