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ON THIS 203th ANNIVERSARY OF ABE LINCOLN'S BIRTH - 12 PICTURES OF HIM FROM 1858 UNTIL 4 DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH

2012-02-12T13:20:00Z

IF ABE LINCOLN WAS ALIVE TODAY - HE WOULD BE A DEMOCRAT.

HE CARED ABOUT THE WORKING MAN, AND THE DOWNTRODDEN.

NOT A DEMOCRAT FROM THE MID 1860's.

THOSE 1800's DEMOCRATS ARE LIKE THE GOP OF TODAY'S TOPSY-TURVEY WORLD.

THE DEMOCRATS IN THE 1860's WERE PRO SLAVERY & PRO BIG BUSINESS.
(DO YOU GET MY GOP REFERENCE?)

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FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT:

12 PICTURES OF ABE, FROM 1858 - UNTIL 4 DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH.

(OCTOBER 1858)                                         (OCTOBER 1859)


(FEBRUARY 1860)                                        (MAY 1860)


(NOVEMBER 1860)                                       (JANUARY 1861)


(FEBRUARY 1861 - SHAGGY)                      (OCTOBER 1861)


(APRIL 1864)                                                 (1864 - BARBER WORK ON BEARD)


(1865 - BRADY PHOTO - PUNK HAIR?)        (APRIL11, 1865 4 DAYS BEFORE DEATH)

I THINK I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF ROMNEY & GINGRICH SHAKING THEIR ELEPHANT TRUNKS

2012-02-09T13:34:00Z

I THINK I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TWO MOST FAMOUS GOP ELEPHANTS.

THEY ARE STANDING TRUNK, TO TRUNK.

NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS BACKING DOWN.

GOP ELEPANT, TO GOP ELEPHANT.
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IT IS A GOOD THING WE CAN'T SEE WHAT IS COMING OUT THE REAR ENDS.

PURE UNADULTERATED GOP ELEPHANT POO POO.
(SQUIRTING ON SANTORUM - A VERY FITTING DUMP LOCATION)

CLINT EASTWOOD NARRATED A COMMERCIAL FOR CHRYSLER, IT IS 99% TRUE, AND KARL ROVE CLAIMS "I'M OFFENDED" BY IT

2012-02-06T19:36:00Z

KARL ROVE WAS GEORGE W. BUSH'S POLITICAL ADVISOR & DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.
(YOU REMEMBER GEORGE W. BUSH - CREATOR OF THE "GEORGE W. BUSH MEMORIAL GREAT RECESSION.")

KARL ROVE SAYS, "I'M OFFENDED" BY A PRO-AMERICAN AUTO COMMERCIAL.

THE "SO-CALLED" POLITICAL GENIUS HATES THAT THE AD IS ADVERTISING THE TRUTH.

HE GOES ON THE FOX "BLOND FEMALE" NEWS CHANNEL, AND UNTRUTHS SPILL OUT.
(THE ABOVE STATEMENT, IS MY HUMBLE OPINION)
(GOD, I HATE THAT I HAVE TO USE A STUPID WORD LIKE "UNTRUTHS".)
(IF A ROLY-POLY DOUCHE IS LYING, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT - IN MY HUMBLE OPINION)

HE SAYS THAT THE AUTO INDUSTRY WAS BAILED OUT.

HEY, KARL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE NEWSPAPER EVERY NOW, AND AGAIN.

I DON'T MEAN RUPERT'S THROWAWAYS, MAYBE THE WASHINGTON POST.

YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

ACTUALLY, OL'E KARL KNOWS THE TRUTH - IT WAS A LOAN TO G.M. AND CHRYSLER.

HE NEEDS THE "LOW INFORMATION" FOX NEWS VIEWERS TO BE MISINFORMED.

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THE MONEY WAS NOT A BAILOUT

THE MONEY WAS A LOAN, AND IT IS ALMOST 100% PAID BACK.

PAID BACK WITH INTEREST - YOU GOP POLITICAL HACK.
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CHRYSLER & GENERAL MOTORS WERE SAVED - NO THANKS TO THE REPUKEICANS.

ONCE AGAIN, GENERAL MOTORS IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AUTO MANUFACTURER.

