It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy will be here in about an hour, and this TomCat needs to be de-stunk Big Time. It’s also the highest Holy Day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, the day of Super Blessing. I will be keeping Mahomes as my fantasy QB next year and will meditate on a Chiefs win. However, if they do, Nameless may not stop crowing for months. Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update. I’ll be gone all day getting a cardiac stress test at the hospital. Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:22 (average 5:11). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The Daily Beast: “Hillary Clinton is back in the news—and this time, she’s coming for Bernie [Sanders],” said The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Tuesday night.
Yes, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote her upcoming 4-hour Hulu docuseries, which is bowing this week at the Sundance Film Festival, the former secretary of state hit out at the Vermont senator’s “Bernie Bro” supporters, wouldn’t commit to backing him or campaigning on his behalf against Trump if he were the Dem nominee (she later said she would), and said of Sanders in the doc:
“He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician. It’s all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it.”
That Hillary Clinton, a career politician and one of the most divisive political figures of our time, accused Bernie Sanders of being a “career politician” and unlikable is, well, pretty astonishing—as is the claim that she wouldn’t support him as the nominee over Trump, thereby prioritizing petty jealousies over the fate of the country. [emphasis added]
After Obama beat Hillary, she appeared in only eight campaign stops in his support for President. After Hillary beat Bernie, Bernie made almost forty campaign stops supporting her. I am not a Bernie Bro. I support Liz Warren, so I have no dog in this hunt. But Bernie deserves far better. Shut the fuck up, Hillary! You didn’t even visit the Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, before the election. If you showed them you care about them, instead of assuming you owned their votes, you may well have won in spite of traitor Jill Stein and Russia. Leave this election to the candidates, who can beat Trump, unlike you. RESIST!!
From YouTube (SNL Channel): Impeachment Fantasy Cold Open
I knew that someday I would see an SNL sketch, in which the actual events are far more incredible and ludicrous that the actors’ fine satire. Now I have seen it. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to love
Ah… The memories! RESIST!!
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What a day! Groundhog forecasted an early spring!
My Chiefs play in the Super Bowl!
And it’s the first Palindrome date in 909 YEARS! So Happy International Palindrome Day!
… OR my second choice:
There will be another in December 2021, and then not until March 3, 3030.
While you’re pumping today, don’t forget it is also Candlemas, the feast day of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of those with ailments of the throat. The name “Candlemas” comes from the tradition of using s pair of crossed candles (not lighted) placed against the neck to bless the churchgoer’s throat.
Congratulations with your Chief’s win, Nameless.
No palindrome for that, I’m afraid.
What a game, what a GAME!!
The Chiefs won the SuperBowl!!
KC 31 – 49’ers 20.
Congratulations, KC!!
What a game!
When I saw the final score, I figured you, Nameless, as well as TC and Pat B would be over the monn. I hope you can hear or see or sense my congratulations from all the way up there! TC, I hope the religious ecstasy eases your stress for the test tomorrow.
5:51 – ironic to feature straws which apparently the superbowl will not have – at least they will have no plastic cups for the first time in history.
Best to WWWendy and enjoy the game. Having been born in San Francisco, I’m conflicted, but actually I’ll be fine whatever happens.
You all MUST see Churchill Andy (shown) and the (lovingly photoshopped) pictures illustrating him through Churchill’s “we shall fight” speech. “Horsefeathers” is the only one I know whose “diaries” can take you through tears of laughter and tears of sentiment all the way to tears of sympathy (in the comments) and make you love every step of the way.
Cartoon – Hopefully we can do something about that.
DB – I love Bernie, but some of those “Bernie Bros” are Russian trolls, and many others are influenced by Russian propaganda without knowing it. They have been, and are, doing more harm than good. And, since those in those categories (not, of course, everyone who supported Bernie then and now) cannot be curbed by him because it isn’t really him they are working for, they’re a problem. But Hillary saying this doesn’t make it any better.
SNL – Good grief, that’s Cecily Strong, isn’t it. What talent they have!
Past – OT, but it was half of the way that our generation learned that titles are not copyrightable.
(I think he’s superb – hope you all agree.)
Agreed!
Cartoon: I can see why Phil is frightened…I’d be too!
