McCusker Commentary

Friday Follies ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midsummer

in Bosnia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950s

Coney Island

New York.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

China.

 

Old Adage:

"Where one

Chinaman goes,

one thousand

will follow."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about a

Blueberry

Lavender

Coconut

Cone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albino Sea Turtle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midsummer

Nappypoo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 30 years of marriage, a husband and wife came for counseling.

When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the years they had been married.

On and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable – an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured.

Finally, after allowing this for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he embraced and kissed her long and passionately as her husband watched – with a raised eyebrow.

The woman shut up and quietly sat down in a daze.

The therapist turned to the husband and said, "This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you do this?"

"Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays I golf."

 

 

[Thanks Tom Schaefer]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Oops ...

there go my glasses."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thanks Jim Green]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British RAF

Red Arrows

 

 

 

 

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OPINION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scaramucci:

There are lots of

back stabbers

in DC.

I'm more of a

front stabber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been thinking for some time that North Korea acts like China's pitbull; wondering how to convey that to our Follies readers in a cogent message.

Lo and behold, our favorite writer, Mr. Victor Davis Hanson, wrote the answer this week:

 

China plays the proverbial no-good neighbor (I’ve known one or two) who cuts loose the tether on his pit bull, soon hears a commotion in your environs, wanders over to your farm to express both shock and regret that his man-biter “somehow” got loose, sort of apologizes, and then, once you get the message, leashes the crazed dog and trots home — until he seeks even greater chaos next time.

 

 [Hanson concludes his piece with these thoughts]

 

Ultimately, China alone can pressure North Korea, and America alone can pressure China.

 

It is time to stop lecturing both about what is supposedly in their long-term interests.

 

We must accept that both nations do what they do because — at least in the short term — they like it and see benefits from it.

 

The aim of the United States is to disabuse them of such thinking, while speaking ever more softly with an ever-bigger stick.

 

Click for full piece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, some good news:

 

 

NBC Jul 26 2017, 12:43 pm ET

Rep. Steve Scalise

Discharged From

Hospital, Now

Begins Rehabilitation

by Daniel Arkin

 

 

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who was critically wounded after a [progressive nut-job] gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in June, has made progress in his recovery and was discharged from a Washington, D.C., hospital on Tuesday.

Scalise, the third-ranking Republican in the House, is in "good spirits and is looking forward to his return to work once he completes" intensive inpatient rehabilitation, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said in a statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'

 

Friday Follies ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

How hot was it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Even ponies

want shade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two nuns are doing their grocery shopping.

As they pass the cooler full of beer, one nun says longingly to the other one, “A cold beer would go down great tonight!”

“Indeed,” the other nun replies, “but how can we show up with beer at the check-out counter?”

“Don’t worry, I have a plan,” the other nun answers. “Grab a six-pack.”

The cashier is surprised when he sees the beer, but the one nun is ready with an explanation.

“We use the beer to wash our hair” she says. “At the convent, we call it ‘Catholic shampoo.'”

Without hesitation the cashier bends down, grabs a package of pretzels, and throws it in one of the nuns’ groceries bags, saying “The curlers are on the house.”

 

[Thanks Rev. Tom Schaefer]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 How to

keep cool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds like

an ex-spouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Marble keyboard

with wrist pad.

 

Just what you need

when you move to

the marble orchard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Cassis is one of our nation's finest motivational speakers.   He told a story recently about a time when he was serving as one of the chaplains for the Chicago Bears during their glory years of the 1980's.   As John tells it, Head coach Mike Ditka was about to deliver a locker room pep talk one day.  He looked up and saw defensive tackle William "Refrigerator" Perry.  How could he not see him?  At 338 pounds, the Fridge stood out even in a crowd of pro football players.  Ditka gestured to the Fridge.  "When I get finished," he said, "I'd like you to close with the Lord's Prayer." Then the coach began his talk.   Meanwhile, Jim McMahon, the brash and outspoken quarterback at the time, tapped John Cassis on the arm. "Look at Perry," McMahon whispered, "he doesn't know the Lord's Prayer."   Sure enough, Perry sat with a look of panic on his face, his head in his hands.  He was sweating profusely.   "Everybody knows the Lord's Prayer," said Cassis to McMahon in disbelief.   After a few minutes of watching the Refrigerator leaking several gallons of sweat, McMahon (never known as a genius himself) nudged Cassis again.  "I'll bet you 50 bucks Fridge doesn't know the Lord's Prayer."   As Cassis tells the story, he stops to reflect on the absurdity of it all: "Here we were sitting in chapel and betting 50 bucks on the Lord's Prayer."   When Coach Ditka finished his pep talk, he asked all the men to remove their caps. Then he nodded at Perry and bowed his head.   It was quiet for a few moments before the Fridge spoke in a shaky voice, "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord, my soul to keep."   Cassis again felt the tap on his shoulder.  It was Jim McMahon.   "Here's the 50 bucks, Padre," he whispered. "I had no idea Perry knew the Lord's Prayer."       [Thanks Larry Fischels]

 

 

 

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OPINION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally,

he'll be able

to track down

the real killer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The progressive

Democrat/MSM Party

ask

"Why repeal it?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'

 

 

 

Friday Follies ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Wall

Of China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,000 miles long,

400 years to build;

10 million visitors

per year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did it work?

