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Interrogatories

Are there any words you mispronounced as a child (such as “basketti” instead of spaghetti) that you recall? Are there any that your family still uses now?

How do you feel about the rapidly changing language (especially with the onset of the internet)? Are you happy with changes, or do you wish all those new words and new meanings for old words would just go away?

What day does your trash get picked up? What agency does it, or is it a private business? Do they recycle?

Is there (or has there been) any actor that you like so much you would go see any film he (or she) is in?

The Twitter Emitter

i can't relax unless i'm tense about something.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 7, 2013

Marco Rubio: "Don't jump to conclusions about Chris Christie's win. I still have a chance –sip– to win the –sip– nomination."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 7, 2013

What's it called again when you can't remember what things are called?

— Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich) November 7, 2013

Hey wait a minute, Obamacare, don't take away that thrilling feeling of maybe going bankrupt when I get sick.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) November 8, 2013

Book of Ayn 2:12 @studio_gal: @ladyblue49 Jesus said, "Suffer the poor to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and let them eat cake."

— techweenie (@techweenie) November 9, 2013

Lindsey Graham is now expanding his threat to hold up all nominations until he gets answers on Benghazi. Now he wants the questions too.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 10, 2013

BREAKING: Hawks who secretly plotted for war in the Middle East accuse President Obama of secretly plotting for peace.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 10, 2013

Sad that if you don't bomb it, shut it down, deny it rights, defund it or discriminate against it you can't feel good about yourself.

— James Morrison (@JamesPMorrison) November 10, 2013

Lindsay Graham and John McCain both hailing France for scuttling Iran deal. French Fries back on Senate cafe menu?

— Greg Mitchell (@GregMitch) November 10, 2013

Lindsey Graham: "So the 60 Minutes witness lied about Benghazi? Does that change anything? No, because I still have two primary opponents."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 10, 2013

  Good morning Motley Meese! Hope your weekend was lovely. Sorry I missed the last couple of diaries. Wednesday my internet went walkabout and Friday my brain did. Sigh. It’s tough getting old.

I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in “Cheers & Jeers”. OK, you’ve been warned – here is this week’s tomfoolery material that I posted.

  Make sure you let your peeps

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From the White House – Weekly Address

In this week’s address, President Obama commemorates Veterans Day Weekend by thanking the brave men and women who have worn this country’s uniform. The President says he is proud of their service and will do everything possible to ensure America always has their back and always honors their sacrifice.

  Make sure you let your peeps

  know where to find you!  

I joined this group that’s training for the Austin Marathon & Half Marathon. I’m doing the Half – walking the Half. The team raises money for the Austin Children’s Shelter, and each of us pledges to raise $750. having just finished an amazingly successful fundraising campaign for AIDS Walk Austin, I’m fresh out of ideas, and that’s where you come in. Help me come up with another way to raise the money? Unless you just want to donate to my Austin Childrens’ Shelter page

I got the job! I got the job I got the job I got the job I got the job I got the job I got the job I … (got the job).

Interrogatories

Have you ever actually seen a Ronald Reagan film? Which one(s)? Any good?

Have you ever seen any Schwarzenegger films? Did you enjoy them? Would you go see any new ones he makes?

It’s Abet and Aid Punsters Day! How can you help the punsters in your life?

Do you know the words to the National Anthem? The Pledge of Allegiance? The Preamble? The Petticoat Junction theme?

The Twitter Emitter

Glad to see Rand Paul and Chris Christie back to the serious business of calling each other names. http://t.co/arSbAs9yl9

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 6, 2013

The federal prison population has ballooned 790% since 1980, and yet before 2009 President Obama did nothing to address it!

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 6, 2013

Darrell Issa to call hearings to determine if Obama closed Blockbuster to hurt seniors who still go there for tapes to watch on their VCR.

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 7, 2013

The tragedy is that 15 million people lost their insurance because Obamacare changed the rules, instead of losing it when they got sick.

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) November 7, 2013

The difference between having your insurance cancelled because you're sick vs. because of #ACA is that with Obamacare you get #abetterplan

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) November 7, 2013

Rand Paul will now be cutting and pasting at http://t.co/jnbUTSK5PW. Presumably he will be plagiarizing old Ben Domenesch columns.

— TBogg (@tbogg) November 7, 2013

There's no use worrying about things you can't control. And the good news is, that's pretty much everything.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) November 7, 2013

President Obama is making the largest attempt to cover the uninsured in American history — and it's about time he apologized for it!

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 7, 2013

So odd that God allows Chuck Todd.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) November 7, 2013

I have to stop talking to my friends about mitosis. It’s such a divisive topic.

— Shayera Tangri (@shayera) November 8, 2013

Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF!

Good morning, Moosekind. TGIF!