Sunday, December 21, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: THE 2025 OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

Piper D. Katt

 Hello Everybody!
Today you are lucky enough to have Piper D. Katt, Koda Canine, and our Editor-In-Chief Lee Houston, Junior here as we pause and celebrate the holidays with our annual office Christmas party!

That's right Piper. Even with the sun setting earlier than normal during winter, especially with today being the Winter Solstice, too bad there isn't a full moon tonight or I'd really have the chance to howl!

I'll be happy if we just get through this event without breaking the office budget or anything else before it's over.

Party pooper.
Koda Canine

In any event, it's time for the Christmas jokes!

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿคถ⛄๐Ÿง๐ŸฆŒ

My kids and grandkids keep laughing about my losing my memory.
They won't be laughing at Christmas when there are no Easter Eggs๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅš under the Christmas Tree.๐ŸŽ„

A Star Trek Klingon once observed: "I do not know who HOLLY is, but the desire of her enemies to deck the halls with her bowels indicates she must be a fierce warrior indeed."
I'm certainly not going to tell him he misheard that Christmas carol.
Nope. Not I.
Lee
Me neither!

Mariah Carey reportedly opened her Christmas Present๐ŸŽ and inside found a deed for an undeveloped plot of land that is zoned residential. Disappointed, she set the deed down and said "I don't want a lot for Christmas."

If Santa๐ŸŽ… raised cattle๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ, would he be a Jolly Rancher?

What did Santa say to Mrs. Claus๐Ÿคถ when the sky turned dark?
"Looks like it is going to reindeer."๐ŸฆŒ

I like my candy canes in mint condition.

What is the perfect gift?
A broken drum.๐Ÿฅ Nobody can beat that.

I always get confused with the difference between Elves๐Ÿง๐Ÿง, Pixies, Fairies๐Ÿงš๐Ÿงš, Sprites, etc.
I guess I don't understand the gnomenclature. 

How much does Santa pay to park his sleigh?
Nothing. It’s on the house.

What do you call Kris Kringle taking a break?
Santa Pause.

Dumping trash at Christmas time is easy.
Wrap your garbage and leave it on the back seat of your unlocked car when you go to the mall.
Happily, every time you return from shopping, someone will have taken your garbage out for you. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Would an Artic survey be a North Poll?

What do snowmen⛄⛄ like to eat for breakfast?
Frosted Flakes.

Everyone dreams of a White Christmas but, depending upon where you live, Snow is not actually a word.
It's actually an acronym for Stuff No One Wants.❆❄  
It may be fun to watch it fall and to play in, but the clean up afterwards...๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

What is Tarzan's favorite Christmas Carol?
♫Jungle Bells.♫๐Ÿ””๐Ÿ””

Why is it cold in a lot of places during Christmas?
Because it's Decembrrrrrrrrr.

What does Santa๐ŸŽ… say Christmas morning at the end of his long trip around the world?๐ŸŒ
"Oh, oh, oh am I tired."

So on that note♫, I'm afraid it's time for all of us to say goodbye, for now.
Take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please come back next weekend when Lee hosts The Sunday Funnies while Piper and I enjoy the holiday weekend with our families but don't worry. We WILL be back in 2026!
And we'll leave some jokes for Lee to tell before we take off.—PDK, KC, lhjr

Saturday, December 20, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 14-20, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK๐Ÿ˜ท WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

DECEMBER 21 IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE FOR THOSE NORTH
OF THE EQUATOR AND THE SUMMER SOLSTICE FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF.
DECEMBER 23 IS FESTIVUS.
DECEMBER 24 IS CHRISTMAS EVE AND EGG NOG DAY.
DECEMBER 25 IS CHRISTMAS.๐ŸŽ„
DECEMBER 26 IS BOXING DAY๐ŸŽ AND THE START OF KWANZAA.
DECEMBER 26 IS ALSO CANDY CANE DAY.
DECEMBER 27 IS FRUIT CAKE DAY.
DECEMBER 31 IS NEW YEAR’S EVE.
JANUARY 1 IS NEW YEAR’S DAY 2026.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of December 20, 2025. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???
*The HAIRBO Candy Company celebrates it 105th anniversary this year.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)


THE TERRORIST REPORT…

*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice through arrest and trial.

๐ŸŒTHE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees๐ŸŽ„ to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees ๐ŸŽ„to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

๐ŸŒŒSPACE NEWS...

