Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Pee Pee’ Puns, Putin: ‘SNL’ Takes on Trump Conference

In Donald Trump’s America, the jokes seem to write themselves. The president-elect gave “Saturday Night Live” writers a tall task this week: how to parody a press conference that already offered its own macabre humor, from “golden shower gate” to Trump’s plan to barely-not-really separate himself from his businesses to his insults directed at the […]

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Humoring the headlines: January 13, 2017

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Outraged about the allegations about compromising information the Russians may have on him, Donald Trump vehemently denied the unsubstantiated charge that Russia has a video of him watching prostitutes urinate on his hotel bed in Moscow by reminding reporters that he is a germaphobe.  What seems verifiable, however, is that he

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just kidding’: Trump to market Jewish food line

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to market a Jewish food line under the name “Trump’s Buenos Noshes — Making Jewish Food Great Again.” Reminding potential critics that,”As President, I don’t have any conflict of interest problems,” Trump said the that the business was a tribute to the Jewish

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Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Computer hacking

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Computer hacking was a major topic of the news in 2016, and will surely continue to be in 2017. Recently, Israeli scientists at Ben-Gurion University announced that their research and experimentation was successful in creating a particular type of hacking that could impact cyber security. What did they accomplish? A. The

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Humoring the Headlines: December 24, 2016

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−This year Hanukkah and Christmas conveniently coincide, but Donald Trump worries about the next four years when he knows wishing Ivanka Merry Christmas may offend her husband Jared. Consequently, he has tasked Jared, who is so Jewish and smart he will negotiate peace between Israel and the Palestinians, to create a

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Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Grudges are forever

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — “My grandmother has forgotten everything,” an Italian comedian joked,”except her grudges.” The funny-sad comment rings true for a lot of folks, and not just Italians or grandmothers. Among champion grudge-holders are some of our own people, of all ages and both genders (though men seem to have a

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire