Category Archives: 2010s

Mipples For Moobs

October 6, 2011 – 10:49 am

“I’m like the Acropolis. In a state of ruins, but you can tell at one time I must have been splendid.” David Tidball said more than twenty years ago. The English painter was describing himself, but I have quoted his words on many occasions to Americans without a single reply. I attribute their lack of […]

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Help Mr. Wizard

September 26, 2011 – 4:37 am

Mr. Wizard was an animated character from the early 1960s cartoon TOOTER TURTLE. The show ran a mere 39 episodes, however the main protagonist’s call for salvation from an impossible dilemma remains a popular cry for the desperate. “Help Mr. Wizard.” The magical lizard solved problems with wisdom and magic. His advice at the end […]

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Lost in Orbit

September 15, 2011 – 3:22 am

This summer NASA mothballed the Space Shuttle fleet in favor of a plan for private enterprises to supply the International Space Station, after the GOP and Fox News convinced the American public that over 25% of the federal budget belonged to the space agency. The real number is about 1%. This amount remained too much […]

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Fucking Robin Hood

September 14, 2011 – 1:12 pm

The Heritage Club is not an online shopping organization. The Washington-based think tank has been a leading source of information for the media since its inception. The official home page has declared the non-partisanship of the group, while holding the same values as the GOP and the Cato Institute. On July 19, 2011 the Heritage […]

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No Future for SS

September 12, 2011 – 11:01 am

Several years ago Social Security send out a form listing my contributions to the retirement fund. I goose-egged many years and accordingly my expectations for a nest egg upon reaching 65 are next to zero, however most Baby Boomers will receive enough money from the Big Deal program to feed themselves, while going through their […]

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