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*Actor (All In The Family) director (The Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, much more) Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle.
*Singer/songwriter Carl Carlton (♫Ever Lasting Love♫, other hits) is no longer with us.
*Actor Anthony Geary (General Hospital, UHF, other roles) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional football๐Ÿˆ player Garrett Ford Senior is no longer with us.
*Musician Joe Ely (worked with multiple groups over a long career) has passed away.
*Former professional baseball⚾ pitcher Mike Campbell is no longer with us.
*Actor Gil Gerard (1980s version of Buck Rogers, The Doctors, many more roles over a long career) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, along with Craig Wadsworth, Dennis and Jack Dutton all passed away in a plane crash December 18.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AS THE US NAVY CELEBRATES
ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY DECEMBER 22.

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Analysis: Heating costs.
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*Opinion: OOPS!
*Speculation: Does ICE profile???
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Despite the illegalities involvedthey renamed The Kennedy Center??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
TRUMP VERSUS ROB REINER...
IMAGE OF ACTUAL TEXT

*The issue started when Trump responded December 15 to the passing of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The opinions of Tracy Reiner, Jasmine CrockettOther CelebritiesSome CongressionalsOther Republicans and the Average American. (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
ALSO…
CITY SEIZURES…
NOTE: Washington, DC is the only city the Trump/Republican regime has any official authority to act within. The rest are questionable, at best.
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
REMEMBER?

*The Department of Justice met the 30/THIRTY day deadline to release the Epstein Files. Sort of.
*Analysis: What was released. Including over a ream (500 pages!) of blackouts! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: Where are the missing files??? Let alone the (known) picture of Trump??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*NOTE: Any possible crimes happened BEFORE his first Presidential campaign so as a potential civilian suspect, Donald Trump is NOT covered by the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling in The Jeffrey Epstein Situation.
FACT BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…
*Opinion: Despite claims otherwise, the math doesn't add up.
*Pending any legal emergencies, the Court will be taking a brief recess for the winter/Christmas holidays before returning in early 2026.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*They had a suspect in 2/TWO Massachusetts shootings, but found him dead???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Congress is now officially on winter/Christmas vacation until the beginning of 2026.
ELSEWHERE…
*Even if he's no longer friends with Trump, Elon Musk is still supporting the Republican Party.
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: DECEMBER 20, 2025

 ๐Ÿ˜ŽFUN FACT
10 year old Gayla Peevey of Oklahoma City first performed ♫I Want A Hippopotamus๐Ÿฆ› For Christmas♫ in 1953, but NOT as an effort to raise money for a local zoo. However a hippo was later donated to that facility.

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?
REBUS IMAGE

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out the letters in CHRISTMAS?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX๐ŸŽ and discover the results from the December 13, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL QUIZ
There have been a lot of Christmas specials over the years. Many produced by the Rankin-Bass Studio.
Can you match the Narrating Host to their classic Rankin-Bass holiday special?
Note: Since not every narrator was actually a character within the story, some of them either appeared as "themselves" or did not actually appear on screen at all.

THE NARRATORS
a. Fred Astaire
b. Shirley Booth
c. Jimmy Durante
d. Greer Garson
e. George Gobel
f. Andy Griffith
g. Buddy Hackett
h. Burl Ives
i. Roger Miller
j. Red Skelton
k. Jonathan Winters

THE SPECIALS
01. Frosty The Snowman⛄ (1969)
02. Frosty Returns (1992)
03. Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
04. The Little Drummer๐Ÿฅ Boy (1968)
05. Jack Frost (1979)
06. Nestor, the Long Eared Christmas Donkey๐Ÿซ (1977)
07. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer๐ŸฆŒ (1964)
08. Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
09. Santa Claus๐ŸŽ… Is Coming To Town (1970)
10. Twas The Night Before Christmas (1974)
11. The Year Without A Santa Claus (1974)

THE MATCHES
Jimmy Durante was the unnamed host of Frosty The Snowman.⛄ (C-1)
Jonathan Winters was the unnamed narrator of Frosty Returns. (K-2)
An otherwise unidentified Andy Griffith escorted us through Frosty's Winter Wonderland. (F-3)
Greer Garson narrated The Little Drummer๐Ÿฅ Boy off screen. (D-4)
George Gobel as Father Mouse told the main story, but Joel Grey recited Twas The Night Before Christmas. (E-10)
Buddy Hackett as Pardon-Me-Pete the Groundhog told the story of Jack Frost. (G-5)
Roger Miller as Spieltoe, a donkey belonging to Santa Claus, told the story of Nestor, the Long Earred Christmas Donkey.๐Ÿซ (I-6)
Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman related the story of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.๐ŸฆŒ (H-7)
Red Skelton as Father Time told us of Rudolph's Shiny New Year. (J-8)
Fred Astaire portrayed S(pecial) D(elivery) Kluger, a busy postman, because ๐ŸŽ… Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. (A-9)
And Shirley Booth as Mrs. Claus told the story of The Year Without A Santa Claus.

Friday, December 19, 2025

Sunday, December 14, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: GOING TO THE DOGS

 Hello Everybody! Koda Canine here!
It isn't much of a day outside. Cold and snowy.
So I'm staying in where it's nice as warm as I tell some jokes.

There are all kinds of unique dog breeds in the world.
England has the Otter Hound.
That is it's actual name.
It can hunt either on land or in the water.
We're not talking scuba diving here, but you get the idea.

The Skye Terrier started in Skye, Scotland for fox hunting but is also great for guarding your family.

The Azawakh from South Africa can chase gazelles all over the Sahara.
I have absolutely no idea why it would want to do that though.

The Norwegian Lundehund was actually once used to hunt puffins!
Again, I have absolutely no idea why.
I would think chickens or turkeys would be more practical.

But there are other dog breeds that even leave me scratching my head wondering "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?"



But no matter what dog you have, they're valued member(s) of your family and should be treated as such.
So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies when Piper D. Katt and I team up with our beloved Editor-In-Chief for our annual Christmas party.—KC.

Saturday, December 13, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 7-13, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 My humblest apologies, but I took sick while working on this installment of THE WEEK IN REVIEW and thought it more important to have all the news links active instead and skipped adding the images. Hopefully next time will be better.—lh,jr.
 
WEAR A MASK๐Ÿ˜ท WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

DECEMBER 13 IS VIOLIN DAY.
DECEMBER 13 IS ALSO THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SANTA CLAUS๐ŸŽ… IS COMING TO TOWN HOLIDAY SPECIAL.
DECEMBER 13 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLUE: THE MOVIE
WITH THREE DIFFERENT ENDINGS.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING, HANUKKAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN DECEMBER 14.
DECEMBER 14 IS MONKEY๐Ÿ’ DAY.
DECEMBER 16 IS NATIONAL DAY IN BAHRAIN
AND SOUTH AFRICA’S DAY OF RECONCILIATION.
DECEMBER 18 IS NATIONAL DAY IN QATAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of December 13, 2025. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice through arrest and trial.

๐ŸŒTHE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*December 14 is Monkey๐Ÿ’ Day.
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees๐ŸŽ„ to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees๐ŸŽ„ to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

๐ŸŒŒSPACE NEWS...

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*Singer Bernie Toorish of The Four Lads (many hits from the 1950s to the 1970s) has passed away.
*Journalist John Noble Wilford of The New York Times is no longer with us.
*Illustrator Michael Turner, who specialized in motoring and aviation images has passed away.
*Musician/composer Gordon Goodwin, who specialized in the Big Bang and entertainment genres is no longer with us.
*Musician/songwriter Raul Malo, founding member of the Mavericks has passed away.
*Actress Beatrice Picard (many roles over six decades) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Voice Actor Jim Ward (many video game and animated productions from 1976-2021) has left the recording studio.
*Author John Varley (Titan, Wizard, more) is no longer with us
*Comedian and voice actor Jeff Garcia (much work from 1991-2025) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Actor Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Mask, much more from 1990-2025) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Speculation: What soybean farm???
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*The Green Card rules are changing again.
*Even if an immigrant voluntarily leaves the US, ICE could still arrest them???
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Could Kristi Noem, Robert F. Kennedy, Junior and Donald Trump be facing possible impeachment??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Trump on the law.
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
ALSO…
THE GERRYMANDERING ATTEMPTS…
*The Indiana Republicans that said "NO" to the Trump/Republican regime's redistricting desires.
NOTE: With the 2026 mid-term elections drawing near, the Trump/Republican regime is trying to make sure the Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and the Senate to continue their agenda.
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*The Department of Justice has until December 20 to release the Epstein Files.
*NOTE: Any possible crimes happened BEFORE his first Presidential campaign so as a potential civilian suspect, Donald Trump is NOT covered by the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling in The Jeffrey Epstein Situation.
MEDICAL NEWS…
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ELSEWHERE…
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.