5 Things Wrong with Sochi 2014

Posted February 14, 2014 by mefeld
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                         5 Things Wrong with Sochi 2014

1. A lot of these events, biathlon, skeleton, bandy, are clearly made up or something only Russians would do. Buzkashi, goat head polo, surprisingly, is not among them, although that’s more of a summer thing. Around here shooting a .22 on skis doesn’t even happen up north.

2. Scandinavian nations, and they know who they are, have a huge insurmountable advantage because these events are how they commute.

3. Without (even a pink-eyed) Bob Costas none of the results can be considered official, and have to go into the record books asterisked. When it comes to Olympic Winter Sports Matt Lauer is a triple klutz.

4. Who told Olympic officials snowboarding down railings was OK? It’s not and, anyway, the kind of thing you see every day on the rails of the Federal Building downtown is hardly Olympian.

5. Despite, or perhaps because of, the games being in Russia, it would have been nice to introduce same-sex free skating pairs, once the issue of who lifts is resolved, but only with the proviso that neither of the skaters be Will Ferrell.

Al Roker Vortex & All the News That Isn’t

Posted January 13, 2014 by mefeld
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What Polar vortex? Thought they said the Polish Vortex, the wrestler who used to fight Dick the Bruiser.

The Weather Channel has naming rights for all winter weather events and first called it the Al Roker Vortex, but it didn’t catch on.

Winter we used to call it.

Was fun throwing boiling water out the door for a while, but it gets old.

Minus 21 on the thermometer before it froze.  Was a good old thermometer.

Even worse in Celsius.

Perfect for minor acts of heroism, like going out and rolling up the hammock at 21 below. What a story that will make.

But at least our kids will now be able to annoy theirs with endless repetitious stories of the Polar Vortex of ought ’14.

In All the News That Isn’t weather–

Over half of all Americans now favor marijuana legalization, coincidentally the same number of all Americans currently high.

Only naysayer is Nancy Grace, who says potheads are fat and lazy. Check the monitor, Nance, you’re a user.

At least medical marijuana has a much shorter list of side effects than the Evening News drugs. Possible seizure, stroke and/or death without even knowing what you’re taking them for.

In North Korea, Dennis Rodman sings Happy Birthday Mr. President dressed as Marilyn to Kim Jong Un.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie personally blocks 7 lanes of traffic on the George Washington Bridge. 8th managed to snake around him.

At least they gave up on plan A, which was to roll a giant Chris Christie through the gates of Fort Lee, NJ.

Supreme Court rolls back Utah gay marriages to roommate status.

President Obama promises Promise Zones to hard hit cities, but, you know, Promise Zones are made to be Broken Zones.

Tea Party wants to put a 7 foot teabag next to the 10 Commandments at the Oklahoma State capitol.

Velveeta shortage for the Super Bowl no longer a problem for us Cheeseheads.

Tax adviser says waitress tipped with meth at Oregon restaurant needs to declare the street value on her 1040.

Insane Clown Posse sues Insane Clown FBI.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Graves trashes President Obama, his wife, the kids and dog in his new book “12 Years a Knave.”

Those concerned about security at the Sochi Olympics in Russia can rest assured the Cossacks will be galloping through.

Target says, eh, more like maybe 70-80 million, tops, but not to worry– 10% off!

More than half the members of Congress are millionaires so they must be doing it for revenge.

Americans warned to be cautious using over the counter laxatives over the counter.

After being benched by the Knicks for untying laces of opponents, J.R. Smith takes a shoeshine position at Grand Central.

After his profanity laced violent video diatribe the parents of the Thug Toddler have been place in protective custody.

Hit of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show is a smart phone/ stun gun which can be used on others talking too loud for you to hear.

Meryl Streep blasts Walt Disney as just plain Goofy.

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson sues self over Obamacare vote.

Johnny Manziel to go from collegiate Johnny Football to NFL Hello Kitty.

Adopting the Euro, Latvians lose their popular Lat, will now be known as Vians.

Behring Strait freezes again during Polar Vortex allowing humans to retreat from the North American continent.

Overwhelming majority of Republicans believe evolution should be a choice not a mandate.

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson sues over mandated evolution.

The Wisconsin legislature passes a surprisingly liberal school-team naming bill bringing the Milwaukee Jewboys closer than ever to reality, and

Wisconsin goes from Polar Vortex to Post-Season Vortex. Next for the Packers: the Longest Yard Bowl at Citrus State Penitentiary.

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The 14’s Up to 2014

Posted December 30, 2013 by mefeld
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The 14’s—All 21 Up to 2014

 

 

 

14: Yeshua son of Joseph, following much talked about bar mitzvah, apprentices as carpenter.

 

114: Yuanchu era of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty gets off to promising start under precocious 12 year old Emperor Liu Hu.

 

214: Roman Emperor Claudius II, who would crush the Goths once and for all at the Battle of Naissus, is born.

 

314: The Synod of Ancyra in Galatia, modern day Turkey, begins theological considerations highlighted by a sliding scale for the punishment of bestiality.