DB: Why now?? This is not the time to even bring this up.
SNL: Spot on, and very well done!! Love the ending! SNL shows more truth, talent and are more coherent as always, than staff @the WH.
BFTP: Great song!!!
Hi, Wendy! Hope that you have a good day/evening, take good care, and Thanks, Tom. Rootin’ for the Chiefs…I hope that they win.
*This just in: “dt’s always had a 40% approval rating. Give or take, 4 out of 10…leaves us 666.” ~ John M. ~
2. “Ukraine opened up an investigation into Marie Yavanovitch being threatened by dt and his goons. Pompeo is over there probably threatening to withhold further funding until they do what’s he (dt) says.” ~ Jewel A. ~
3. “Republicans haven’t helped themselves or dt. They will be remembered as part of the cover-up, on behalf of an agent of Russia. Nothing they can do or say..will ever erase their disgrace. ~ Carla P. ~
4. “God blesh the United Shates….” ~ dt ~
Hi Pat – I just saw this and wondered whether you were aware of it (in general, not necessarily this person)
TC, it may be that you need the stress test before the game! Watch out for your B/P/.
‘Toon: It’s like nuclear winter, already!
DB: This is why I have responded with a”No!” when I have responded to a survey about whether, or not, I’d like to see Hillary run this time around! She has shown herself to be quite petty, and self-absorbed. She should have listened toBill about visiting those rust-belt states!
SNL: My thoughts as well, these folks could do so much better a job at running the country!
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.” Very Nietzsche like, when he claimed that the aristocrats can do this, and get rid of any resentments they have collected, aka: pain. But they are just brutes, rather than thinking, sensitive people. Love the song!!
Joanne’s #4: Sad for Texas.
Ahhhh….Texas.
On reading this….Holy Bejesus!!! and Good Lordt! THIS blows my mind! Unreal !!
This is where we’re at? Downright sickening, and sad that she lost her job.
The school(s) where I was at, we were not allowed to speak/wear anything political.
Years ago, a principal at the school said to others in the hallway…’don’t forget to vote..’.
Somebody blabbed about his remark, and he was called in to personnel for his comments. (I was dumbfounded).
W/be definitely passing (spreading the news) along to friends too.
Thanks, Joanne for this one.
Sadthat she lost the job. Good that she’s running to be a representative. Hope she wins BIG.
So Frau Clinton is after Bernie Sanders? I am so sick of her! In my less-than-humble opinion, she is a drag on the Democratic Party. If she had left well enough alone, we would have President Sanders now – and he wouldn’t have gotten impeached over foreign interference or blackmailing countries into coughing up dirt on his opponents. OK, some people out there may like her, but that is your opinion.
Love the GIFs you found, SoINeedAName. And for you: GO CHIEFS!
I hope you enjoyed the super bowl with the Chiefs winning, TomCat.
3:11 Plastic straws are a no-no.
Caroon: stop abusing the poor creature; your winter will last as long as Trump is in the Oval Office.
DB: The lady is showing her true colours; a spiteful sore-loser. She can’t stand the thought that had Bernie been the chosen candidate we probably wouldn’t have had to go through 4 years of Trump.
SNL: Remember that, however well done, this is only a fantasy.
BFTP: The music sure was but the video wasn’t from the past, just weird.
Cartoon: What’s new??? The r’s are always trying to ruin it for us.
DB: They played her talking about Bernie this morning on one of the news channels. I just don’t understand why she just doesn’t stop her nasty comments. She’s not campaigning. She had her chance. Hillary and her hubby has too many skeletons in their closets.
SNL: Great one. Just wish it was really happening.
BFTP: Another great tune. I was a big fan of them.
I’m rooting for the Chief to win the game. It been a long time since they have.
Hope you had a nice visit with Wendy.
Best of luck with your test tomorrow.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
I can see her being pissed – because she and hubby DON’T have any skeletons in her closet – the FBI investigation just finished and confirmed that (again.) All those so-called skeletons were made up by Republican dirty tricksters.
But that’s not excuse to be ride IMO.
Big rush today. I am taking food. OGIM HUGS!
Good luck Tom Cat.🍀🌷🌹