By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK–It really comes as no surprise. President Trump’s announcement – reported here only last week — that he planned to name the gefilte the U.S. national fish has drawn a wave of protests. Extolling the Jewish delicacy for its taste, flexibility, healthfulness, and other properties, the president said he
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A federal judge ruled that the Justice Department cannot prevent an interned undocumented teen from having an abortion. Mike Pence has asked President Trump to issue an executive decree calling for the deportation of undocumented fetuses. * Melania Trump visited a school in Michigan to denounce cyber bullying. When The President
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The intersection between government and religious and/or political beliefs is in the news with growing frequency, including debates over government-mandated birth control coverage in insurance policies, and the question before the Supreme Court of whether a baker must make a wedding cake for a gay couple when that violates
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Rex Tillerson refuses to confirm or deny whether he called President Trump a moron. The more important issue is whether President Trump is a moron. I will employ the moronic version of Jeff Foxworthy’s redneck test to determine if Trump is a moron. * He might be a moron if he
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump, introduced to gefilte fish only recently, likes it so much he wants to make it the official U.S. fish. He said he was planning an executive order “to make gefilte fish our national fish.” Declaring “It can be enjoyed so many different ways,” he offered as
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−The forest fires in Northern California have killed 23 people and destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses. Even though it is not as bad as Katrina or Maria, why hasn’t President Trump visited to console the victims? Unnamed sources say he looked at the electoral map and commented, “It’s so far and
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK– JLo, the Jewish Lawyers Organization – not to be confused with Jennifer Lopez, the actress – will honor President Trump and his administration for “incredible job creation,” namely for attorneys, many of them Jewish. A JLo official said: “Candidate Trump promised unbelievable strides in creating jobs. And now, President Trump
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Gun sales have spiked in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre and renewed calls for gun control. In a poll conducted about why people were purchasing more guns now, here are some of the most common responses. * “The Democrats plan to amend the constitution to allow Obama to run
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−In a world where there are alternative facts, there is alternative history. It is December 21, 1941. The United States is reeling from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. President Donald Trump has waited two weeks to visit the bombed naval base to bolster the morale of the sailors. Here are
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK– To connect emotionally and politically with Jews everywhere, President Trump tried fasting on Yom Kippur this year. His decision to experience the nearly 27-hour ritual of self-denial came after aides discovered a highly controversial phrase in his first draft of a High Holy Day message to the Jewish community. The
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — In Israel, it is a common custom for young Israelis to gather on the streets after Kol Nidre for an evening of fun and flirting. Many of the teenagers can be seen wearing the traditional white of the holiday. The teens, including both secular and more religious youth, will
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: “America” from West Side Story) Puerto Rico, You ravaged island , Island of Cat 4 destruction. Bad place to build my casinos. Since most people there are Latinos. * Puerto Rico, You crippled island. Island without any power. Always the hurricanes blowing, Always the devastation growing. And the debts you’re owing,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — An old joke that’s resurfacing tells of a little boy coming home from school and excitedly telling his mother, “I got a part in the class play” “Great,” says his mom, “What character do you play?” “A Jewish husband,” the boy replied. “Well, you go right back and tell
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