Sunday, September 21, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: WEEKEND PUPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2025

 AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR WEEKEND PUPDATE
WITH YOUR HOST, KODA CANINE.

Hello Everybody!
I’m Koda Canine, and “Journalism is reporting what somebody else doesn't want reported. All else is just public relations.”~~famous author George Orwell.

Our top story:
Someone drilled a hole in the fence surrounding the nudist camp.
Authorities are looking into it.

A new study shows 3/THREE out of 4/FOUR people make up 75% of the world’s population.

When creating home made dog biscuits, be sure to use collie flour.

When looking for news sources, ice cream🍦 will always give you a scoop.

Geez. I'm getting hungry.

And now, a word from our sponsor.
Actual Truth In Advertising!

Now, back to what passes for the news.
Scientists have discovered that if you stand near the ocean🌊, you know what it sounds like to hold a seashell against your ear.

New research has confirmed the four letter words not to use around a woman.
Dust, Iron, Cook, Mend, Bake and Diet.
The only known four letter word not to use around men is Work.

Now it’s time for my editorial.
It is better to be the oldest in the gym than the youngest in the nursing home.

Turning to Sports…
Our local football🏈 team unfortunately cannot serve drinks at Home games this season because they lost the opener.

Meanwhile, here are the current scores.
27-15, 23-35, and in a game just getting underway: 0-3.

And finally: 
If you have a bad habit of running red lights, you need to stop.
Unless you’re driving an emergency vehicle.

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.

Saturday, September 20, 2025

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


 BEWARE
TROPICAL STORM

WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND MUSHROOM🍄 MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 20 IS THANK YOU DAY.
SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.🕊
SEPTEMBER 21-27 IS BANNED BOOK WEEK.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS ASTRONOMY DAY.🌠
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX FOR THOSE NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND THE SPRING EQUINOX FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST FARM AID CONCERT.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING,
ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN SEPTEMBER 22.
SEPTEMBER 24 IS SOUTH AFRICA’S HERITAGE DAY
& GUINEA-BISSAU’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
SEPTEMBER 25 IS ONE HIT WONDERS DAY.
SEPTEMBER 26 IS WORLD CASSOWARY DAY.
SEPTEMBER 27 IS WORLD TOURISM DAY.
SEPTEMBER 29 IS WORLD HEART💖 DAY.
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
& FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
FACT BASED OPINION
*Trump's visit to Great Britainand what the British thought. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of September 20, 2025.
*Although Notre Dame Cathedral has been reopened for awhile now, The Towers are finally reopened too.
*Decades after the end of World War 2, the search to recover stolen treasures continues.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Is Israel guilty of genocide??? What the United Nations' report says. (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…
*Working to save the Red-Yellow Mountain Frogs.🐸

🌌SPACE NEWS...
*September 22 is Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Oscar winning actor/director Robert Redford, who also founded the Sundance Film Festival and TV channel, has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Ted Ford is no longer with us.
*Actress Pat Crowley (much TV and movie work from 1950-2012) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Singing songwriter and record producer Bobby Hart (wrote for The Monkees, other TV shows and his own music) has passed away.
*Former professional hockey player turned coach and broadcaster Eddie Giacomin is no longer with us.
*Child actress turned musician, songwriter and playwright Marilyn Knowlden (many great films until she retired upon becoming an adult) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Former member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets and songwriter (including The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme) Sonny Curtis is no longer with us.
*Former professional football🏈 player and 3/THREE time Super Bowl Champion Jim Fahnhorst has passed away.
*Singing songwriter and record producer Brett James (a very long career) and some members of his family passed away from a plane crash September 18.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



SEPTEMBER 25 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZATION.

WE NEED MORE
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!


POLITICALLY
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Trump's visit to Great Britain, and what the British thought. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Trump still has to wait on attempting to fire Lisa Cook, but has already gotten one of his nominees on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*New rules for ICE in Connecticut. Will they comply???
FACT BASED OPINION
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...

