{"id":42171,"date":"2020-12-10T11:12:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T19:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=42171"},"modified":"2020-12-10T11:12:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T19:12:36","slug":"open-thread-12-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/10\/open-thread-12-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/10\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  Store to Door will be coming to deliver groceries.  When they do, I have to unpack and put them away.  Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, but I’ll be in the saddle.  She won’t be here until late afternoon.  I hope you have a fine day and enjoy the joke below.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:48 (average 12:14).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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A Joke from Mitch<\/strong>: (Ours, not BBMM)<\/font><\/p>\n

Have you ever wondered who first uttered the phrase,<\/font><\/h4>\n
“You Gotta Be Shittin’ Me?”<\/font><\/strong> <\/h6>\n

Well, it just so happens to have originated through the Father of America , way back when George Washington was crossing the Delaware river with his troops.  <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

There were 33 (remember this number) in Washington’s boat.  It was extremely dark and storming furiously and the water was tossing them about. <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Finally, Washington grabbed Corporal Peters (remember this name) and stationed him at the front of the boat with a lantern.  He ordered him to keep swinging it, so they could see where they were heading. <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Corporal Peters, through driving rain and cold, continued swinging the lantern back and forth, back and forth. <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Then a big gust of wind and a wave hit and threw Corporal Peters and his lantern into the Delaware.   Washington and his troops searched for nearly an hour trying to find Corporal Peters, but to no avail. All of them felt terrible, for the Corporal had been one of their favorites.  <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Sometime later, Washington and his troops landed on the other side, wet and totally exhausted.  He rallied the troops and told them that they must go on. Another hour later, one of his men said, ‘General, I see lights ahead.’ They trudged toward the lights and came upon a huge house.  <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

What they didn’t know was that this was a house of ill repute, hidden in the forest to serve all who came. <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

General Washington pounded on the door, his men crowding around him. The door swung open, and much to his surprise there stood a beautiful woman..<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

A huge smile came across her face, to see so many men standing there.  <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Washington was the first to speak, ‘Madam, I am General George Washington and these are my men.  We are tired, wet, exhausted, and desperately need warmth and comfort.’ <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Again, the Madam looked at all the men standing there, and with a broad smile on her face, said, ‘Well, General, you have come to the right place.  We can surely give you warmth and comfort.  How many men do you have?’  <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Washington replied, ‘Well, Madam, there are 32 of us without Peters .’ <\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

And the Madam said, ‘You gotta be shittin’ me!’<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Remember the experiment monoclonal antibody that Donald Trump received during his own bout with the novel coronavirus<\/a>? Trump promised to make that treatment free for every American<\/a>. But despite Trump repeating that claim several times, the government has actually only ordered 300,000 doses<\/a>\u2014not enough to administer to the Americans who come down with COVID-19 on any two days of the last month. Also it\u2019s still not free. Actually, it\u2019s still not even available.  <\/p>\n

On an all-too-similar note, when Pfizer first announced the results of Phase 3 trials of their coronavirus vaccine in mid November, Trump was quick to proclaim this a win for \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d and to insist the vaccine would be available before the end of the month. But all of that is just another round of Trump\u2019s claims, not the truth. The truth is Pfizer was not part of Operation Warp Speed. And when the United States had an opportunity to put in a big order for their vaccine \u2026 Trump passed. Other nations didn\u2019t. As a result, it will be at least June before one of the two most successful vaccines so far is widely available. <\/p>\n

I bet Trump* was seeking against Pfizer for refusing to give him a free lifetime supply of Republicans’ favorite party drug.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Donald Trump, on Monday explained that she had religious reasons for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. <\/p>\n

During an interview on Fox Business, Ellis was asked how she maintains a positive attitude amid setbacks in court and Rudy Giuliani\u2019s COVID-19 diagnosis. <\/p>\n

Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n