Open Thread – 12/7/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:39 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 072020

It’s a comparatively lazy day here in the CatBox. Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update, because WWWendy is coming in the morning to destink the TomCat, cook, and do chores. Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:40). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Agony:

The Broncos played a hell of a game, but I have to admit that, having watched pro ball since the 1950s, the Chiefs today are the best team I have ever seen. Beware of Nameless. We may see some swollen head syndrome.

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Well, it looks like COVID has yet another trick up it’s sleeve: Long term erectile dysfunction. Yes, that pesky problem that men take little blue pills for to allow them to continue … you know, having sex. Well, it looks like COVID causes vascular problems that are now being shown to cause ED! Even “mild” cases of COVID are causing this issue.

So your cousin/coworker/GOP politician who says “it was just like a little cold” may actually be wrong.

Hmm….. Is this sufficient cause to tell Republicans to attend super-spreader events without masks? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Why Trump’s Imprint On The GOP Is Likely To Remain

Considering the influence criminal Fuhrer Trump* will have on the future Republican Reich is a premier reason that the demise on the Republican Reich is imperative. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Mary’s Boy Child

The man’s voice rings like a bell! Hugs!!

43 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

In Lieu of “Friday Fun”

Posted by SoINeedAName at 6:24 am Politics

Dec 242019

I’ll be heading up to Illinois this morning to spend Christmas with my Aunt – so no Friday Fun. Instead …

“Hark!” the Herald Penguins sing:

“Please don’t eat our little wings!

“Eat a goose down to the bone,

“But leave Penguins all alone.

“Baby ducks are very sweet;

“Tastier than Penguin meat

“If we’re carried in your store,

“Please don’t shop there anymore!”

ANSWERS to the Christmas Song Rebuses

Posted by SoINeedAName at 2:05 pm Politics

Dec 142019

Reduced-size photos as reminders, so you don’t have to click back-and-forth.

[A]

1. Jingle Bells
2. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
4. Joy to the World
5. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
6. O’ Come All Ye Faithful
7. I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
8. Oh, Christmas Tree
9. What Child Is This?
10. We Three Kings
11. Deck the Halls
12. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
13. O’ Holy Night
14. Noel
15. Away in A Manger
16. The Twelve Days of Christmas
17. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
18. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
19. Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire
20. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
21. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
22. Silent Night
23. O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
24. Silver Bells

[B]

01. White Christmas

02. We Three Kings

03. Santa Baby

04. Away in a Manger

05. Noel (No-L)

06. Silver Bells

07. Little Drummer Boy

08. The Twelve Days of Christmas

09. Blue Christmas

10. The Night Before Christmas

11. Jingle Bell Rock

12. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Friday Fun: Have Yourself a “Rebus” Little Christmas

Posted by SoINeedAName at 7:33 am Politics

Dec 132019

[UPDATE NOTE: I put an enlarged one for “A” in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there it might help. Although enlarging tends to make it even fuzzier. Try to imagine it as just a plain pencil drawing w/ no color. They were tough to figure out, especially back then.

UPDATE #2: I went back and found the original BW one – and it is MUCH CLEARER! Hopefully this helps. And why they colored the middle item in #18 green I’ll never know.]

We can thank JD for inspiring today’s theme. A “REBUS” as defined by Merriam Webster:

: a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound

also : a riddle made up of such pictures or symbols

You might have noticed I posted one the other day in a reply to JD. As an example I used the Rebus she had posted in another blog …

Which would be solved as “Straighten Up and Fly Right”

As a nod to the Holiday Season, a couple of decades ago I remember enjoying a Christmas Song themed Rebus game at a party. In fact I found that very same puzzle online – although now it’s in color, but a bit fuzzy. (I suppose time does that to all of us.) And a newer, but briefer version.

So I’m going to post two Christmas Song Rebuses for you to solve. Some of them are a bit of a stretch of your imagination, and there will be overlap – but that’s OK. You can either post your answer in Comments or keep an answer list. But I won’t be posting the Official Answers until Saturday, in order to give everyone time to take a guess. (Sorry – but there are NO prizes.)

[A]

[Original B/W]:

[B]

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