MAKING AUTOS WITH WELL PAID UNION JOBS - YOU ANTI-UNION SLEEZEBAG.
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CLINT EAST WOOD WAS EVEN AGAINST THE LOAN TO THE AUTO COMPANIES.

A CLINT EASTWOOD QUOTE TO THE L.A. TIMES:

"I'm a big hawk on cutting the deficit," "I was against the stimulus thing too. We shouldn't be bailing out the banks and car companies. If a CEO can't figure out how to make his company profitable, then he shouldn't be the CEO."

I GUESS OL'E CLINT HAS TURNED AROUND.

TRANSCRIPT OF THE COMMERCIAL:
(copyright Fair Use critque & discussion)

It's Half-Time.

Both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win this game in the second half.

It's Half-Time in America, too.

People are out of work, and they're hurting, and they're all wondering what they're going to do to make a comeback, and we're all scared because this isn't a game.

The people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything, but we all pulled together. Now, Motor City is fighting again.

I've seen a lot of tough eras, and a lot of downturns in my life, and times when we didn't understand each other. It seems that we've lost our heart at times (IN MY OPINION, SOME PEOPLE NEVER HAD A HEART, AND THEY NEVER WILL.) The fog, the division, discord and blame made it hard to see what lies ahead, but after those trials we all rallied around what was right, and acted as one, because that is what we do. We find a way through tough times, and if we can't find a way, then we'll make one.

All that matters now is what's ahead, how do we come from behind, how do we come together, and how do we win. Detroit's showing us it can be done, and what's true about them, is true about all of us. This country can't be knocked to Hell with one punch. we get right back up, and when we do, the World is going to hear the roar of our engines.

Yeah, it's Half-Time America, and our second half is about to begin.

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HEY, KARL ROVE, EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU DISGUSTED ABOUT?

WHAT "UNTRUTHS" WERE SAID IN THAT COMMERCIAL?

ARE YOU ANTI-AMERICAN?

ARE YOU AN ECONOMIC TERRORIST?

DO YOU WANT THIS COUNTRY TO FAIL?

DO YOU WANT THE MIDDLE CLASS TO BECOME POOR?

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VOTE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA, IN NOVEMBER.

VOTE THE GOP OUT OF CONGRESS.

THE PRO-HUMONGOUS BIG BUSINESS PARTY (GOP) DOESN'T CARE.

THEY WANT POWER TO CONTROL THE FORMER MIDDLE CLASS

THEY WANT YOUR VOTE - BY SAYING ANYTHING THEY CAN TO GET IT.

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A MITT ROMNEY QUOTE:

"CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE"

NO, MITT, THEY ARE NOT, BUT THE GOP WANTS IT DESPERATELY.

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THE ONE, AND ONLY "UNTRUTH" IN THE INCREDIBLE COMMERCIAL:

CLINT EASTWOOD SAID IN THE COMMERCIAL:

"we all rallied around what was right, and acted as one"

NO, CLINT, THE REPUKEICANS WERE ALMOST 100% AGAINST THE LOAN.

KARL ROVE IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE.

THE GOP WALKED IN LOCKSTEP DOWN THE ANTI-AMERICAN PATH.

THE ANTI-UNION JOB PARTY (THE GOP - REPUKEICANS)

THE ANTI-MIDDLE CLASS PARTY (THE GOP - REPUKEICANS)

THE PRO-HUMONGOUS CORPORATION PARTY (THE GOP - REPUKEICANS)

POP CULTURE IN THE 20th CENTURY IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS BLOG - AN INTERESTING CHANGE OF PACE FROM THE YEAR 1865

2012-02-05T13:51:00Z

BEING THAT I AM A CONNOISSEUR OF SARCASM:

I HAD TO REPRINT THIS FANTASTIC AND SARCASTIC LETTER, WRITTEN IN 1865.

THE LETTER IS FROM A FORMER SLAVE, WHO IS WRITING HIS FORMER MASTER.

In this blog, I enjoy showcasing pop culture from the past, and then comparing it to situations that we Americans are experiencing in 2012. In my opinion, an 1865 letter that was written by a former slave, which was addressed to the ex-slave's former master, and is DRIPPING with sarcasm, is a perfect fit for this blog.

