It’s raining…It’s pouring… The old man is snoring…
But who gives a rats patoot? You can’t hear him over the sound of the thunder!
Before the on-going storms knock out my internet…here’s a brief look at today’s news!
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It’s been two years since US Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned in disgrace after tweeting picture of his nether regions to women, but now sources say he’s considering a run for Mayor of NYC.
- Well we know he’s got a lock on the Hot Dog Vendor vote.
- His wife is said to be standing beside him. She won’t sleep beside him, but she’ll stand there.
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Former US Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has signed on to hear testimony from a group trying to convince the Federal Government that UFO’s and Extraterrestrial Aliens really exist.
- Well she should know…she gave birth to one.
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The Postal Service canceled it’s plan to stop Saturday delivery.
- Apparently neither rain nor snow nor the country being out of cash will keep them from their appointed rounds.
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A new study found that using social media makes people ruder…so rude in fact, that 40% of users say it’s destroyed some of their friendships.
- And some of those ruined friendships were with people they actually knew!
- Why not put the mean comments where they belong - on “In-Your-Facebook”?
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The Country Music Hall of Fame announced that they’re inducting Kenny Rogers.
- As they say, “You gotta know when to hold ‘em & know when to induct ‘em”.
- They had planned to induct him the same year they honored Dolly Parton, but that turned out to be a bust.
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Obamacare regulators in DC, California & Colorado have ruled that insurance companies won’t be allowed to reject smokers or charge them more, because smoking will be considered a “preexisting medical condition”.
- So your tax dollars will do the same thing as cigarettes…go up in smoke.
- People will however have a co-pay each time they buy a lighter.
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here tomorrow! BTW…in a couple of weeks we’ll start a whole new round of Podcasts! But for now, all 76 of the Podcasts we’ve done so far are up on the homepage for your listening enjoyment!
-Dick