Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish trivia quiz: Hunter Biden

Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump focus on his withholding of Congressionally-authorized United States aid to Ukraine in order to first get a Ukrainian commitment to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. It is alleged that this was an extortion effort by Trump for the purpose of hurting his Democratic rival and benefiting his own reelection efforts. Hunter Biden has what Jewish connection in his life? [Humor column by Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Impeachment for doggy dummies

My owner is a news junkie.  For the past week, he has disturbed my precious slumber by watching the House impeachment inquiry on television.  Although the cats sleep so deeply that they haven’t listened to any of it, I haven’t been as fortunate.  Rather than waste my time tossing and turning, I have tried to grasp the charges against Trump so I can convey them to the dogs I meet on my walks.  The story goes something like this: [Elona Baron as told to Lawrence Baron, PhD]

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Did Israelites need a National Slingshot Association?

He [President Trump]was especially impressed with the account of young David slaying Goliath with a slingshot. “If there had been a National Slingshot Association back then,” the president speculated aloud and in a tweet, “the Hebrews would have enjoyed a much better, greater, probably spectacular, life.” {Satire by Joel H. Cohen]

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Chula Vista exhibit to focus on Holocaust survivors

Stephen D. Smith is the executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, which houses the archive of interviews of Holocaust Survivors financed by movie producer Steven Spielberg.  He will be a special guest Jan. 12 at the grand opening of RUTH (Remember Us The Holocaust), a Chula Vista Civic Library exhibit named in honor of the late Holocaust survivor Ruth Sax. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

If dogs could vote

100 years ago American women received the right to vote.  I think it is time to consider canine suffrage.  For those who scoff at the idea of letting a domesticated animal with limited intelligence vote, consider that nearly 63,000,000 US citizens voted for the Golden Deceiver to be president, a man who has never read the Constitution or anything but his clippings as far as I can tell.  [Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish trivia quiz: Halloween in Israel

Halloween is controversial in many segments of the Jewish community. Halloween originated as a pagan festival, and was later adapted by the Catholic Church as All Hallow’s Eve, preceding All Saints Day on November 1. Because of these roots, many Jews do not consider the holiday appropriate to celebrate; however, others view it simply in modern-day terms as an American fun neighborhood celebration with candy, costumes, and parties. Given that history, the holiday is largely unrecognized in Israel, though in recent years there have been some Halloween celebrations–not door-to-door trick-or-treating for children, but among young people who celebrate in nightclubs, bars, and community centers. [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

K9fulness

My owner suffers from insomnia.  It has become so bad that he has begun seeing a Behavioral Therapist to teach him proper sleep hygiene.  I felt hurt that he didn’t consult with me first.  After all, I sleep most of the day and never had a problem with falling asleep or waking up at night.  Sometimes I sleep so deeply that I twitch my legs as if someone was rubbing my stomach.  Since he hasn’t heeded my barks of sleeping advice, I am writing this column to share some of my tips.  If it works, he can fire his therapist and give me bone. [Elona Baron as told to Laurie Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire