Saturday, May 16, 2026

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 16, 2026

 😎FUN FACT
Superman originally couldn’t fly when he first started in Action Comics, but only leapt an eighth of a mile.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {A 1985-1992 sitcom, the 2024 US Olympics Women’s Gymnastics team}
02. {Oven, Treat, Uncle}

TRIVIA TIME⌚
What is Dextrophobia?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 9, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

MOTHER’S DAY QUIZ
Can you name the mother of the children listed below?
01. Alexander and Cookie. = Blondie Bumstead of comic strip fame.
02. Brad, Randy and Mark. = Jill Taylor of the Home Improvement television series.
03. Robert, Edward, William and Thomas. = Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the 16th President of the United States.
04. Sean and Ty. = Pam Dawber Harmon.
05. William and Harry. = Princess Diana Spencer

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
What was the very first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere?
The Max Alder Planetarium of Chicago, Illinois USA, established in 1930.

Sunday, May 10, 2026

SUNDAY FUNNIES: MOTHERS' DAY 2026

 
Meow Mommy!
Hello Everybody!
Woof! Mom!

Once again you are lucky enough to have both Piper D. Katt AND Koda Canine here as we celebrate MOTHER'S DAY!

That's right Piper! Mothers come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. Whether biological, matrimonial, step, or adopted; any woman who cares about children is motherly.

We salute all mothers, whatever their qualifications and situation with the following humorous break from your otherwise busy schedules...

What did the mother bee🐝 ask the cranky baby bee to do?
Beehave.

What did the baby porcupine ask the cactus?🌵
Are you my mother?

Why is a computer💻 so smart?
Because it listens to its motherboard.

What did the mother broom🧹 say to the baby broom?
It’s time to go to sweep!

What did the momma horse🐎 say to her foal at night?
Its pasture your bedtime.

What kind of candy do moms love for Mother’s Day?
Her-she’s Kisses.

Who do flowers🎕 honor on Mother’s Day?
Their chrysanthemoms.💮💮

A mother is trying to get her son to eat carrots.🥕🥕🥕
“Carrots are good for your eyes,” she says.
“How do you know?” the son asks.
The mother replies, “Have you ever seen a rabbit🐰 wearing glasses?”

Daughter: "Mum, what’s it like to have the greatest daughter in the world?"
Mum: "I don’t know dear. You’d have to ask Grandma."😉

When a kid says, "Daddy, I want Mommy," that is the kid version of "I'd like to speak to your supervisor."

Two children ordered their mother to stay in bed one Mother’s Day morning.
As she lay there looking forward to breakfast in bed, the smell of bacon floated up from the kitchen. But after a good long wait with no food she finally went downstairs to investigate.
She found them both sitting at the table eating bacon and eggs.
“As a surprise for Mother’s Day,” one explained, “we decided to cook our own breakfast.”

I guess they haven't quite grasped the concept yet. Huh Koda?
Doesn't look like it Piper, but we have time/space for one more joke.

Why don’t they have Mother’s Day sales?
Because Mothers are priceless.

And on that note♫ have a great week.
Take care.
STAY SAFE! 😷
And one of us will be back next weekend with more Sunday Funnies!PDK and KC.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 3-9, 2026: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

MAY IS BREAST CANCER🎗 AWARENESS MONTH AND
ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
MAY 9 IS PUBLIC GARDENS DAY AND LOST SOCK🧦 DAY.
MAY 9 IS ALSO EUROPE DAY AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS LIBERATION DAY.
MAY 10 IS WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD🐦 DAY.
MAY 10 IS ALSO MOTHERS’ DAY.
MAY 14 IS ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
MAY 15 IS PUN DAY.
MAY 16 IS ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY.
MAY 17 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST
HATRED OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
MAY 18 IS INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY, FLAG DAY IN HAITI
AND ASTRONOMY🌠 DAY.
MAY 19 IS WORLD BAKING DAY.
MAY 20 IS WORLD BEE🐝 DAY AND
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE DAY IN CAMBODIA.
MAY 20 IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHAT’S GOING ON BY MARVIN GAYE.
MAY 21 IS WORLD CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY AND
INTERNATIONAL TEA🫖 DAY.
MAY 22 IS INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DAY.
INFINITE DIVERSITY IN INFINITE COMBINATIONS.
MAY 22 IS ALSO SHERLOCK HOLMES🔍 DAY AND MARITIME DAY.🚢
MAY 23 IS WORLD TURTLE🐢 DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
ANALYSIS: MAY 2026
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of May 9, 2026. 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.)

*A brief ceasefire to celebrate World War 2 Victory Day. (There are 2/TWO 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.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

*May 9 is Public Gardens Day.
*May 10 is World Migratory Bird🐦 Day.
*May 16 is Endangered Species Day.
*May 20 is World Bee🐝 Day.
*May 23 is World Turtle🐢 Day.