ALSO…
REDFORD'S OPINIONS

*On September 19, the Trump/Republican regime was told that "gender ideology" cannot be applied to National Endowment for the Arts recipients AND documents concerning Federal employee firings must be presented to the courts.
*Trump tried suing The New York Times. The case was tossed out of court, but Trump does have 28 days to attempt refiling. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: First the University of California BerkeleyIs UCLA next??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
CITY SEIZURES…
*The Trump/Republican regime has declared "ANTIFA" a terrorist group, but is unclear how it will proceed against  Anti-Fascists.
*Dispatching the National GuardTrump vows to "clean up Memphis" before concentrating on Chicago. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
NOTE: Washington, DC is the only city the Trump/Republican regime has any official authority to act within. The rest are questionable, at best.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*Opinions: FBI Director Kash Patel on Jeffrey Epstein and the hearing itself. (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
THE CHARLIE KIRK SITUATION>AFTERMATH...
*A possible look at the texts the suspect might have sent to his roommate. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
*Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Trump/Republican regime still believes "the radical left" is responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk and plans to "react accordingly" to "hold them accountable." (There are 7/SEVEN separate links in this item.)
CONAN O'BRIEN'S OPINIONS
THE JIMMY KIMMEL SITUATION...
*Opinion: Is killing Charlie Kirk the death of free speech??? An opinion expressed before Jimmy Kimmel was suspended.
*Former President Obama's thoughts on current events. Including Jimmy Kimmel. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
OPINION: WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN???

*David Letterman's opinions on current events.
FACT BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…
*Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy, Junior wants to end Mental Health screenings in schools.
*Speculation: Is cocaine on the rise???
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Except for administrative functions, the Court is technically in recess until October 6.
FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
FACT BASED OPINION
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Will there be a new budget or a shutdown??? The House has passed a budget that has been sent to the Senate, yet Democrats want improvements in health care, especially after the last budget changes. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*At the 2025 Emmy Awards... Stephen Colbert was among the honorees. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

 😎FUN FACT
It’s the soap🧼, not the water temperature, that kills germs when washing your hands.

NUMBER PLEASE
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
How many movies did actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford make together?

TRIVIA TIME
Going into the 2025 playoffs, who is the only Major League Baseball⚾ team to have never made it to the World Series?

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

TRIVIA TIME
Since September 18 was Cheeseburger🍔 Day, what exactly is on Jimmy Buffet’s ♫Cheeseburger In Paradise♫?
According to the song (and I played the track on the Songs You Know By Heart CD 3/THREE times to confirm this), Jimmy Buffet was "not too particular, not too precise" but a ♫Cheeseburger in Paradise♫ included an unspecified bun, "a huge hunk of meat" cooked medium rare, onion slice, lettuce, tomatoes, mustard AND Heinz 57 sauce; served with French fried potatoes, a Kosher dill pickle and a cold draft beer.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {Nuro, Valo} = Light, in other languages. Swahili and Finnish respectively.
02. {Skua, Grebe} = Birds. Skua stay mainly along shorelines while Grebe dive for their food.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CATTY OBSERVATIONS (misc. jokes)

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here!

It's been a quiet and lazy Sunday around my people's place.
I just got up from (another) wonderful cat nap and remembered that I still have to fulfill my duties for today's jokes.
Instead I thought I'd just make some feline observations about life and other matters.
Hey. I'm a cat. I can and will do anything I want.
In any event, ready?

Odorless flowers🥀 are non scents.
Of course they're making plastic and other varieties of fake flowers nowadays, but I prefer the real ones. Don't you?

Friendly advice. Never tell a clock⏰ a secret because time will tell.

If you're addicted to seaweed, I hope you're seeking kelp. 😼

Being a cat🐈, with great reflexes come great response abilities.
After all, who else do you know that can jump from a squatting position on the floor to the top of the television set in just one leap?
Besides, I don't care whether you want me to do it or not.
I've always wanted to be on television.📺

Isn't it ironic that the loudest word ever shouted is QUIET!

Whoever came up with "Age is just a number" is wrong.
Age is a word.
A-G-E, age. 😼

If things are going wrong, NEVER ask "Can my day get any worse?"
Life always considers that a challenge, not a rhetorical question.

