Flies On Washington Walls #122 – Special Senator John McCain Multi-Panel Memorial Edition
Tag: funny
Penning a Classic
I received this pen as a gift last summer.
Maybe I should clarify. This pen was given to me at a summer party last year because the owner threw up in his mouth every time he looked at it. I gladly grabbed it. The 8 sayings are listed on the back …
It’s Just a Fantasy
In 1980, a young Billy Joel sang, “But sometimes a fantasy is all you need.”
I needed some sort of fantasy back in the 1980’s after my hometown football team, the Chicago Bears, won only one Super Bowl rather than the two or three we were expecting out of that talented team. I got hooked on the one thing that could make me feel okay about the lack of Super Bowl rings for the Bears.
Not Viral, but …
Several of my children were visiting a few days ago to celebrate one of their birthdays, although I swear that we celebrate more kid birthdays than the number of kids I have. I asked my eldest daughter who is Twitter-savvy about how many Likes or Retweets are needed for a tweet to be considered to have gone viral. She replied, “Thousands.”
The reason I asked is because of this tweet of mine …
It caught me by surprise that 146 people would like this tweet because it is a fairly inconsequential tweeted response to Rep Eric Swalwell of California and the dude who runs MadDog PAC that sells great anti-Trump swag to fund anti-Trump billboards across the country. It is so inconsequential that I have elected not to even show the whole tweet. If you really want to see it, follow me on Twitter @jim_flanigan. I recommend against it.
But then, what really surprised me was this …
Aw Shoot, Back to School
Is anyone really happen about going back to school? Teachers gripe about the students. Students gripe about basically everything, but especially school and teachers. But the investigative team at Jim Flanigan Looks at the World found one group that is thrilled with school back in session. The one group eager for school to resume is potential school shooters.
We gathered a group of people who self-identify as potential shooters to try and understand why school resuming makes them happy.
Their faces have been hidden, but don’t worry, you will likely see them on the news soon. We asked them all to express their feelings about children being back in school. Continue reading “Aw Shoot, Back to School”
Mite Be Funny #80 – Special Multi-Panel Election Edition
Kicks on 66 – Litchfield
I knew it was going to be a rough business trip this week when I awoke on Tuesday morning, threw back the drapes on my hotel room window, and saw this …
Great (?) White North
My wife and I have discussed moving to Canada should we and the rest of the sane people in this nation be unable to wrest control of the country back from the madman in charge today. However, I have second thoughts when I see Canadian news articles like this …
Musical Musings
As I hit the road tonight for a business trip, the important question on my mind was how to amuse myself for almost 4 hours in a car by myself. Crocheting was not an option as I was out of yarn. I also don’t know how to crochet. I decided to pay attention to rush hour traffic and listen to local radio for a while until I was out of the range of Chicago stations. That got to me almost to The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC which I am able to listen to thanks to Sirius XM satellite radio. Listening is as good as watching since she wears the same damn black blazer every night. As always, she was a good listen/watch.
Rachel’s show eventually disappeared into the ether. Day had become night and as my car hurtled through the darkness, I needed to keep occupied for the next 90 minutes or so. I cast my lot with music and began searching for a song to transition my drive from yak about votes to songs with notes. I stumbled upon this inconsequential, yet catchy number …
That immediately got me thinking of the Top 10 reasons NOT to meet me in The Middle. And here they are …
Mite Be Funny #79
Icarus, Revisited
This news blurb caught my eye as I glanced at the Internetsphere …
Problem?
Flies On Washington Walls #121 – Special Multi-Panel Demonstration Edition
Space Farce
I was planning on a contemplative gem of a blog post today about the meaning of life and the essence of our very existence, but Trump did it to me once again, dangling a shiny object in front of me as a distraction. The shiny object this time …
Yep, for just 9 billion dollars, you too can have a Space Force. If you don’t have that much, at least you can vote for Trump’s Space Force logo. Take a look at the candidates …
Democracy is Healthy
This whole democracy thing is really getting me healthy. The precinct I serve as Democratic Precinct Committee Person is large geographically. There are some large homes on large lots. I already blogged that some of the driveways of the larger homes are longer than the street I live on. I can’t efficiently walk from home to home, even if I drive into the neighborhood. My trusty old bike is the best way to quickly travel from door to door in some neighborhoods in my precinct.
As I traveled to the far reaches of my precinct on my bike shortly after dawn one day, I encountered this …
Hard Review of Soft Candy
When focused, I’m a vegetarian. Like a 1960 Zenith black & white television relying on a rabbit ear antenna for reception, I tend to normally be out of focus. In unfocused times, I’m a lacto-ovo-vegetarian which means I also eat lactos and ovos, small mammals of the badger family. Normally I am a pescatarian, which means I eat what I want when I watch Joe Pesci movies. Sometimes I devolve into a scavengerian, which means I eat whatever my wife or youngest daughter refuse to eat because of taste, freshness or an abundance of mold spores.
For me, the health Holy Grail is to be a vegan. I’m not sure exactly what that means I can and cannot eat but will probably eat anyway due to being oh so weak, but I had to dip my palate into vegan waters (brrr, cold!) when I saw this product today on the shelf in the local grocery store …
More Embarrassing than Proud
The Proud Boys, a white supremacist group, descended upon Portland, Oregon for a rally last week. Can someone please tell me what the deal is with this guy spotted at the rally?
And Under the Trump Bus Goes Don Jr.
I saw this tweet in real time this morning. I couldn’t quite believe what I was reading.
I had no reply to tweet because I was not prepared for Trump Sr. throwing his son under the bus the way he did. Trump Sr. appears to use the “I didn’t do it, but my son did” defense.
I can only speculate on the conversation this tweet generated.
Jr: Oh father, I feel quite uncomfortable with my head resting under the bus tire.
Sr: Don’t worry. They’ll provide you a pillow in prison.
Mite Be Funny #78 – Special Multi-Panel Summer Vacation Edition
Spa Day
I am less than enthusiastic about how our new spa cover looks. Sure, it was a bargain, but I’m concerned about how well it will hold up in bad weather. Take a look …
Anniversary Frogs
We are coming up on 3 years since I first posted to this blog and started wasting my time and yours. You’re welcome! One of the very first posts featured frogs in my pond. That post was quite unsuccessful (zero likes – be the first while there is still time!), portending many more unsuccessful posts to come. As I fed the pond fish this morning, I decided to honor this momentous anniversary with another dumb post featuring an unwitting frog accomplice in my backyard pond.
Jim Flanigan Looks at the World 