2023 KQ14
🌌SPACE NEWS...
*May 18 is Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Media Mogul Ted Turner (TBS, TNT, CNN, more) has left the studio.
*Noted sports announcer John Sterling is no longer with us.
*Actor Kenji Ohba (many roles in his native Japan) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player Jose Ortiz is no longer with us.
*Former professional football🏈 player Joe Senser has passed away.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player and 1967 World Series champion Dick Hughes is no longer with us.
*Noted author Philip Caputo (A Rumor of War, more) has passed away.
*Hall of Fame professional baseball⚾ player turned coach/manager Bobby Cox is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…









ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Some American passengers from the MV Hondius Cruise Ship are back in the states and being monitored for the Hantavirus. But  while there is NO risk of a new pandemic, where is the CDC??? (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: "What War?"—Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
FACT BASED ANALYSIS
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Why is former President Joseph Biden getting blamed for rising beef prices and the end of Spirit Airlines??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Trump addressed a group of children May 5, but could have chosen a better topic.
THE 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS…
FACT BASED OPINION

*Analysis: The Trump effect.
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 BALLROOM BLITZ...
FACT BASED OPINION
ALSO…
FACT BASED OBSERVATION

THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*The Epstein Files??? What Epstein Files??? How about UFO Dossiers instead???
*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.
ACTUAL CONVERSATIONS
MEDICAL NEWS…
*Speculation: Was the Court's decision that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act based on inaccurate data??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
FACT BASED OPINION

ELSEWHERE…
*The NCAA is expanding March Madness to 76/SEVENT-SIX teams to start the annual Men's and Women's College Basketball🏀 Tournaments.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.
OTHER IMAGES VIA PUBLIC DOMAIN SOURCES.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 9, 2026

 😎FUN FACT
Anna Jarvis is accredited with establishing Mother’s Day within the United States but later regretted how commercialized the event was becoming within her lifetime.

MOTHER’S DAY QUIZ
Can you name the mother of the children listed below?
01. Alexander and Cookie.
02. Brad, Randy and Mark.
03. Robert, Edward, William and Thomas.
04. Sean and Ty.
05. William and Harry.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
What was the very first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 2, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

WHO AM I?
Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?
My first solo hit was basically a love song to a rat!
Michael Jackson, singing the title tune to the 1972 movie Ben.

RHYME TIME⏰
The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?
Ancient enigmas. = History’s mysteries.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

SUNDAY FUNNIES: MAY THE FOURTH A DAY EARLY

Hello Everybody!
Today you have BOTH Piper D. Katt AND
Koda Canine here for a special event.

That's right. This time last year it was actually on a Sunday so we could celebrate properly.
Although it's actually tomorrow, we decided it was close enough this year to celebrate on The Sunday Funnies again.

We're talking about May the Fourth. Fans of a certain franchise have proclaimed that date International Star Wars Day, and it seems to keep growing every year.

May the Fourth.
May the Force be with you.
Closest OFFICIAL image we're able to post.😕
Get it?

Actually it's May the Farce be with you because it's joke time.
Ready?

CONSIDER THIS...
Even a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, the most evil person in the universe was a career politician.

It turns out that Chewbacca is originally from Wisconsin. He was born in Milwookie.

I tried to make some Wookie cookies. They were not Chewy enough.

A Sales Clerk to Customer: "RETURN of the Jedi is not possible without RECEIPT of the Jedi."

A wife got mad at her husband because, in her opinion, he had too much Star Wars merchandise.
“It’s either all that junk or me!” she yelled.
He just looked at her and replied, “May the divorce be with you.”

What do you call Storm Troopers playing cards?
A game of clones!

A generic "Galaxy far, far away."
Do Star Wars fans going shopping at the Darth Maul?

Darth Vader once tried to make cookies, but he burnt them.
They were a bit on the dark side.

Is that droid hungry?
No. BB-8.

Have you met Darth’s wife, Ella Vader?

Why do Ewoks never shout in the house?
Because they always use their Endor voice.

If you are dating a girl who does not like Star Wars puns, then you're looking for love in Alderaan places.

Since Disney now owns the Lucas Films properties (and the reason why we can't post official Star Wars images), what is Darth Vader's favorite song?
♪ When you wish upon a death star... ♫
A generic "Dark Side".

Why is a droid mechanic never lonely?
Because they're always making new friends!

What is the favorite vehicle of Jedi Masters?
Toy Yodas.

Two Storm Troopers part company when suddenly one fires upon the other.
"Why did you do that?" the first Storm Trooper asks, thankful to still be alive.
The second Storm Trooper replies, "I just wanted you to know that I will always miss you."

In all honesty, I'm not sure what we will be doing this time next year because May 4 of 2027 is a Tuesday and not on a Sunday again until 2031!

We'll figure it out.
Meanwhile, join Koda and me next weekend on The Sunday Funnies as we team up to celebrate MOTHERS' DAY!

On that note♫, May the Force Fourth/Farce be with you!
KC and PDK.