Today's Tids Issue
4,017
For a few oldies:
If
my mind ever kicks in this morning, I could have this
issue wrapped up by Christmas.
I’m
looking for ways to add a laugh track to the Tids. I think
it fits this medium. I notice that lots of bad jokes on TV get gales of
hysterical responses from the programmed laugher. Or, maybe after each Tidlet,
I’ll insert the words (Applause), (Laugh) or (Scream Maniacally). It could
work.
Or
maybe, I should start finding funny jokes.
I
think most Repubs are basically happy they won’t have to
deal with a besmirched Moore in the Senate.
The
Question:
A late 1950’s sex symbol, whose pin-up picture was
often found hanging on walls of men’s College dorms, was married to bandleader
Xavier Cugat. Who was she? Wait, can you still say “Sex Symbol”? Bonus: Name the five US states or
territories with the highest number of volunteers per capita in the Peace
corps.
The
Headlines:
--Murdoch Sells Fox Assets To Disney For $52.4
Billion; Markets Buoyed By Fox Transaction; EU Money Flowing.
--FCC Expected To Vote Out Net Neutrality Today.
--Congress Expected To Have Tax Package On Trump’s
Desk Before Christmas, Jamie Diamond Says Tax Reform Long Overdue.
--Congressional Republicans Are Disturbed Over
Anti-Trump Emails Coming From Mueller Organization Aides; Rosenstein Says There
is No Cause To Fire Mueller.
--Salma Hayek Says Weinstein Threatened To Kill Her
If She Rejected His Demands.
--Moore Still Has Not Conceded.
--Samsung’s New Notebook To Take On Microsoft
Surface.
The
folks at “Autoblog” spent the year testing new car models
and came up with the three very best and the three not so hot at the bottom of the
list. The best are the Lexus LC 500 ($93K), The Jeep Wrangler and Porsche 911
GTS )$128.9K). (Note, the Ford GT at $450K would have made the list if you
could buy it.) The least favorite cars of 2017 are not bad cars, but cars not
generally liked by the reviewers. They are the Fiat 500X at $27,353, The “Southfork”
edition of the popular Ram Laramie Longhorn – much too tacky, and BMW M240i
which was deemed a “sanitized experience”.
All
of a sudden, I have this craving for a chicken fried
steak with white gravy. Call an ambulance now.
The
Tids sports department picked like the Pats played
on Monday night. It was bad, really bad as we took a step backward to 69.8%
(145-63). There are some tough games again this week and a host of quite
meaningful slugfests on tap – New England at Pitt, Chargers at KC, and Rams at
Seahawks, all posers, all with serious playoff ramifications. I’m picking
Pittsburgh (Gulp!), Chargers and Seahawks. Also with play-off considerations is
the game between Dallas and Oakland. I’m picking Dallas. Miami at Buffalo has a
rising Dolphins team playing a good Bills team still with hopes after the Pats
Monday loss. I’ll take Miami. For the rest I’ll take Indy to beat Denver (I
don’t know why), Baltimore over the Browns (could this be the Cleveland
upset?), Minn over Cinn, Saints over Jets, Washington to finally win one over
Arizona, Panthers to take Packers in a must win for the Carolina, Jax over
Houston, and Atlanta over TB. That leaves for some reason Philly versus the
arch rival but terrible Giants and Tennessee over the up-til-now terrible
Niners. Nick Foules has been a good steady QB over the years and will have to
not make mistakes replacing the more dynamic Wentz. Iggles should keep Jints
losing. While Philly lost a great QB, SF has seemed to have gained one. I like
Garoppolo to keep the Niner magic going, even though Tennessee really needs
this one to stay in the race.
When
did Press Conferences become “Pressers”?
Remember
those days when telephones were always in the hallway, sometimes
in built in nooks. Now phones just pass through hallways, if there are any left
in “Open Concept” house designs.
One
of the more mindboggling crazes is “curating”. Basically it
has been taken out of museums and now includes selecting, organizing and
presenting just about anything that fascinates the anal behavior of some humans
with an urge to acquire the necessary professional or expert knowledge – from
food ingredients to couponing to online information. One wag describes it as a
“comically pompous life style”. Hint: Don’t sit next to a curator at a cocktail
party. They will spend the night describing what’s in your canapes, including
assorted health notes and foreign originations.
A
lot of conservatives may have gotten a little case of the
jitters this morning upon hearing that Disney had Bought Fox. But, the deal did
not include Fox News et. al. Mickey Mouse will not be transforming Fox into CNN
or MSNBC.
You
may not be able to afford the best cars of the year mentioned
above but here are the best year end deals. The best deals are for sedans which
are crowding the dealer lots while SUVs’ take off. Based on MSRP, Discounts,
Incentives and Rebates, here’s a list that could reward your savings account:
2017 VW Jetta, 2017 Ford Focus, 2017 Nissan Rogue (Small Crossover), Hyundai
Tucson, 2017 Ford Escape, 2017 Honda Accord, 2017 Ford Fusion. Note, the 2017
Honda Accord is the last of the old designs, so you may look a little outdated,
but you’ll like the money sticking to your palms.
I
see where today is the 5th anniversary of the
Newtown mass murder of innocents. I don’t think we need anniversaries to remind
us of that bloody day in an elementary school. It never leaves your heart.
“Mob
Justice” is the child of mass internet communications and is
even more prominent now during the current sexual harassment rage. Powerful people
subjugating subordinates to sexual demands by any definition is a terrible thing,
but we are now lumping all levels of anything sexual into the same box with little
thought about innocent until proven guilty. Besmirching a reputation stays for life
regardless of a final verdict.
The
Answer:
Singer Abbie Lane was a visual sensation during the
late I950s. She once said, “Jayne Mansfield may turn boys into men, but I take
them form there.”. Bonus: Washington
DC heads the per capita volunteers in Peace Corps list. The district is
followed by Vermont, Montana and a tie between Rhode Island and Oregon. A RI
volunteer in Africa says, I still teach Rhode Island English.
An
insurance test driver drove a luxury car into a tree to see
how a Mercedes bends.
Laugh,
god dammit, laugh!
Lexus
all slow down and enjoy a Hondaful season!
What’s
the
Mazda with yooz?
Here’s
my latest favorite old song:
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