 

414: Trying to solidify his tenuous hold on the Western Roman Empire, Emperor Honorius marries off sister Galla Placidia to the Visigothic King Ataulf.

 

514: Cissa of Sussex, part of the original Anglo-Saxon invasion which slaughtered local Britons down to the last, becomes King of South Saxony and founder of Chichester.

 

614: The Persian army, led by Shahrbaraz and reinforced by Jewish rebels under Benjamin of Tiberias, lays siege to and conquers Jerusalem.

 

 

 

 

714: Birth of Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, whose success in consolidating much of Germany will be considerably overshadowed by that of his son, Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great, aka Father of Europe, who, himself dies in

 

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914:  Vikings, under Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (mentioned in the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson) rid Ireland of the Irish.

 

1014:  Cnut, who may have been dyslexic, is proclaimed King of England by the Vikings while retaining the Danish throne to have something to fall back on.

 

1114:  In what has to be his best or at least a very good year, ambitious Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and his Pisan allies conquer Ibiza and Mallorca.

 

1214: After besieging Beijing for over a year Genghis Khan and his Mongol hordes level the city and send Emperor Xuanzong packing.

 

1314: On 24 June the most decisive battle in the First War of Scottish independence, The Battle of Bannockburn (Blàr Allt a’ Bhonnaich) is won after Robert the Bruce’s men pepper the road with potholes greatly aggravating Edward II’s troops.

 

1414: The Tibetan Lama Je Tsongkhapa unites the Sutric and Tantric paths of Buddhism during one memorable evening in the spring.

 

1514: Massive fire devastates the Rialto of Venice despite the abundance of water due to low hose pressure.

 

1614: On April 5th Pocahontas (‘Playful One’), the Powhatan princess who intervened on behalf of John Smith, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe when Smith not ready to settle down.

 

1714: “10 poor boys and 10 poor girls” are enrolled in the first co-ed school, Archbishop Tenison’s Church of England High School, Croydon.

 

1814: Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden getting only West Pomerania in return.

 

1914: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo sets in motion events leading to World War One and the Glasgow band.

 

2014: The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, a universal health insurance mandate not universally welcomed, goes into effect in the United States.

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Whad’ya Know Christmas Letter

Posted December 19, 2013 by mefeld
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Thanks to the nimble fingers of Chief Engineer Tom Blain the Whad’ya Know Christmas letter as it was meant to be!

Breakdancing Panda & All 12 Jokes for 12 Months 2013

Posted December 17, 2013 by mefeld
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12 Months 12 Jokes for 2013

January:  Chief Justice Roberts clearly relieved to not have sworn in Osama this time.

February:  Pope Benedict clearly looking forward to being Joe Ratzinger again.

March:  President’s dinner with Senators a good first step, let’s see how the dancing goes.

April:  George W Bush becomes the first C+ English student to have his own library.

May:  In Jerusalem, Wailing Wall controversy solved as women allowed to use the Kvetching Wall.

June:  NSA director testifies before the House Intelligence Committee, then has to kill them.

July:  Shrinking Arctic icecap threatens baby seal clubbing.

August:  Woke up, I was a Chelsea Manning.

September:  By the time she is Mrs. Kansas Miss Kansas will probably regret the tattoo.

October:  Shutdown over, National Zoo’s baby panda back home after 2 weeks in a cardboard box on the mall break dancing for bamboo.

November: Rather my seatmate had a box-cutter than an iPhone.

December: Dairy Farmer brought to Lambeau Field attempts to slap, poke and prod Aaron Rodgers to his feet.

Discount Double Check & All the News That Isn’t

Posted December 16, 2013 by mefeld
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President Obama now says he was hallucinating at the Mandela memorial.

In which case the interpreter got it exactly right.

Anyway that explains the selfie sandwich with David Cameron and Helle the way hot Danish Prime Minister while his wife, at his elbow, attended a funeral.

Dave and Barry’s Excellent Adventure.

House considers whether selfie at state funeral is impeachable offense.

Chinese lunar-lander lands on the moon, claims all the lack of airspace.

North Korean lunar lander lands Kim Jong Un’s uncle on the moon.

A lot of conjecture that Kim Jong’s aunt behind uncle’s execution.

At 600 million and rising Mega-Millions leaps to near Obamacare website levels.

Wisconsin Representative Paulie Ryan, out from under parent’s Blue Cross, signs up for Obamacare.

Then Paulie puts on his big boy suit and comes up with budget deal–

fewer across the board but more below the belt cuts.

Pope Francis is Time magazine’s person of the year even if his Renault not even close for Car & Driver’s Car of the Year. The Lord Giveth and Taketh away.

12 Years a Butler snags all the nominations at the Screen Actors Guild.

Oprah not nominated, but Stedman is for continuing role in 12 Years a Manfriend.

365,000 signed up for Obamacare, which sounds like a lot until you realize that 6.7 million went to the opera this year.