In the past 25 years, politics has become more and more splintered. The GOP has an incredible need to get their politicians elected. The trouble is, they are the political party for HUMONGOUS MULTI NATIONAL CORPORATIONS, and the INCREDIBLY GREEDY / WEALTHY individuals (in my humble opinion - Mitt Romney is one of many examples.) Now, how many votes can be garnered by the INCREDIBLY GREEDY / WEALTHY voting for the puppets of the INCREDIBLY GREEDY / WEALTHY?

The answer is: not many, at all - BECAUSE, THERE AREN'T THAT MANY OF THEM.

What is the Grand Old Party (I prefer to use the Grand Old Peeing party name - the elders are mostly made up of VERY OLD WHITE MEN, who usually have an incontinent problem) to do? The solution for the lack of GREEDY / WEALTHY OLD WHITE MEN voters is to find a group of LOW INFORMATION voters to vote for their political puppets (GOP politicians.) Make the LOW INFORMATION voter think the GREEDY / WEALTHY believe the same things that the LOW INFORMATIONers believe in (THE 3 "G"s - GUNS, GOD & GAYS.)

After conning the LOW INFORMATIONers, the votes will start rolling in for the Grand Ol'e Peeing Party.Tens of millions of votes. Oh, yeah, I know that most of the GOP voters are not bigots. That doesn't mean that a very large percentage isn't. The GOP politicians can't use the derogatory racist words on the political speech circuit. The NON-LOW INFORMATION voters would eat them alive if they heard those words coming out of one, and / or two, of the GOP politician's mouths. The solution is to use "CODE" words (just like my "code" word for MORON voters.)

Every one of the GOP Presidential candidates have used "code" words to increase the negative feelings toward President Obama. Hopefully, it will come back to bite them in their HUMONGOUS POSTERIORS. There are not that many LOW INFORMATION voters out there, and the GOP Presidential candidates have been getting crazier by the minute. The NON-LOW INFORMATION voters are beginning to see through the deep poo poo that the crazy GOP Presidential candidates have been spilling.

When the GREEDY / WEALTHY have a VIRTUAL punch in their belly, it truly makes me feel very happy. The next "VIRTUAL" punch will occur on November 6, 2012 (election night.) The GOP politicians will be desperate for votes, and they have no choice but to ramp up the racist, sexist & homophobic "code" words to get their LOW INFORMATION voters to the polls. It will definitely bite them in their asses.
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All of those words were written to showcase another "virtual" punch in the belly of a GREEDY / WEALTHY individual. A letter written in 1865 has been recently uncovered, which was originally dictated by a former slave, and was written to his former master. The GREEDY / WEALTHY individual (Col. P.H. Anderson) had written a letter to his former "property" (Jourdan Anderson), and had asked him to come back to work for him.

Jourdan Anderson wrote back an incredibly SARCASTIC letter to the Good Ol'e Boy Tennessee Colonel. It was a "VIRTUAL" punch in the fat belly of the Colonel.

The Colonel being a GREEDY / WEALTHY individual, who prefered to use the work of others to benefit his personal fortune (sound familar, Mitt?) probably had problems that the GREEDY / WEALTHY always seem to be afflicted with - A LEAKING APPENDAGE. I hope it made him pee in his pants when he read Jourdan's letter.

I love the letter, and I hope you will also love it.

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READ THE ENTIRE LETTER - ESPECIALLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH.

Dayton, Ohio,

August 7, 1865

To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee

Sir: I got your letter, and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. I have often felt uneasy about you. I thought the Yankees would have hung you long before this, for harboring Rebs they found at your house. I suppose they never heard about your going to Colonel Martin's to kill the Union soldier that was left by his company in their stable. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt, and am glad you are still living. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again, and see Miss Mary and Miss Martha and Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I would have gone back to see you all when I was working in the Nashville Hospital, but one of the neighbors told me that Henry intended to shoot me if he ever got a chance.

I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with victuals and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy,—the folks call her Mrs. Anderson,—and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. They go to Sunday school, and Mandy and me attend church regularly. We are kindly treated. Sometimes we overhear others saying, "Them colored people were slaves" down in Tennessee. The children feel hurt when they hear such remarks; but I tell them it was no disgrace in Tennessee to belong to Colonel Anderson. Many darkeys would have been proud, as I used to be, to call you master. Now if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again.