Whoever came up with "Penny for your thoughts", "Don't Nickle and Dime me," and "Another day, another dollar," sure knew how to coin a phrase.
But don't you think they should be getting paid more than $1.16 a day?
(The total of all the money mentioned. If you have to explain a joke...)

Sometimes I wonder why, after a full day at work, you humans go out to gyms or do other physical activities before you call it a night.
At least come home and clean out the litter box first.
After all, if you go to the restroom during the day, don't you think your cat does too?

So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!PDK.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

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

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND MUSHROOM🍄 MONTH.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15.
SEPTEMBER 16 IS PLAY DOH DAY.
SEPTEMBER 18 IS WORLD BAMBOO DAY AND CHEESEBURGER🍔 DAY.
SEPTEMBER 19 IS INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY.
SEPTEMBER 20 IS THANK YOU DAY.
SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS ASTRONOMY DAY.🌌
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST FARM AID CONCERT.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1975, LIKE SPACE: 1999
OR THE SECRETS OF ISIS, IS 50 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 1965, LIKE GREEN ACRES, THE WILD WILD WEST OR LOST IN SPACE, IS 60 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of September 13, 2025.
*Pope Leo XIV has canonized his first saints. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*The Gaza death toll, so far, as Israel demands Gaza City to be completely evacuated. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Russian drones have been sighted in other, non Ukrainian areas. (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.
FACTS

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

🌠SPACE NEWS...
*September 22 is Astronomy Day.🌌

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Charlie Kirk, Trump supporter and founder of Turning Point USA was murdered September 10.
*Former professional baseball⚾ players Brian Dayett and Jim Dickson have passed away. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Founding member of Supertramp Rick Davies is no longer with us.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player turned manager Jim Marshall has passed away.
*Oscar winning production designer Stuart Craig (the Harry Potter franchise, Ghandhi, much more) is no longer with us.
*Actress Salli Sachse (active in the 1960s) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Actress Polly Holliday (Alice/Flo, Gremlins, much more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

SEPTEMBER 17 IS CONSTITUTION DAY,
for the document was officially adopted on this date in 1787.

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Puerto Rico may not officially be a member of the United States, but the American military bases there will see more action.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*The job numbers have been revised, but not to Trump's liking. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*As of September 8, ICE is in Chicago, but has been in Boston since September 7. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION



ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
ALSO…
*Opinion: Trump may be a tennis🎾 fan, but he didn't have many fans at the game.

*Opinion: Does Trump "own" CBS now??? The network's new owners do want to "appease the right".(There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: Why will Tom Hanks not be getting an award??? Trump thinks he's "woke"! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
CITY SEIZURES…
*Speculation: With Chicago pending, is Memphis next??? Those there don't want the National Guard in Memphis. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
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 CHARLIE KIRK MURDER...
FACT BASED OPINION

*Trump's initial response and potential plan(s). (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Charlie Kirk's widow finally made a statement September 12. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinions: Who was Charlie Kirk??? Who should he be??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: What happens next??? Since things didn't turn out as originally expectedis there a witch hunt in the future??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*Will the Senate take action??? Not right now. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: Has Trump's Birthday Book Message been revealed??? Genuine or not, Republicans are already trying to spin it. (There are 3/THREE 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.
MEDICAL NEWS…
FACT BASED OPINION

THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*NOTE: Except for administrative duties, the Court is supposed to be adjourned until October 6, 2025.
ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH
*The legal battles have renewed because of new opinions from the Trump/Republican regime and Robert F. Kennedy, Junior heading the Department of Health and Human Sciences.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

*Analysis: The current status of prayer in (public) school. It's already legal. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump's opinions on domestic disputes did not earn any favorable criticism. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
*Speculation: What do you do with repeat offenders???
*Authorities claim to have stopped a shooting spree before it began. But the suspect is only 13/THIRTEEN???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
FACT BASED OPINION
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Opinion: Language matters.
ELSEWHERE…
*At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards... Who went first and who won. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.