By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A fast food chain is offering a special Chanukkah menu item in Israel. What is that item? A. Based on the Chanukkah tradition of eating fried foods such as latkes, McDonald’s is offering the Big Mac-abees, a traditional Big Mac that is dipped in the deep fryer […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireTrump’s Proposed Amendments to the Bill of Rights By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Amendment I: Congress shall respect that Christians established this nation. It shall not prohibit the free exercise of the freedom of speech or of the press except when dishonest reporters lie about me. Amendment II: No regulations shall infringe on the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — As we East Coast residents shudder in anticipation of snow and sleet, we also tremble a little at the thought of the inevitable flurry of year-end letters to come. It you’ve ever received any, you know that the no-detail-too-small missives (of interest mainly to grandparents) almost always come
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SAN DIEGO — License plate maven Melanie Rubin found this license plate indicating the car has three times the spirit (ruach) as other cars!
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Melanie Rubin, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump previously announced that he would divulge his plan for insulating himself from charges of business conflicts of interest as President this Thursday. Now he has postponed this speech until January (of 2021?). * Donald Trump decided to appoint Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, to be his Secretary of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –The past year has seen a rise in anti-Semitic incidents and attitudes across Europe. In Germany, home to the world’s fastest growing Jewish community, the Munich-based European Janusz Korczak Academy recently launched a program to support the Jewish community there, promoting dialogue with non-Jews, and fighting anti-Semitism. What is this
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireHumoring the Headlines By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Ben Carson accepted Trump’s nomination of him to be the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Since only two weeks ago, he said he did not feel qualified to hold the position because he lacked government experience, reporters asked him why he changed his mind.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — While the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee was spared by the wildfires that consumed thousands of acres in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the death and destruction resulting from the fires has moved Dolly Parton to help those left in need. With funding from Dollywood as well
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAThe newly expanded 2016 product line celebrates strong female role models with history and humor CINCINNATI, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The pop culture icon, THE MENSCH ON A BENCH has not only expanded his Mishpacha, but also continues to solidify his presence as a meaningful holiday presence for Jewish and interfaith families. Neal Hoffman,
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump conferred the epithet Crooked Hillary on his presidential rival because he accused her of pay to play arrangements between donors to the Clinton Foundation and the access they were granted to her as Secretary of State. As more revelations about the Trump Organization’s international properties are revealed and the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Cuban leader Fidel Castro died last week at the age of 90. What was Fidel Castro’s first significant connection to Jews and Judaism? A. Until 1973, Israel and Cuba had diplomatic relations, and one of the strongest ties was in the area of agricultural assistance provided by Israel to Cuban farmers.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — In what may be hid most controversial appointment yet, President-elect Donald J. Trump has confided to intimates he’s seriously considering naming israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a special envoy at large. According to insiders’ reports, Trump had thought of naming Bibi to his cabinet, but “then there’d
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump demanded an apology from the cast of Hamilton for allowing a member of its cast to appeal to Mike Pence to respect the civil rights of all Americans. Trump noted that he heard Hamilton was “highly overrated” and added that he feels the same about Jefferson and Madison. *
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SAN DIEGO — Our license plate maven Melanie Rubin spotted this license plate which utilized the Hebrew word “nahag” meaning “to drive” or “to guide.” Noting that the number following the word is 10, which denotes a perfect score, Rubin surmised that the person who owns the car must be a good driver, indeed.
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