Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just Kidding’: Trump sues over Pinocchio diagnosis

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump is suing a world-renowned Israeli psychological institute for claiming the his Pinocchio-like nose is an outgrowth of his “pathological lying.” The action is a countersuit in response to the institute’s allegation that Trump refused to pay for its expert analysis of the cause of his nose […]

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish trivia quiz: Ann Coulter

By Mark D. Zimmerman  MELVILLE, New York — Ann Coulter, the conservative political commentator who is considered a strong influence on President Trump, appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher. She criticized Trump for giving in on the government shut down without getting funding for a wall on the Mexican border, saying “He promised something for 18 months,

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump’s medical consult in Israel

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump made a secret trip to Israel in recent weeks to seek an answer to a medical mystery involving his nose. The appendage has been getting bigger, family and staff members reluctantly agreed, after he constantly studied himself in the mirror and announced he’d come to that conclusion.

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

‘Just Kidding’: An eruv for U.S. – Mexico border?

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump gave serious consideration to using an eruv as a virtual wall on the border between the United States and Mexico, according to sources familiar with his plan. It came about this way: He’d essentially dismissed concrete as the material for the wall that he’d constantly pledged

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Humoring the headlines: January 16, 2019

SAT (Satisfactory Answers Test) for William Barr By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−So far, William Barr has displayed verbal dexterity in evading direct answers to questions about what parts of Mueller’s final report he would release to Congress, about whether he would recuse himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation if the ethics experts at the Department

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Lin- Manuel Miranda

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Lin-Manuel Miranda, the playwright and composer who wrote the mega-hit Broadway show Hamilton, and who is currently starring in the movie, Mary Poppins Returns, just returned to the role of Alexander Hamilton in a production of the show in Puerto Rico. Miranda staged the show there to raise funds and bring

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Jewish trivia quiz: Amos Oz, z”l

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Israeli writer and peace advocate Amos Oz died last week at the age of 79. Oz wrote novels, essays, short stories, children’s books, and more. Among his most well-known works were the novels Elsewhere, Perhaps and My Michael. His memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness focused on the suicide of his mother when

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire