By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Kermit the Frog is in the headlines, with the news that longtime Kermit puppeteer and voice Steve Whitmire was fired by Disney, curent owner of the Muppets. Whitmire became the voice of Kermit when creator Jim Henson died in 1990. While Kermit has only rarely been officially voiced […]
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−After witnessing the protracted handshake Trump gave Macron at the G-20 summit, leaders of the other member nations are preparing for the next meeting by purchasing joy buzzers. * President Trump claims that he sat next to Vladimir Putin at the G-20 dinner to talk about adoption. It is unclear whether
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Although it’s a tremendous honor serving as the conduit for divine blessing, and though Aaron, our founding father, is cited in prayer as a paragon of peace, being a Kohen is not for sissies. Sure, there are perks –we’re called for the first aliyah (even the first two,
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SAN DIEGO _- Our license plate maven, Melanie Rubin, spotted this plate. Esser in Hebrew is ten, indicating the owner of the car gives it the highest score.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Donald Trump Jr. is in the headlines over a meeting he took with Russians for the purpose of obtaining dirt on Hillary Clinton, a meeting that was at the least politically questionable, and at worst, collusion that might be illegal. Trump Jr. was a big defender of
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — -President Trump praised Donald Jr. for being so transparent about his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Yes, he was transparent after being opaque for 13 months. Even if he were accountable, he has never learned how to count. * President Trump told Brigitte Marcon that she was is “such
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi just completed an official 3-day visit to Israel. The highly successful trip included agreements in the areas of technological innovation, water conservation, desalination, space technology, and more. There was also discussion about the more than 80,000 Jews who live in India, many of whom
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International, Jewish History, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — The trio celebrated in so many jokes — a priest, minister and rabbi — were discussing a mutual problem: how to rid their respective houses of worship of a stubborn family of squirrels who’d taken residence there. The priest and minister had valid ideas, but the topper came
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Donald Trump likes the phrase Fake Press to discredit the media, but since people are getting tired of it, he’s working on variations that sound similar but are more issue specific. * Ache News: Cutting taxes on the rich and funding for Medicaid won’t hurt anyone. * Bake News: Global warming
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski found herself in the middle of a media controversy last week, as President Trump attacked her and her co-host (and fiancé) Joe Scarborough in a Twitter storm that has brought much criticism of Trump for his insulting and misogynistic words. What Jewish-related controversy has
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — For months, President Trump has railed against what he alleges is “fake news.” Now, angered by criticism from synagogue pulpits of his immigration, climate and health care policies, he has a new target: rabbis and others he calls “fake Jews.” “They should know tax cuts for the rich
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SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin, our license plate maven, found this combination of the lucky 18 (for Chai , life ) and a driver’s initials.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–The CBO report on the Senate healthcare bill predicts that it will result in twenty-two million Americans eventually losing their health insurance. In the GOP scramble to make the bill more palatable, Mitch McConnell is exploring the possibility of outsourcing the medical care of seriously ill people to North Korea which
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Uber founder Travis Kalanick (whose mother is Jewish, but whose own religious identity is not known) resigned as CEO of the company last week, under pressure from major shareholders following a number of scandals, including reports of sexual harassment and other workplace discrimination, intellectual property lawsuits, and controversy over
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