SUNDAY FUNNIES: ROAD SIGNS OF THE TIME

 Hello Everybody!

The Free Choice E-zine's Editor-in-Chief Lee Houston, Junior here because your regular hosts Piper D. Katt and Koda Canine are finishing up the Fourth of July weekend celebrating America's 250th Independence Day here in the United States.

A GOOD BOOK

Now then, during some of my past guest hosting appearances I've discussed Burma Shave signs, those funny and witty little poems and limericks drivers saw displayed on road sides post World War 2 to at least the early 1960s, although they have faded into memory for the most part nowadays.

But there have been other, more legitimate road signs in the years since that while not intentional, have elicited a laugh or two along the way.

To wit...

 This little tin placard on the left makes one wonder about the world today.

The one on the right below makes one wonder when you CAN park. Better to just put some money in the meter and get on with your day.

I can't help wondering if whoever named the streets in the neighborhood pictured below is a fan of Jay Ward?

On the right is proof that I finally found that elusive short cut everyone is looking for.

While technically illegal, I also like the stenciling added to the STOP sign🛑 so it now says DON'T STOP BELIEVING.

While not a very long road, there were absolutely no speed limit signs on the street pictured on the left, so I can't help wondering what the legal limit is.

Warp Factor Two maybe? 😉

Being a Monkees fan, I definitely want to get back to this street pictured on the right some Sunday and see if they're hanging around.

The street pictured below must be popular in Metropolis.

Yet who is trying to spill the beans on Superman's big secret?

Then again, as seen on the right, Millionaire Bruce Wayne has his own problems to deal with.

But in the end, sooner or later we all find ourselves at this intersection.

So on that note♫, have a good week.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And one of your regular hosts will be back next weekend with more Sunday Funnies!—lh,jr.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 5, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

The tops of Japanese beverage cans are also labeled in Braille to help consumers who cannot see.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫Now this is the politic of lies.♫

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What do you have if you suffer from Onychophagia?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 28, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

Using the same group of letters, can you spell a variety of cheese, a strong drink and another word for manufactured?

EDAM, MEAD and MADE.

WHO AM I?

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

Many don’t know this but I created Crest Toothpaste, Folgers Coffee, Bounce Fabric Softener and Safeguard Soap.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: GOING FOURTH

Hello Everybody! The Free Choice E-zine's Editor-In-Chief Lee Houston, Junior here with you today.
Yesterday was July 4, so the ladies have the rest of this weekend off as America celebrates its 244th birthday.🎂

Now, a lot has been said about this country. Good, bad, and indifferent; factual and outright lies since its origins.
Unfortunately no place is totally 100% perfect, but as long as we keep trying, hopefully we'll get it right eventually.

But I'm not here to editorialize, so let's get on with the jokes.

What quacks, has a bill and shouldn’t be trusted?
Beneduck 🦆Arnold.

What do you get if you cross a patriotic American with a small curly-haired dog?
Yankee Poodle.🐩

Which American colonists told the most riddles?
Puns-ylvanians.

Which letter is the coolest on the 4th of July?
Iced T.

What do you call a snowman⛄ on the 4th of July?
A puddle.

How do pandas🐼 stay cool on Independence Day?
They use bear conditioning.

What did the baby firecracker say to its mother?
"Where's Pop?"🧨

Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
On the bottom.

Why did Paul Revere ride from Boston to Lexington?
Because the horse🐎 was too heavy to carry.

What did King George think of the American colonists back in the 1770s?
He thought they were revolting!

What do you call an American revolutionary who draws cartoons?
Yankee Doodler.

I put a picture of the USA in a heart💖 shaped locket to celebrate the 4th of July.
Now it's truly independent.

It is quite ironic that on the 4th of July, some of the American flags we wave were made in China.

Some swimming pools will re-open for the 4th of July weekend but due to social distancing, there will be no water in lanes one, three and five.

Anyway, there may not seem to be a whole lot to celebrate right now with the pandemic, racial tension, and the other problems facing this country and the world.
But if you're reading these words at the moment, then that means you're still alive, and that's a start!😉
On that note♫, take care, try to have a great week. STAY SAFE and please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—lh,jr.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: POULTRY IN MOTION (chicken crossing jokes)

Hello folks! Editor-In-Chief Lee Houston, Junior with you today because it's a holiday weekend here in the United States where The Free Choice E-zine is based and those ladies of comedy (Autumn the Puppy and Waxy Dragon) are off with their respective families.

So it's up to me to entertain you. Hope I don't get egg all over my face or crack up as I try to answer the second oldest question after "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"



WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
Besides the obvious reason of wanting to get to the other side, that is.

Why did the chicken cross the playground?
To get to the other slide.

Why did the chicken cross the Möbius Strip?
To get to the same side.

Why did the rubber chicken cross the road?
To stretch its legs.

Why did the frozen chicken cross the road?
To warm up.

Why did the chicken run across the road?
It wanted to get there faster.

When a chicken does cross the road, does it do so around the cluck or by the hour?

Why did the turkey cross the road?
Don't you think the chicken needs a day off once in a while?

So in the end, why DID the chicken cross the road?
Why are you asking me? I asked you first.
Seriously, considering how much we talk about it, you have to admit that's one famous chicken.

Now that these fowl proceedings are over, have a great week everybody, and please be back here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—lth,jr.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 5, 2014

FUN FACT
In honor of this being the 4th of July weekend here in America, everyone knows the original 13 colonies, but the next to join the United States was Vermont in March of 1791.

COMMON BONDS
The items listed in each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?

01. {Torme, Blanc}
02. {Cassidy, Beckham}
03. {Groups 1 and 2}

FAMOUS FIRSTS
What was the first hit single for the musical group Chicago?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the June 28, 2014 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Using only the same 3 letters to make 4 letter words because one letter was used twice in each answer, based upon the clues below, our words were:

01. Another possible word for Obi? SASH
02. Food? HASH
03. Persian ruler? SHAH
04. Pleasant sounds? AAHS

BONUS!
Since the above involved the letters A, H, and S, the two 3 letter words possible were ASH and HAS.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
True or false: There are 7 song titles, one featuring each day of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday).
ANSWER: The way the question is worded, FALSE!
Thursday has no song (as of July 1, 2014), there are 2 songs for Monday and 4 for Saturday, that we know of.

Pleasant Valley SUNDAY by The Monkees
MONDAY, MONDAY by The Mamas and the Papas
Manic MONDAY by The Bangles
Ruby TUESDAY by The Rolling Stones
WEDNESDAY Morning, 3am by (Paul) Simon and (Art) Garfunkel
Thank God It's FRIDAY by Love and Kisses from the 1978 movie soundtrack
SATURDAY in the Park by Chicago
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. Night by The Bay City Rollers
SATURDAY Night's Alright (for fighting) by Elton John
SATURDAY's Child by The Monkees, although it was never officially released.

All the above can be found on YouTube and various radio stations.