May 21, 2012
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Links here are good only for the week of May 21. After that... is anybody's guess.
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On Sunday, it will be Monday
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We have kind of a 2-few today. Monday's upper is Groucho's wonderful
version of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady."
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Then, because the official Memorial Day is Sunday, May 27, we'll offer
next Monday's upper on Sunday and Monday:
Follow the same link on Sunday to Monday's upper.
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Last week's Trivia Teaser:
1. First, our current events question: According to Newsweek
magazine, our president "came out" last week. And the campaign staff was
ready. Soon after, the Barack Obama store offered this cute gift
item:
Aw, come on... Really? Are we making this up, or is this really true?
Yes, it is true.
You should know us by now (if not Barack Obama). There are several
similar gifts available at the Obama store. Here's a great question:
Proceeds from the sale of gay marriage material at the Obama store go
to:
A. pay down the federal debt.
B. pay for Obama's reelection.
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2. Another one? OK. In 1970, there were 3.4 million single mothers living
with children (kids under the age of 18). That much is true, so says the
U.S. Census Bureau.
In 2011, there were 10 million single mothers living
with children (kids under the age of 18), triple the number
40 years ago.
Is that true?
Again, this is true. See a pattern here?
3. This is from a classic boomer-era novelty song. Every boomer knows
this one. What was Ahab's camel's name?
"And a- every evenin', about midnight
He'd jump on his camel named
Clyde."
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BBHQ Shorts:
Quick Takes on Items in the News:
05/01: EPA director's approach to enforcement: "crucify them"
04/12: the real war on women
04/03: a "strong majority"
Glance at the BBHQ Shorts
here.
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Master your choices, or become the slave of their consequences.
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-- Michael Rawls
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"They" say that comedy is generational. What is funny to one
generation... to the next generation -- not so much. Maybe so; but the
Marx Brothers are timeless.
In 1969, Groucho Marx appeared on Dick Cavett's TV show and reprised one of
their great songs. "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" was part of "At the Circus,"
filmed 30 years earlier.
Click the graphic for the BBHQ Monday Morning Upper:
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This Week with the Chicowitz
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This week, Hershel revisits an idea he had several years ago, the Fat
Tax:
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On your income tax form you would enter your height and
weight - and that of every member of your family. Your family height and
weight would direct you to a tax table that would use both your income
and your family fat index to determine your income tax liability. More
fat; more tax.
My motto for this plan would be this:
From each according to his fat,
to the
government, according to its needs.
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You can read the entire essay here.
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Rebuilding the BBHQ Essay Collection
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This week we feature another story in our "Teach, Preach, and Nag"
series.
My Kingdom for a Plain Burger
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I want it plain. One helpful manager told me I
should ask for a "quarter ham" - code word for plain quarter pounder at
McDonald's. But I don't see "quarter ham" on the menu. That's why I ask
for a "grill order." I know I'm being defiant, but I'm trying to get
the clerk to listen to me and to take my order properly. It's the lesson
as much as it is the plain burger. I just want them to think instead of
acting like a mind-numbed robot. Just for a moment. Is that asking too
much?
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Click here
to read this story.
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If you are not already a member, please consider joining us. Membership
at BBHQ provides you with access to lyrics to 750 boomer-era songs, a BBHQ
Time Capsule Report, access to hundreds of boomer stories... and lots
more. Come on... it's 9 bucks a year.
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The BBHQ Joke of the Week
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One Thing I Learned in Life.....
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One Thing I Learned in Life.....
...the guy at the door of Wal-Mart DOESN'T say that to everyone.
- Alan, Age 28
...OLD is always at least 15 years more than my current age.
- Saucke, Age 42
...that computers can always crash and make our lives miserable.
- Shewolf, Age 36
...some things never change, some things should be changed, some
things can't be changed, and sometimes after you change things,
you wish you hadn't!
- Doreen, Age 34
...if you ever get in a fight with a woman, plead insanity.
They will not argue with that.
- Kevin, Age 15
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Brush Up Your Webster - featuring Madam Red Dot
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Flesh or Flush?
To provide more details, should you flush out or flesh out your plan?
Think of fleshing out a skeleton. To flesh out something is to give it
substance, or to make it fuller or more nearly complete.
To flush out something is to cause it to leave a hiding place, e.g., "The
birds were flushed out of the tree." It can also be used figuratively, as in
"flush out the truth."
So, you should flesh out your plan.
Start fleshing!
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So... brush up your Webster!
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Have a great week. We'll share the fun again next Monday.
- the Boomer Crew at BBHQ
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