Cancel debates.

 

Today's Tids Issue 4.746

Red Faced:

 

Well…I won’t be watching anymore “Presidential” debates. Wow. Crazy.

 

I’d say that the debate last night looked quite like contemporary Americana. Like looting.

 

If you’re concerned about mercury in tuna. always opt for Chunk Light over Albacore.

 

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

 

The Question:

How long was Abraham Lincoln’s wing span?

 

The Headlines:

--Markets Showing Strength; Consumer Confidence Index For September Takes Strong Step Upward; News Of Possible Movement In Stimulus Package Approval Adds To Market Enthusiasm; Pending Home Sales Surged 8.8% In August; Disney Lays Off 28,000 Park Employees; Alibaba Leads Tech Stock’s Upward.

--Candidates InUgly Battle; Chris Wallace Has Trouble Controlling Speakers; Noting Of Value Came Out Of “Debate”.

--James Comey Testifying Before Senate On Russian Influence.

--Kentucky AG Moves To Delay Revealing Grand Jury Testimony In Taylor Case.

--3 People Fatally Shot, Woman Hospitalized In Hostage Situation In Salem Oregon.

 

The reality of the situation is that according to most polls, there are only about 9% undecideds left (There were 20% at this point in 2016 race), and Trump is down by 10 points.  The only hope for the incumbent is based on a theory that Repubs have been embarrassed to tell pollsters that they expect to vote for DT, but know they will when in the booth.

 

I always have the inclination to tell teens walking the streets of my town that jeans with fabricated holes have jumped the shark. And that you basically look terrible. Good thing I’m shy.

 

There are a several good options to paying $1,100 for an iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Samsung Galaxy S20 “matches Apple’s excellent performance” for $300 bucks less and the Galaxy S10 is $500 bucks lower. And for most people you don’t need any more than a S10

 

The Origin of “Jumped the Shark”:

Jumping the Shark is an idiom used to describe a moment when something that once was widely popular, but has grown less popular and to prevent further irrelevancy attempts a gimmick to regain popularity.  The term arose from an episode of Happy Days when Fonzie strayed outside the normal story line and absurdly tried to jump over a shark with water skies. It broke the show. “Jumped the Shark” has grown to simple means “Past its Peak.”

 

If Trump was looking to reach out beyond his base for those critical extra votes. an occasional smile may have helped.

 

I always had the sense that Oregon was very pleasant and peaceful place to live. I guess things change when people discover it.

 

Within that morass last night. the President actually made a couple of good points but the people he should be reaching will be blinded by the ugliness of the debate.

 

Actually, I sat there and all I could think about was -- So this is the best that the powerful envy of the world, United States of America can do. Disheartening.

 

Elect your Republican Senator.

 

Yesterday a man in Oregon plunged off a cliff into the Ocean to his death in yet another death by phone posing incident. This is not one of America’s better new adventure trends.

 

The Answer:

Abe’s arms from finger tips to finger tips was 7 feet. He needed that length to fend off flying missiles from wife Mary Todd.

 

I was trying to think of other stuff to say to broaden the scope of the info, but I guess we just chalk this issue up to narrowness. I have to imagine that most Americans sat there in utter disbelief.

 

After November 2016, the best pun line was: Orange is the new Black_