Sunday, February 13, 2022

SUNDAY FUNNIES: OF HEARTS AND FOOTBALL

 AND NOW, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON THE SUNDAY FUNNIES...

Meow l'amour.
This ball, does it taste good?
 PIPER D. KATT 
AND
KODA CANNINE!

Hello and Welcome Everybody. We certainly have an unique opportunity here today.

That's right Piper. Tomorrow is Valentines' Day,💕 although love should be all year round.

I agree Koda, but today is that "Big Game" all the football🏈 players and fans work themselves up to.

That's odd. Isn't those International Winter Games still going on too?

You mean the ones where some countries aren't attending because of the Host Country's poor ideas of Democracy and Human Rights while others aren't participating because of the current pandemic?

Yep. It's bad enough having to beat around the bush using alternate names since The Free Choice E-zine isn't an official sponsor of any of the sports events.

True, but it wouldn't be The Sunday Funnies without some jokes, so here we go!

What did one boat say to another?
"Are you up for a little row-mance?"

What did the receiver say to the football?
"Catch you later."

How did the telephone propose to his girlfriend?
He gave her a ring. 

Do you have a date for Valentine's Day?
Yeah, February 14th.😉

Do hungry players eat at The Supper Bowl?

What happened when the vampires started dating?
It was love at first bite!

What did the football say to the punter?
"I get a kick out of you."

Isn't that also a song cue?
Maybe, but before we go, let us close with our annual traditional.
Courtesy of YouTube, here's Andy Griffith and his classic routine "What it was, was football"!
Complete with the original George Woodbridge illustrations from Mad magazine's adaptation.



So on that note♫, take care everybody!
STAY SAFE! 😷
And one of us will be back here next weekend with more Sunday Funnies!—PDK and KC.

The Free Choice E-zine did not create or post said video on YouTube, but shares it in the spirit of friendship and humor cause we can all use a good laugh in life.
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Saturday, February 12, 2022

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 6-12, 2022

BAN BOOK BANNINGS AND BURNINGS!

















GET VACCINATED, WEAR YOUR MASK😷
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY IS ALSO HEART💓 HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
FEBRUARY 14 IS VALENTINE’S DAY.💕
FEBRUARY 15 IS CANADA'S FLAG DAY
WHILE SERBIA CELEBRATES ITS STATEHOOD.
FEBRUARY 17 IS KOSOVO’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE WO🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Has the world reached a “breaking point”??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of February 12, 2022.

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE SITUATION...
*Getting civilians out of potential harm's way. (There are 6/SIX 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.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐
*The future of clean energy??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actress Margarita Lozano (A Fist Full of Dollars, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Former Major League Baseball⚾ player Gerald Williams has passed away.
*Synclavier co-inventor Jon Appleton is no longer with us.
*Betty Davis of Funk-Rock fame has passed away.
*Musician Ian McDonald, founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner, is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*SHOCK! Former “President” Trump regularly destroyed documents he wasn't supposed to! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The GOP censured the Republican members of the committee, but the investigation(s) continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*“No housing for you.”—Dave Chappelle, others.
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Opinion: The losing side???
ELSEWHERE…
*It should come as no surprise that among its other “policies”, Florida’s “government” is apparently against solar energy too.
*The 2021 Razzie nominees, for the worst in movies, are…
*The 2021 Oscar nominees, for the best in movies, are...
*February 14 is the 110th anniversary of Arizona becoming the 48th member of the United States.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
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THE PUZZLE CORNER: FEBRUARY 12, 2022

😎FUN FACT
It actually takes 12 muscles to smile😊 and only 10 to frown!😒

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Who were Paul and Linda McCartney’s backup band on ♫Coming Up♫?

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Considering it’s fast approaching, how many new words can you make out of the letters in VALENTINE?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the February 5, 2022 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {♫Muppet Rhapsody♫, ♫Any Way The Force Flows♫} = Both are homages to Queen’s ♫Bohemian Rhapsody♫.
02. {The Monkees, Steve Winwood} = Both have sang about ♫Valerie♫, although a different lady with that name was the subject of each tune.

