Sunday, November 2, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: IT'S (FINALLY) TIME!

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here.
There has been a serious service issue with our local Internet Provider this weekend, which is why THE WEEK IN REVIEW didn't get posted until earlier today and this installment of THE SUNDAY FUNNIES is just now being created.
Our apologies for the interruption to your normal reading entertainment.

NOW THEN...
Daylight Savings Time ended before everyone woke up this morning.
Of course what time it is doesn't matter to us cats because we work on a different schedule.

Daytime.
Night time.
Meal time.
Nap time.
Time to use the litter box.
Time to prowl.
Time to cuddle and receive affection from the humans who take care of us.
Repeat all of the above as needed.
You folks get the idea.

Yet I don't understand the whole concept of Daylight Savings Time to begin with.
So you folks set your clocks ahead one hour this Spring, but what did you save?
The sun was still on its regular schedule, as could be proven by looking at any sundial. You were just an hour ahead of it.
A lot of people complained about losing an hour of sleep Springing Forward, but I've yet to hear anyone brag about regaining that lost hour of sleep this weekend.
And besides, if you folks did save anything over the Spring and Summer, did you earn any interest in the process?

Anyway, time for some appropriately themed jokes!

Did you hear the one about the man who threw his clock⌚ out the window?
He wanted to see time fly.
Of course you can make a lot of paper airplanes out of any issue of Time magazine if you know how to fold them properly.

When your clock strikes 12, it's either midnight or noon, but when your clock strikes 13, it's time to get a new clock.
Of course even a broken clock is right twice a day, unless it's digital. Then you don't know what time it is at all if the darn thing is broken because the face is totally blank and ruins this joke.

How can you tell when your clock is really hungry?
It goes back four seconds.

When do astronauts have their meals?
At launch time.

What dog keeps the best time?
A watch dog!

Time is the one thing that everybody wishes they had more of, but still waste anyway.

Is time travel even possible?
Yes, it is. After all, it's now a couple of minutes later than when you first started reading this post.

So on that note♫, have a great week everybody!
Take care.
STAY SAFE!
And please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!PDK.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 1, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

WHILE NOVEMBER 1'S PUZZLE CORNER WAS ON A TIMER, CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL PREVENTED POSTING THE WEEK IN REVIEW ON TIME. OUR MOST SINCERE APOLOGIES.


 BEWARE
HURRICANE
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

NOVEMBER IS MANATEE AWARENESS MONTH
AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
NOVEMBER 4 IS NATIONAL UNITY AND ARMED FORCES DAY IN ITALY.
NOVEMBER 7 IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC’S CONSTITUTION DAY.
NOVEMBER 8 IS INTERSEX SOLIDARITY DAY.
NOVEMBER 8 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE CALVIN AND HOBBS COMIC STRIP.
NOVEMBER 10 IS WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*On a diplomatic tour of Asia, American President Donald Trump visited Japan, spoke at a summit in South Korea, then visited with China's President to talk about tariffs and other matters. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of November 1, 2025. 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.)
*Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks on Gaza to resume October 28. Israeli forces then attacked, claiming Hamas isn't living up to Phase 1 of the potential ceasefire. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*It is now over 1,350+ days with no peace in sight.

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…
*November is Manatee Awareness Month.

FACT
🌌SPACE NEWS...
*Although personnel have rotated, the International Space Station has maintained a crew for 25/TWENTY-FIVE years and counting.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost to war.  
*Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette has passed away.
*Jazz bassist Ray Drummond is no longer with us.
*Actress Prunella Scales (Fawlty Towers, Howard’s End, much more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 11 champion George Atkinson is no longer with us.
*Oscar winning film maker Peter Watkins (The War Game, much more) has passed away.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Yoervis Medina is no longer with us.
*TV director Ralph Senensky (numerous episodes from 1958-1988 with brief encores in 2001 and 2013) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING,
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS BEFORE DAWN NOVEMBER 2.

