Real news item: “As Trump surged ahead in Tuesday night's election, Canada's immigration website crashed after becoming overloaded by Americans looking for a new country to call home.” “… 54,374, 54,375. Hey, Bob,” said one immigration official to another. “Ya, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Surveyin’ da Situation: You can’t see the world’s biggest Herefords from the sky
By John Matonich I would hazard a guess that not too many people anymore would remember the Chevy ad that told us to “See the USA, in your Chevrolet”. I seem to remember watching the ad about every Sunday night while the family watched Ben Cartwright and the rest of the gang … [Read more...]
It’s Auchtoon time: Suddenly, for Republicans, it’s all about ‘unity’
Cartoon & Text by John Auchter Earlier this week I was pulling into work when a replay of a Renee Montagne interview with the great Mel Brooks came up on Michigan Radio. I took the the opportunity to sit in the car and listen to the entire thing. It was good timing all … [Read more...]
Maybe the problem is we don’t talk to each other anymore
The FBI found 650,000 emails on a laptop used by former Rep. Anthony Weiner and his estranged wife Huma Abedin, an aide to Hillary Clinton, right? Their reaction to this trove was “Gee, some of them might have been to or from Hillary herself so we’d better look into … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Please don’t mention this to my wife, OK?
By John Matonich My wife is a pretty private person. She typically doesn’t share anything personal with anyone even her family at times. Because of that, if you see her, please don’t mention this article to her as I could be in trouble. I can’t resist writing this one because, … [Read more...]