Layng quietly in fields

Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

I know what’s best for you…and it’s the comics page




Today's Tids Issue 3,709
For Funnybones:

People elected to government to represent the wishes of the people think they are the bosses of the people. Bureaucrats on the tax payer payroll think they walk on water. That’s why sixteen Repubs lost out to Trump, and why Hillary was sucking air against Bernie.

From Mother Goose and Grimm -- Star Wars dog food: “May the horse be with you.”

I guess Toronto is learning, “Don’t mess with Chief Wahoo – in the courts or on the field.

An extensive survey has determined that a majority of elected officials don’t think the public at large has a lot of brains. Oh yeah, and the Dems hate the idea of people thinking for themselves. That’s two more reasons why people are so angry.

The Question:
For what would you think that Margo Kidder was best known.

The Headlines:
--Cleveland Comes Back To take 3-0 AL Series Lead Over Toronto.
--Iraqi And Kurdish Forces Retake Some ISIS Territory Outside Of Mosul.
--State Department Official Kennedy Said To have Asked FBI To Change Security Classification On Hillary Document; GOP Congress Up In Arms.
--Russia To halt Aleppo Bombing On Thursday For Humanitarian Purposes; Yemen To Start 72 Hour Cease Fire.
--Obama’s Favorite General Admits Leaking Top Secret Info to media; 4-Star General James Cartwright Could Serve Six Months Of Maximum 5 Years.
--Netflix New Member Signings Trounces Analysts Estimates; Stock Soars 20%.
--Silicon Valley Billionaire Thiel Commits $1,25 Million To trump Campaign.

Comic strip Shoe says the astronauts have discovered a new drink for country people. It’s called Twang!

I can’t say I was knocked off my living room couch last nigth by any of the duets. I mean some were good, but I’ve been wowed better. The most enjoyable to listen to for me was the Song “The Reason” sung ably but not sensationally by Gabe Broussard and Christian Ferrnin. Gabe won, but won’t go too far. I was surprised that Johnny Rez wasn’t stolen but Nolan Neal has some power in his voice, though not my favorite. Josh Gallagher looked like a real country singer, but Blaine Long was the real talent. Surprised Blaine wasn’t stolen. I liked Karlee Metzger from her original performance and was happy to see her stolen. Darby Walker is a real talent and could do well even though she personally is annoying at times. But how about Miley having them singing that old Melanie song, I got a brand new Key, which believe or not was always a favorite of mine, Neither performer was up to Melanie. I do believe that Josh Halverson is one of the unique singers of this year, a person I will look forward to, but he wasn’t good enough in Alicia’s eyes to get past Kylie Rothfield, who I also liked. Miley got a winner with her steal of Josh. Everybody went bonkers over the Aaron Gibson and SaRayah finale. I thought it was so-so.

Have you noticed that chain restaurants are closing hundreds of eateries. This has always been a tough low margin business subject to the whims of stomachs and taste buds…and now nutritionists. People are also finding that eating out all of the time is really expensive; it’s real money that could be used for all kinds of entertainment or personal pastimes (Oh probably not to afford a ticket to Hamilton). When new ideas surface imitators proliferate the concepts. Restaurants is certainly one of them.

Maybe another mass consumable category in danger is drinks. Have you walked through a supermarket lately and observed all of the non-traditional, non-carbonated drinks lining the shelves? It is truly mind boggling to me. Pepsi and Coke and other old timers are seeing a decline. But, it’s not just the old standards, it’s many of the trendy for a moment brands, like Snapple for instance, that capture imaginations until the next super healthy, culturally acceptable drink comes along. But with all of the drinks available, the drink most often mentioned on Twitter is – coffee. Coffee is king, and that is certainly an old standard. Maybe Coke and Pepsi have to add caramel. Wait a minute, that sugary base syrup is essentially caramel! Want a squirt of whipped cream with your Coke or Pepsi?

Rhymes with Orange tickled my funny bone yesterday morning with its strip titled “Stone Age Hot Rod Show: It showed basic wheels cut from stone with animal skin clad maidens draped over them in typical alluring poses. I love crazy imaginations.

BTW, an analysis of Tweeted foods has as most often mentioned in addition to coffee – beer, pizza, wine, chicken, BBQ, ice cream and Tacos. Health food is really catching on. The most popular fast food restaurants tweeted were Starbucks (Over half the mentions), Chipotle, Taco Bell and Buffalo Wild Wings. One puzzler for the researchers was the frequent mention of “Curry”. It turned out it wasn’t the beginning of an Indian food explosion but simply reverence for NBA Star Stephen Curry!

Pat of the back Department:
Former Cumberland RI soccer star Stephanie Dibiero playing at UConn is the leading college scorer in the nation! RI has it all, except leaders.

You have to wonder why the big supporters here behind the upcoming Tiverton Casino vote are heads of Unions, mainly public employee unions. Do you think they are seeing a money pot they can siphon off to add even more employees to burdened local and state governments, to feed the bloated pension funds? Why don’t leaders ever think about reducing taxes for citizens or making the state more palatable for business to lure real value added jobs that don’t tax the population. Yes, the Tiverton proposal looks entirely union backed to me, and that always makes me worry.

Rhode Island – the Bloated State.

From Frank and Ernest: The first principle of Egyptian Archaeology is “Follow the Mummy?”

The Answer:
I think that just about everybody would agree that she was best known for playing Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the superman series. Personally I liked her in just about everything she , like Amityville Horror. Unfortunately, I think she is probably a big Hillary supporter, that is, if The Hill is liberal enough for her.

My laugh is somewhat atomic
After I read a comic.
It bursts from deep within,
A feeling quite close to sin!

Which is why I feel really sorry for readers of the NY Times – No comics! But they do use their imagination with the truth!


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