As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy, and the balance will show what we are in justice entitled to. Please send the money by Adams's Express, in care of V. Winters, Esq., Dayton, Ohio. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. We trust the good Maker has opened your eyes to the wrongs which you and your fathers have done to me and my fathers, in making us toil for you for generations without recompense. Here I draw my wages every Saturday night; but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows. Surely there will be a day of reckoning for those who defraud the laborer of his hire.

In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. You know how it was with poor Matilda and Catherine. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education, and have them form virtuous habits.

Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.

From your old servant,

Jourdon Anderson.

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LETTER WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON "LETTERS OF NOTE"

THE RODENT COUSIN OF PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL - WOODSTOCK WILLIE PREDICTED EARLY SPRING. WELL, DUHHH, 53 DEGREE HIGH TODAY.

2012-02-02T15:22:17Z

LAST YEAR, WOODSTOCK WILLIE WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER A 20 INCH SNOWSTORM.
(JUST, JOKING)

NICOR GAS TURNED OFF WOODSTOCK WILLIE'S HEAT - HEARTLESS BASTARDS.

THIS YEAR, THE REINCARNATED WOODSTOCK WILLIE FORECASTS AN EARLY SPRING

The original Woodstock Willie (before his frozen carcass was found in a snow drift, last Feb 2) was a co-star with Bill Murray, in the 1992 movie Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, being Bill Murray, did not even attend the funeral of his co-star.

After the reincarnation, Bill hasn't even called to congratulate the reborn rodent.

Well, getting back to Woodstock Willie, it wasn't hard for the sweating rodent to forecast the early end of winter - IT WAS WARM OUTSIDE. Today, and also the last few days, have seen high temperatures in the mid 50s.

ON THIS 130th ANNIVERSARY OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT'S BIRTH - A GREAT FDR QUOTE "DEFINITION OF A CONSERVATIVE"

2012-01-30T11:34:00Z

ON JANUARY 30, 1882, A GREAT FUTURE-TO-BE PRESIDENT WAS BORN. FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT CARED ABOUT THE DOWNTRODDEN, AND WORKED TIRELESSLY TO CHANGE THE IMMORAL ATTITUDES OF THE WEALTHY ROBBER BARONS. THE WEALTHY WALL STREET CROWD "SCREWED UP" BIG TIME, DURING THE REPUKEICAN PRESIDENTIAL YEARS OF HERBERT HOOVER, WHICH HELPED TO CREATE THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

IRONIC HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF - ISN'T IT?

ON THIS 130th ANNIVERSARY OF FDR'S BIRTH, I GIVE YOU A GREAT DEFINITION OF A CONSERVATIVE - STRAIGHT FROM FDR'S MOUTH.

"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward."

I GUESS THAT ALSO APPLIES TO UNCLE TEDDY ROOSEVELT.
(UNCLE BY MARRIAGE, AND 5th COUSIN BY BLOOD)

Actually, Teddy Roosevelt cared a lot about things that liberals care about in the world today. Teddy helped in the massive expansion of this country's National Parks and National Monuments. A great testament to the liberal conservation viewpoint of a conservative President.

In my opinion, Teddy was the early 20th century version of Reagan. Just like with Reagan, Roosevelt had his conservative cronies constantly crowing about the supposed "greatness" of Teddy Roosevelt.

Just like with Reagan - greatness only in their tiny little minds.

A GREAT WAY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR POLITICAL GOD:

HEY, WHY NOT CARVE A MOUNTAIN INTO THE LIKENESS OF HIS FACE
(I'm surprised the Reagan "lovers" haven't proposed that idea for their political "god")

That is the only reason why Teddy Roosevelt's face is on Mount Rushmore. He wasn't a great President like Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. I think Teddy's face should be sandblasted off, and then FDR's face should be the replacement for his uncle's mug.

Granted, Teddy was very instrumental in the conservation of this country's natural beauty. Of course, blowing up the side of a mountain to commemorate a conservationist is a bit ODD.

A REPUBLICAN WHO BELIEVES IN CONSERVATION - INCREDIBLE.

