Miscellaneous

A TDE reader sent this along. He assures me this regularly ran on TV. If you can watch this and have a shred of respect for anything you see on TV, you're an awfully-accepting individual:

Some more great passages from Kauffman's Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America: Writings, 1986-2014: Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his wife, “I want nothing to do with politicians–they are not men; they cease to be men, in becoming politicians. Their hearts wither away,

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said today that Hillary Clinton's arrogance is “breathtaking.” Of course, he also said the same thing about a flight of stairs. Employees at a Days Inn in Tampa are claiming that managers told them to flip a mattress instead of replacing it after

A man set a new world record after kicking himself in the head 134 times in one minute. He broke the previous record of zero.

Monday Miscellany Yeah, my apologies for the lame blogging lately. I'm struggling just to post something. Fortunately, I think I've found enough whimsical stuff to justify your click over here. If not, well, you already have my apology. * * * * * * * Will things improve this week? Yeah, a little.

In his essay, "You Could Die Laughing: Are Jewish Jokes a Humorous Subject?" Joseph Epstein notes that for many years, Jewish comedians made their living by making fun of Jews, but then, in the 1960s, they started branching out and taking aim at other minorities. He then gives

Donald Trump said in a new interview that he believes his performance in the polls shows that he has not crossed the line of appropriateness. You can read the entire interview in this month's issue of Juggs magazine. According to a new study, stripes don't actually

Now that's a great way to get volunteers. From the Muskegon (Michigan) Polish Festival:

The garden books talk about how prolific zucchini is. Poppycock, I say. I've never gotten more than a handful of zucchini from a single plant. If you want a prolific plant, try cucumbers. This year, I planted three of each. The results so far? Four zucchini, forty cucumbers.