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

TOMORROW DAY = The day after tomorrow.
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Sunday, February 6, 2022

SUNDAY FUNNIES: LIBRARY LAUGHTER

Yes I read, and write too!
 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here!
Over on his writer's blog, our esteemed Editor-In-Chief wrote a short but poignant opinion piece on banning book bans and burnings.
I mean, who the heck would want to ban, let alone burn a book to begin with?
Have we suddenly gone back to the Dark Ages and nobody told meow?

Anyway, while obviously everyone here at The Free Choice E-zine is against banning and burning books too, this is The Sunday Funnies, so we're going to present books and libraries in a more positive and humorous light. Ready?

Have you ever gone to a library looking for a book and all you can remember about it is "The cover was red."?
Well, that does narrow it down to a one in nine chance of the librarian finding the right book since you've eliminated the options of orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, and brown.
Then again, every book should be well read.😉

There's always plenty of room for more patrons at a library because they're never overbooked. 😀

At a library, you can always find everything you need to do gooder in school.
Including grammar guides!

If you're one of those "alternate facts" people, there's always the fiction section.
I hear lately it's very popular with some politicians.

Did you know one reason that dinosaurs didn't survive extinction is because they didn't read?
Except for the Thesaurus.
Thankfully he/she/it is still around.

Books always make good company.
You can mark your place and come back to where you left off later if you get interrupted by something.
Books help us learn and grow as individuals.
Knowledge is the TRUE power in life.
Don't let anyone take that away from you!
Read books and learn!

On that note♫ take care.
STAY SAFE! 😷
And join me next weekend as I team up with new co-host Koda Canine for our combined Super Bowl🏈/Valentines Day💕 salute on The Sunday Funnies!—PDK.
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Saturday, February 5, 2022

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 5, 2022

BAN BOOK BANNINGS AND BURNINGS!
_____________________________________________________________________
GET VACCINATED, WEAR YOUR MASK😷
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY IS ALSO HEART💓 HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
FEBRUARY 6 IS NEW ZEALAND'S WAITANGI DAY.
FEBRUARY 7 IS CONSTITUTION DAY IN MEXICO.
FEBRUARY 14 IS VALENTINE’S💕 DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem. (There are 7/SEVEN separate links in this item.)
*Thankfully the vaccination battles continue too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of February 5, 2022.
*Sergio Mattarella has been reelected President of Italy.

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE SITUATION...

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.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actor Howard Hessman (WKRP In Cincinnati, Head of the Class, This Is Spinal Tap, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Cheslie Kryst, Miss America 2019, is no longer with us.
*Former New York Mets pitcher⚾ Jeff Innis has passed away.
*Actor Moses J. Moseley (The Walking Dead, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*America’s drummer🥁 Willie Leacox has passed away.
*Actor Dieter Mann (I Was 19, Downfall, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Journalist Trude Feldman is no longer with us.
*Comic Book Writer/Editor Brian Augustyn (Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, more) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*Former “President” Trump wants a country wide “protest” if investigators “do anything illegal”. Isn’t his wish illegal??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*More ex-Trumpers are providing investigators evidence. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
*Provided President Biden gets to do the appointment, the next Supreme Court Justice WILL be an African American female! 
*Let the debates over who begin. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Good grief! They’re banning books in Texas and BURNING them in Tennessee! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*To change the honor system, hopefully for the better.
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

ELSEWHERE…
*No more "unreasonable" mark ups. What is "reasonable" remains to be seen...
*Would you have left too??? OR Why was he competing to begin with???
*February 14 is the 110th anniversary of Arizona becoming the 48th member of the United States.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*Yes, that IS a Unicorn🦄 clearing the sidewalks!
*Hey! We can surf too! 🐬🐬🐬
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THE PUZZLE CORNER: FEBRUARY 5, 2022

😎FUN FACT
Every “C” is pronounced differently within Pacific Ocean.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {♫Muppet Rhapsody♫, ♫Any Way The Force Flows♫}
02. {The Monkees, Steve Winwood}

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

TOMORROW DAY

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the January 29, 2022 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Based solely upon the number of movies made, what is the most successful theatrical film franchise, to date?
Blondie, based upon the comic strip originated by Chic Young.