NOVEMBER 2 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF KDKA BEING THE FIRST RADIO STATION ON THE AIR IN AMERICA.
NOVEMBER 3 MARKS THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST CAR SHOW HELD IN THE UNITED STATES (at Madison Square Garden)

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*On a diplomatic tour of Asia Trump visited Japan, spoke at a summit in South Korea, then visited  with China's President to talk about tariffs and other matters. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Trump in Japan.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Are layoffs part of America's economic future??? Amazon thinks so. So does UPS. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: Is the Trump/Republican regime influencing media mergers??? What about CBS News??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*The latest on the deportation situation as the Trump/Republican regime plans to reorganize ICE. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Analysis: A look at ICE and their latest tactics. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
FACT BASED ANALYSIS

*Analysis: California plans to send their own poll watchers to watch the Trump/Republican regime's poll watchers during the 2025 elections November 4.
SOME SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN…
*With no end of the Shutdown in sight, the Trump/Republican regime has decided NOT to fund any SNAP/Food benefits for November 2025. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Two different Federal Judges have ruled that SNAP payments for November MUST be made, but the Trump/Republican regime allegedly still doesn't know how to do that yet. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*And what started the whole Shutdown, medical insurance rates for those on the Affordable Care Act, aka Obama Care, are about to rise anyway. Something that Trump suddenly seems against??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*And now, with the Shutdown extending into November, Trump has gone golfing at tax payer expense.
*Opinion: Does the country actually have the funds for SNAP or not??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
*The Trump/Republican regime fired everyone on the architectural review board of Washington DC that oversaw construction projects, like his new ballroom he never had approval for.
*Analysis: Trump's golf trips.
*Opinion: Who IS the enemy???
*Speculation: Just what is Trump's IQ???
CITY SEIZURES…
JB PRITZKER'S FACT BASED OPINION
*Did children in Chicago get to go Trick or Treating Halloween night??? Homeland Security said "NO!" But the city and parents made sure they could anyway. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: Are states safe???
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 GERRYMANDERING ATTEMPTS…
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 JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*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

*Employment by the Department of Health and Human Services is now a question of loyalty???
*Analysis: Robert F. Kennedy, Junior as Director of Health and Human Services.
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH
*
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
FACT BASED OPINION

*Despite the Government Shutdownthe fight against domestic violence continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Who is rich???
🛑STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ELSEWHERE…
*The National League's Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2025 World Series⚾ against the American League's Toronto Blue Jays.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


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Saturday, November 1, 2025

THE PUZZLE CORNER: NOVEMBER 1, 2025

 😎FUN FACT
Legendary horror/suspense film director Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of eggs.🥚🥚

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {river, piggy}
02. {book, cookware}

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS
Who do we know Leonard Slye better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the October 25, 2025 Puzzle Corner and our Halloween enigmas.

REBUS
Something familiar is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?
Pumpkin pi(e).

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out of the letters in Halloween?
A, all, allow, an, awl
Eel, ell (building extension), eon, ewe
Ha, hall, hallow, heal, he, heel, hell, hello, hole, how
Law, lawn, lea, lean, low
New, no, Noel, now
Oh, on, owl
Wall, we, wean, wee, ween, well, who (and) whole.
More than the 39 listed above might be possible.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

SUNDAY FUNNIES: HALLOWEEN HI-JINKS 2025

Where is everybody?
 HELLO EVERYBODY!

Today you have both Piper D. Katt AND Koda Canine here as we celebrate Halloween🎃 a little early with this week's installment of The Sunday Funnies considering that Halloween isn't until this Friday.

That's right Piper. I'm not exactly sure where we are at the moment considering you wanted the lights off for an authentic Halloween experience, but it's joke time.
Ready?

What do you call a magician who lost his magic?
IAN.

There is no denying that Albert Einstein was a genius.
However, his brother Frank was a monster.

Do you think that Elections should be held on Halloween so every count votes?🧛

In Transylvania, Cyndi Lauper's big hit is ♫Ghouls Just Want To Have Fun.♫

Witches are bad at math but they're very good at spelling.
The only way I can be good at magic is if I use a spell check.
Moving on...