 

Well,

they still

don't have

any Mexicans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restroom

in Alps,

for

shy hikers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1925

New York City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950

Marilyn Monroe

on her way up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1954

Bridget Bardot

on her way up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

Bridget

Bardot

at 82.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

Illusion Art

 

 

 

 

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 OPINION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obama/Biden/Holder/Lynch/Clinton/Kerry/Race/Gender/LGBT/Political Correctness/You Can Keep Your Doctor/BLM/Open Borders/Climate Change/Free College/20 Trillion Debt, and now finally Resistance:

After eight years of Hard Left policy and apology tours, plus spread-the-wealth economics, the only case now being made by the Democrat/MSM Party is to chant 'the Russians did it,' by potty-mouth, community organizer-Alinsky-type office holders.

Where are the real Democrats of Truman and Kennedy? Dead and buried, by The Great Society gone rogue; with Social Justice, Lead From Behind, Make the Rich Pay Their Fair Share agendas.

Perhaps only Bernie can lead them out of the wilderness? See below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Socialist/Communist,

 Bernie Sanders

and his wife,

honeymooned

in USSR Russia.

 

 

"During his quarter-century in Congress, Mr. Sanders has been the chief sponsor of just three bills that were signed into law: two renaming U.S. Postal Service offices in his home state of Vermont and one that increased the annual cost-of-living raise for veterans’ benefits, which he secured as chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee in 2013."

~ WTimes

**

 "The problem with the Democratic Party can be summed up in the strange odyssey of Bernie Sanders.

Formerly a weird, hard-Left socialist outlier, Sanders became iconic of the new party by his assault on inequality and his calls for massive government intervention to share the wealth.

But if a self-acclaimed socialist can earn a $1 million a year while on the government payroll, own three tony homes, and have his wife under FBI investigation for mismanaging and bankrupting a college and leaving with a lucrative golden parachute (and perhaps on the way out, evicting the disabled from her college’s new digs), then no progressive is immune from the new Democratic stereotype of talking socialist while living hyper-capitalist."

~ Victor Davis Hanson 7/12/17

 

{Your editor hopes the Democrat/MSM Party nominates Bernie in 2020.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'

 

 

 

Friday Follies ...

 

 

 

 

[Thanks Tom Schaefer]

 

 Modern marriage 

THE E-MAIL

Dearest Dad,

I'm coming home to get married soon, so get your check book out.  I'm in love with a man who is far away from me.

As you know, I'm in Australia and he lives in Scotland.

We met on a dating website, became friends on Facebook, and had long chats on Whatsapp. 

He proposed to me on Skype, and now we've had two months of a relationship through Viber.

My beloved Dad, I'd like your blessing, good wishes, and a really big wedding.

Lots of love and thanks.

Your daughter, 
Annie


THE RESPONSE

My Dear Annie,

Like wow! Cool!

I suggest that you two get married on Twitter, have fun on Tango, buy your kids on Amazon, and pay for it all through PayPal. 

And when you get fed up with your new husband, sell him on eBay.  

Love, 
Pops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic created by intern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card catalogs for

Library of Congress,

left over after

they went digital.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thanks Jim Green]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Black Swan' Superyacht

The “Superyacht” is equal parts dream boat and super villain lair, thanks to both resplendent inner details and intimidatingly sleek design.

 

The yacht houses its own interior beach club with connecting swimming pool and six guest suites, as well as helicopter landing pad for any quick getaways.

 

The exterior of the ship is made from aluminum and enforced steel and it can reach a top speed of 28 knots (32.22 mph).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A young Arab boy asks his father, "What is that weird hat you are wearing?"

The father said, "Why, it's a 'chechia' because in the desert 
it protects our heads from the intense heat of the sun."

"And what is this type of clothing that you are wearing?" 
asked the young man.

"It's a 'djbellah' because in the desert it is very hot and it 
protects the body," said the father.

The son asked, "And what about those ugly shoes on your 
feet?"

His father replied, "These are 'babouches' which keep us 
from burning our feet from hot sand in the desert."

"So tell me then," added the boy.

"Yes, my son?"

"Why are you living in Dearborn Michigan and still wearing all this crap?

 

[Thanks Jim Green]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool!

 

New style of

ripping jeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now it's Friday;

 

Christie is still

on the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 OPINION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senator McConnell

leading the Senate

during the

repeal and

replacement  of

ObamaCare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who Really Blew the Election?

 

"The logic of the collusion yarn was always somewhat ridiculous.

Hillary Clinton lost the election largely for three reasons, none of them having anything to do with Russia, and all within her power to have rectified.

1) Clinton was a poor candidate: prone to offensive outbursts, appearing haughty and curt, mired in a variety of email server and Clinton Foundation scandals, whose voice, mannerisms, and attitude turned off precisely those middle-class voters critical to her candidacy;

2) Strategically, Clinton ran an incompetent campaign, turning over its direction to an inexperienced amateur and thirtysomething Robby Mook, who wasted resources by strangely believing that it was more important to run up a mandate by flipping solidly red states than first ensuring that her “blue wall” was secure;

3) Clinton never offered a political message other than the novelty of becoming the first female president. She failed to appreciate that Obama’s progressivism had grown unpopular, while his transient 2016 personal popularity and past Electoral College success were not transferrable to a white 69-year-old multimillionaire like herself—even as the downside of his negatives and his unpopular agenda certainly were."

 

~Victor Davis Hanson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2007

 

His father

killed in Iraq.

 

After ten years

our troops are

still being

killed by

Muslim

fanatics.

 

As we have said

 countless times,

Islam is not

a religion;

it is a political

movement

masquerading

as a religion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift,

That's why we call it

the present.

 

 ~ Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

'It wouldn't be Friday

without the Follies.'