NUMBER PLEASE
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
How many films are within the correct TRIVIA TIME answer above, to date?
28! From 1938’s Blondie to 1950’s Beware of Blondie, with all featuring Penny Singleton in the title role and Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.
Those saying either the Marvel, DC, or Star Trek Universes; individual characters/series are counted separately. Star Wars would be the next closest, currently with the 9 original films. Whether Rogue 1 and Solo can be included is debatable.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

GROUNDHOG'S DAY 2022

It's THAT time again!
Considering all the pandemic news going on in the world we can certainly use a good laugh so, with the dependability of a certain Bill Murray movie, The Free Choice E-zine is proud to present our annual salute to that furry rodent.

“Is this the law firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe?” asked the lady as she walked in my front door.
A groundhog
“Yes it is,” I replied. “I’m Howie Cheatum. And you are--?”
“Susan Woo,” she replied, “but you can call me Sue.”
“Okay Sue. And what can I do for you today?”
“I want to engage your services to represent myself as I initiate a law suit.”
“Well, you’ve come to the right place. Who do you want to sue?”
“Punxsutawney Phil.”
“You want to sue who?” I asked in disbelief.
“Not myself silly. Punxsutawney Phil.”
“The groundhog?” I asked, trying to confirm what I heard the first time.
“Yes, that filthy animal,” replied Sue.
“Why?”
“Because this year he/it claimed we would have six weeks of relatively mild weather and an early spring. None of that came true. I couldn’t break out my spring wardrobe when I wanted to. I hurt my back shoveling the driveway myself because I dismissed the snow plow service early thinking I wouldn’t need them any more this season. Should I go on?”
“No, I get the idea. And on what grounds would you like to initiate this lawsuit?”
“Don’t you think at a courthouse would be best?” she asked.
“What I meant was, for what reasons did you want to sue?”
“I figured breach of promise at the very least, and whatever else is applicable,” she replied. “The late winter has just totally ruined spring, and who knows just how that is going to affect summer. The trees are barely beginning to bud as it is. Besides, I wouldn’t be surprised if fall arrives on time anyway and cuts whatever is left of spring and summer short this year.”
“I see,” I said, pausing momentarily to wonder why I always got stuck with the live ones. “Let me look up some reference material on the subject,” I said, before turning to use my computer terminal. After a couple of minutes on Wikipedia, I said, “You do realize that this is all just traditional superstition dating back to at least the 1800s in America and at least the fifth century in Europe.”
“So, that means that Punxsutawney Phil should have been a lot more accurate in his prediction than he actually was, right?”
“Well, that’s one way of looking at it,” I agreed while reading the data some more. “While he only has a 39% accuracy rating, it says here that Punxsutawney Phil isn’t the only one who is used to predict the weather.”
Or am I?
“Oh?”
“There’s Jimmy the Groundhog in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; Holtsville Hall and Dunkirk Dave, wherever they reside, all said that there would be six more weeks of winter. Phil and a bunch of others on this list all predicted an early spring,” I said, showing her what it said on my computer monitor.
“Good. Let’s start a class action suit and go after all of them!”
“It just doesn’t quite work that way. The animals themselves never specifically said what the weather would be. Humans just interpreted the situational conditions as best they could.”
“Well let’s sue them,” said Sue.
“That doesn’t work either. None of them were trained professionals paid to do that job. It would be like me trying to predict the weather just by looking out the window.”
“Then are you suggesting that I should sue the weathermen?”
“Actually, you don’t have a case against anybody involved with Groundhog’s Day predictions. That’s all they were, just predictions. None were legally binding.”
“Then can I sue you?”
“For what?” I asked in disbelief.
“For not taking my case.”
While it would not actually get far in the court system, in this day and age, I’d be surprised if she didn’t find somebody willing to take the case.

AND BY THE WAY…
The Groundhog DID see his shadow today—February 2, 2022—or 2-2-22, so make of that what you will.😕
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