If you put holy water in a humidifier, could the room become a gas chamber for vampires?
I don't know, but bats🦇🦇 are just Halloween butterflies.

Hypnotists travel by public Trance-portation.

I always get confused with the difference between Elves, Pixies, Fairies, Sprites, etc.
I guess I don't understand the gnomenclature.

Where do ghosts buy their candy?
At the Ghost-ery store.

If you don’t pay an exorcist, can you be repossessed?

There are no such thing as Vampires.
Unless you Count Dracula.🧛

And now, here's an actual treat we found, verified by the poster on Facebook, that was created by the legendary Adam West!
The man did have a sense of humor.

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

Piper D. Katt
Koda Canine
Oh great. Why did you turn the lights back on?
What do you mean?
I turned them off before we started today's routine.
But I never touched them.
YOU DIDN'T???


👻HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Saturday, October 25, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 19-25, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS


 BEWARE
HURRICANE

WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH🎗
AND FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
OCTOBER 25 IS INTERNATIONAL ARTIST DAY.
OCTOBER 28 IS WORLD LEMUR DAY AND MOTHER IN LAW DAY.
OCTOBER 29 IS REPUBLIC DAY IN TURKEY.
2025 IS THE 50TH ANNNIVERSARY
OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING, OCTOBER 31 IS HALLOWEEN.🎃
NOVEMBER IS MANATEE AWARENESS MONTH
AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Who robbed the Louvre October 19??? One lone piece has been recovered, so far. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of October 25, 2025.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire/potential peace treaty doomed??? (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…
*The Trump/Republican regime has eased Environmental regulations concerning mining minerals and copper. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*November is Manatee Awareness Month.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Former Queen of Thai Sirikit is no longer with us.
*Actress June Lockhart (Lassie, Lost In Space, much more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Founding bassist of Limp Bizkit Sam Rivers has passed away.
*Actress Isabelle Tate (911: Nashville) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional football🏈 players Jerry Stalcup, Dewey Bohling and Stephen Starring are no longer with us. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Mickey McGuire has passed away.
*Chess♘ Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is no longer with us.
*Musician Dave Ball (co-founder of both Soft Cell and The Grid) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



NOVEMBER 2 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF
KDKA BEING THE FIRST RADIO STATION ON THE AIR IN AMERICA.

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
POSITION OF A FORMER PRESIDENT
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Trump wants the Department of Justice to reimburse him over $200 MILLION for legal fees from January 21, 2021-January 20, 2025! Some Representatives and  Senators' responses as Democrats challenge Trump's request. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*The latest on the pending James Comey trial. But will the case be dismissed??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Apparently the Firearms division of the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is back on duty.
*"There are more important things to deal with than playing golf."—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to Trump.
*Congress still gets paid, Shutdown or open.
*Opinion: Who's in charge???
*Opinion: Even if Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement to reopen the country, what about Trump, who will not meet with Democrats until the Shutdown is over. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EAST WING...
FACT BASED OPINION
FACT BASED OPINION














*A look at Trump's new ballroom, which was supposed to be
beside the White House
 and not tear down the East Wing to build. (There are 2TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump denies who he plans to name the ballroom after. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FICTION VERSUS FACTS
NO KINGS RALLY OF OCTOBER 18, 2025>POSTSCRIPT...
*Speculation: What next???
ALSO…
CITY SEIZURES…
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 GERRYMANDERING ATTEMPTS…
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.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*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…
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
*Disney/ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. Can they get the lost subscribers back???
OUTDOOR SIGN, FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
FACTS
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Trump on grocery prices. They're rising. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Although the House is still in recess, the latest Bills pending before Congress.
ELSEWHERE…
*Despite ongoing pressure from the Trump/Republican regime, Bad Bunny is still scheduled to be the 2026 Super Bowl🏈 Halftime entertainment. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The National League's Los Angeles Dodgers face the American League's Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series.⚾ The two teams are tied at 1/ONE win each in the best 4 out of 7 series with Game 3 scheduled for Monday October 27 in Los Angeles.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.