SUNDAY FUNNIES: WEEKEND PUPDATE, AUGUST 2026

 AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR WEEKEND PUPDATE

WITH YOUR HOST KODA CANINE.

Hello Everybody!

I’m Koda Canine, and it’s not procrastinating if you don't intend on doing in anyway. Right? 

Our top story:

A new species of head lice was discovered that is resistant to all known treatments. I heard this unsolved mystery left the scientists scratching their heads.

A new study shows that studies show exactly what their financial supporters who pay for the studies wants them to show.

Studies show that sentences that start with "Studies show," tend to be read more often than other sentences.

It is rumored that scientists have created the world’s largest suction cup. Now how did they pull that off?

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Now, back to what passes for the news.

Ancient Rome had four kinds of poisons. They had types I, II, III, IV.

Poison types I, II and III would kill you basically instantly.

Poison IV would cause you to itch.

If you were born in the 1950s and 1960s and made it to 2026…

You've lived through eight different decades, two centuries, two different millenniums and you aren't in your 80s yet.

Now it’s time for my editorial.

Every morning Rise Up, Shine Bright and let the day know who's boss.

And finally:

It seems like only yesterday that The Free Choice E-zine started, but this is our 3,400th Blogger Post!

YEAH US! 😀😁😎

On that note♫, take care.

STAY SAFE!

Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies.

For Weekend Pupdate, I’m Koda Canine.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 16, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Through his Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is accredited with inspiring the creation of police forensics departments.

COMMON BONDS

Because there are so many this time, the items in the lone subset below all have something in common.

Do you know what it is?

{Blizzard Blue, Dandelion, Lemon Yellow, Magic Mint, Mulberry, Orange Red, Raw Umber, Violet Blue} and we are looking for something specific in regards to all 8/EIGHT.

WHO AM I?

Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

I’m the first performer to win Emmy Awards for Acting, Writing and Directing on the same series.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the August 9, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Louis Francis Cristillo better as?

Lou Costello of the (Bud) Abbott and Costello comedy team.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

Who was the very first lady inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Aretha Franklin.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: REFRIED CHICKEN

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here!

We're still trying to figure out these new Blogger controls here at The Free Choice E-zine, so please bear with us.

Anyway, long time readers of this feature know that when I get something on my mind, I just can't let go of it. I keep digging and digging until I either turn up something new or finally admit defeat. In this case, it's been trying to find a definitive answer to that age old classic WHY DID THE CHICKEN🐔 CROSS THE ROAD?

We've certainly gotten enough mileage out of that bird already between July 17, September 25; October 2, 9 and 16 of 2011, July 5 and September 6 of 2015; and April 24, 2016. (There are 8/EIGHT separate links to check out, if you want to.)

But like any dog with a bone, I kept gnawing away until I came up with some new information/jokes.

Ready?

NOTE: All celebrity responses below are humorously impersonated with no actual political endorsements implied or given.

"DONALD TRUMP": I've been told by my many sources, good sources - they're very good sources - that the chicken crossed the road. All the Fake News wants to do is write nasty things about the road, but it's a really good road. It's a beautiful road. Everyone knows how beautiful it is.

"JOE BIDEN": Why did the chicken do the... thing in the... you know the rest.

"Cluck!" (I'll never tell!)

"ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ": Chickens should not be forced to lay eggs! This is because of corporate greed! Eggs should be able to lay themselves.

"ALBERT EINSTEIN" (from hysterical notes): Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.

"CHARLES DARWIN" (NOT in Origin of the Species): It was the logical next step after coming down from the trees.

"JACK NICHOLSON": You want to know why? You can't handle the reason why!

And there you have it folks! There was no fowl play involved in the making of this post but I'll keep digging into this unsolved mystery when I have time on my paws and nothing else better to do.

Meanwhile, take care. STAY SAFE! And please be back with us again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

THE SUNDAY FUNNIES: PEOPLE... (celebrity quotes)

"Doggies love people!"

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here.

It's been a while since I've posted any celebrity quotes for you, and today's theme is one near and dear to my heart: people.

After all, they are a dog's best friend.

So let's get right to it and as usual, my comments are in italics afterwards.

"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Famous writer of science fiction and science fact.
I'll be the first to admit that they can be quite trying at times, but I'm still my sweet humble self.

Beerbohm, circa 1901

"People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table."
Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) Essayist and caricaturist
I know exactly what you mean sir. The last thing my family wants to hear is me barking about my worst recurring nightmare: burying a big juicy bone and then forgetting where I hid it.

"You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact."
Actor Harry Dean Stanton (1926-)
That's true. After all, Benjamin Franklin is accredited as saying "'Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

"The great secret that all old people share is that your body changes, but you
don't change at all."
Doris Lessing (1919-2013) Novelist and poet.
So true. For me, it's the timeless magic of literature and Internet avatars.

Well, on that note, it's time for me to close this post.
Have a great week everybody and please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

Beerbohm image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons media outlet.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 16, 2014

No "Fun Fact" in this installment folks, because a lot has happened over the past week and we have a lot of ground to cover in this special presentation of TRIVIA TIME.

Woodstock

THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WIZARD OF OZ
Which actor was originally supposed to be the Tin Woodsman?
Hint: Photographic proof exists, but posting it now would give away the answer.

THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
Who was the opening act for the three day event?

Williams, circa 2011

IN MEMORY OF ROBIN WILLIAMS (1951-2014)
What was the title of his very first comedy album?

IN MEMORY OF ARLENE MARTEL (1936-2014)
While many remember her as T'Pring in the classic Star Trek episode "Amok Time", as who in what series did she most often guest star?

Bacall, circa 1950s

IN MEMORY OF LAUREN BACALL (1924-2014)
Why did actor Humphrey Bogart call her "Baby"?

We'll reveal all next weekend.
But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the August 9, 2014 Puzzle Corner.

NEXT?
Given the sequence below, can you figure out what the next item should be?
8 = 56
7 =42
6 = 30
5 = 20
3 = 6 because the given number and its missing multiplier keep decreasing by 1 as the sequence progresses.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate things share at least one word in common and can be combined to make something new.
Based upon the given clue "A C. S. Lewis novel about an infamous Super Bowl event", the answer is The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Malfunction.