GM’s first female CEO says her first priority is the Chevy Silverada.

Legal weed January 1st in Colorado and Uruguay whichever is more convenient.

International Space Station AC out, and try getting an HVAC guy in orbit.

Meanwhile, Tom Hanks suits up to fix it using common household objects and duct tape.

Speaking of whom, in his new movie Tom Hanks takes Walt Disney all the way back to the boy trying to fit tiny little red shorts on a mouse.

Bavaria abandons attempts to reissue Mein Kampf, will instead reprint Unintimidated.

Next for NBC, following the success of The Sound of Music with Carrie Underwood,  is Yentl with Miley Cyrus.

Stung by criticism for lack of black females in the cast, Saturday Night Live announces Juwanna Mann will join the cast.

Snow, sleet and frigid temperatures sweep the country–they’re calling it “winter.”

Not so bad–it’s a dry cold.

Twice as many people sign up for Mars as Kenosha.

Major League Baseball outlaws home plate collisions, so I guess I can lose that home plate collision deductible.  Still a good idea to carry uninsured catcher protection.

Dairy Farmer brought to Lambeau Field to slap, poke and prod Aaron Rodgers to his feet. Otherwise just some really expensive steaks and chops . . . .

That’s All the News That Isn’t . . .

Whad’ya Know! It’s Good News Week!

Posted December 9, 2013 by mefeld
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Four Horsemen & All the News That Isn’t

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Alec Baldwin Seatmate & All the News That Isn’t

Posted November 25, 2013 by mefeld
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Rather my seatmate had a box-cutter than an iPhone.

If they allow cell phones on planes it will be like sitting next to Alec Baldwin on every flight.

Not just the inane conversations, it’s the Zombie Farms, the Smurfs Villages, the Calls of Tiny Little Duty.

Gamers with imaginary assault weapons take Xbox One by force.

Samsung has to apologize to for copying Apple and yet Kia says not a word to Fisher-Price.

3700 year old wine found in Israel just peaking. 1697 BC was a very good year.

Young Californians flock to Obamacare in case they don’t pass the audition.

Male Y chromosome has been furloughed.

NRA takes no position on JFK incident.

More teens pursuing gladiators after Hunger Games Catching Fire.

Sometimes seems like Jennifer Lawrence is the only good thing in my life. And it’s enough.

Dated a Katniss once. Didn’t work out, what with all the cats.

Dylan video reveals “Like a Rolling Stone” really about The Price is Right.

Wisconsin Governor Walker’s book tour for “Profiles in Carnage” continues. Cutting a swath like General Sherman.

Rifles, bb guns and paint guns allowed for deer season this year in Wisconsin. Shoot ‘em if you got ‘em.

China’s knockoff stealth drone good, but ½ hour later you feel like another drone.

New hydrogen car the Graf Hyundai.

Only a question of which burns brighter, the hydrogen Hyundai or the Tesla S.

Doctors say Alzheimer’s like having holes in your roof, recommend bucket of tar and push broom.

Costco apologizes for labeling Bibles fiction. Fiction or not Bibles way cheaper by the case at Costco.

Handful of nuts good for you, just like dad used to say, only in Yiddish.

The nuked Senate will take half-life of 5,000 years to be gridlocked again.

Tea Party Republican Trey Radel of Florida says he thought it was baby laxative, which he has a prescription for.

FDA now looking into what Tea Party means by Tea.

That’ll teach George Zimmerman’s girlfriend to wear a hoodie.

Adam Levine named sexiest Levine.

Packers unable to break the tie that binds them, and

For Thanksgiving this year a lot of guys are 3D printing their Turducken . . .

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Posted November 21, 2013 by mefeld
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Go resignedly to the folks’ remembering it’s just for a few hours. Though you must make appearances At her side as well as your own, eat with as much relish as you can muster, for this, too, shall pass. Choose carefully your words, gingerly stepping around your cousin Leah’s latest fiasco with the Arthur Murray instructor, and ask not about Marlene.
Let on not that you have heard these stories before and utter them not aloud simultaneously nor anticipate the punch lines. Chew with vigor and bite thy tongue, for the bird hath been cooked since Tuesday, yet praise it tenderly for it never heard a compliment in life. Be sage about the dressing though you know not the origin of the little hard things; should you bite into a wedding band, return it with discretion. Though it resemble syrup, pour not the Manishewitz on the sherbet.
Avoid your Uncle Lou; he is vexatious to the spirit. Kick not your little brother under the table, but show the forbearance of the season and pound him later. Picture Naomi and the kids as alien life forms, and learn from them. Shout not at Gram, for she heareth what she chooseth. Though you take on much wine, sing not the Barber of Seville nor show undue attention to your niece, who has become quite the young lady. If belch though must, let it not herald the start of a contest. Mince no words over the pie which passeth all understanding.
Above all, say nothing on the ride home, even though the temptation to cite what might have happened but didn’t be great. For that give silent thanks, resolving to firm up those plans for Aruba over Christmas.
Amen.
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