{"id":24749,"date":"2016-11-14T13:23:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T21:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=24749"},"modified":"2016-11-14T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T23:13:36","slug":"open-thread-11142016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/14\/open-thread-11142016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 11\/14\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I'm still very tired, because I have had almost no sleep over what is happening to our nation.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today's took me 2:48 (average 5:13).  To do it, click here<\/a>. How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>…But then I thought, Maybe not. There’s a strong argument that there’s nothing more hilarious to a child than the notion of adults screwing up. The cliché of the bumbling sitcom dad, as well as every Kevin James movie ever made, relies on this principle. When kids see adults do something stupid, it makes them feel smarter and more secure about their own place in the world. Finally, I had something I could work with.<\/p>\n

When my daughter came home, I sat her down at the kitchen table, gave her a Kit Kat from her hoard of Halloween candy, and offered this explanation of the election: “Imagine the stupidest thing you could ever do, like peeing on a stack of pancakes. Now, imagine that the United States is a stack of pancakes. Millions of grownups just peed on it.”<\/p>\n

She started giggling. This explanation made sense to her. As she ran off to play, I was relieved, and grateful for the alacrity with which children laugh at their elders. But I am still waiting for someone to explain the election to me.<\/p>\n

Wow Andy! What a perfect way to explain the election of Fuhrer Drumphenfarten to a child. This is the end of the article, Everyone, please click through for the beginning.<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (SNL Channel<\/a>)(Hat-Tip JD): <\/font>Election Week Cold Open<\/p>\n