The Koch Brothers (billionaire owners of Georgia Pacific, Conoco, Union 76, Phillips 66, and the FINANCIAL BACKERS of the TEA PARTY) would never had voted, or contributed their hard earned (LOL they inherited it from daddy, who did business with mass murderer Joseph Stalin) money to getting Teddy Roosevelt elected.

If they had been alive during the early part of the 20th century, I'm sure their position would have been that Yellowstone should be leased to Georgia Pacific (for pennies on the dollar of actual value) to cut the "overgrown" forests. Maybe the land could be mined to produce a few shiny babbles to decorate the Koch Brothers gaudy 1901 mansion.

Hey, the 1901 Koch Brothers deserve it - they are important to the 1901 U.S. economy. They helped to create millions of 25 cents a day jobs, and BILLIONS OF DOLLARS of wealth for their wealthy buddies.

The 1901 version of the "Tea Party" (the 21st Century Tea Party was financially founded by the infamous KOCH BROTHERS - BILLIONAIRE MONEY LOVERS) would have probably destroyed Teddy's Presidential aspirations. He just would not have been CRAZY enough for the 1901 TEABAGGERS, and definitely not for the 2012 version.

I want to wish FDR a very happy birthday, and I believe that Teddy has a special gift for his young nephew (by marriage.) Teddy has been spinning in his grave during the past 30 years (since the Ronald Reagan inauguration - GOP isn't what it used to be), and he is planning on changing party loyalty. 93 years, and 24 days after his death, he has finally grown a brain.

32 YEARS AFTER THE BLUES BROTHERS STARTED DEMOLITION ON THE DIXIE SQUARE MALL, THE BULLDOZERS ARE FINISHING IT.

2012-01-30T04:30:00Z

THE BLUES BROTHERS HELPED IN THE DEMOLITION OF THE DIXIE SQUARE MALL.

The mall was already abandoned when the film's producer had a need to demolish a shopping mall, which was done for the classic movie - THE BLUES BROTHERS. The original tenants were asked to come back, and the film's producer asked the former tenants to rebuild their store fronts. The producer wanted the chase scene to look as realistic as possible.

I recently heard on the radio that the demolition was going to start, on Wednesday Jan 25, 2012 (after many false starts, over the decades.) I had to get some pictures of the iconic shopping mall. I was originally planning on going to the mall prior to the arrival of the bulldozers. Unfortunately, the weekend that I had planned on going to the mall (Sat. Jan 21 & Sun Jan. 22) there had just been a fairly large snow storm, and I didn't want the clean snow to mask the ugly mall appearance. I decided to attempt to get down there on a weekday. Hopefully the snow would melt by then.

I had forgotten about my trip, and then I accidently took a route to a south suburb of Chicago, without even thinking about the mall being on my path. As I was driving along attempting to get to that southern suburb, I looked over to my left, and a "BEAUTIFUL" sight hit my eyes. It was the DIXIE SQUARE MALL, which is located in the lower middle income town of Harvey, Illinois.

I had to finish my business first, and then I rushed back to get some pictures. The Harvey P.D. is located next door to the mall, and cops being cops, they were very nosey. I guess they solved all of the crime in Harvey, which would mean they needed to investigate the suspicious "OLD FART" taking pictures of a dilapidated shopping mall. My eyeballs still roll back into my skull every time I think about it. I guess the donut shops were closed that day.

Posted below are the pictures that I took. I have also posted a movie clip of the chase scene in the mall parking lot. You will be able to see the JC Penny department store, and the Jewel grocery store. The Toys R Us store is between those two stores. In reality, the Toys R Us store was never a part of the mall. It was pure Hollywood fiction. The JC Penny & Jewel stores are very distinctive, and you will be able to compare the video clip with the still pictures.

The car supposedly enters the mall at the Toys R Us location, which is between the Jewel & JC Penny stores. You only see the Bluesmobile after it has already entered the toy store. The Bluesmobile exits the mall from the front entrance of JC Penny. The still picture of JC Penny shows the entrance on the southeast facing wall, which faces the parking lot that the Bluesmobile drove around.

I hope you enjoy it.

JC PENNY SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST WALL (LEFT) SOUTHEAST FACING WALL & PARKING LOT (RIGHT)

SOUTHEAST FACING JC PENNY WALL & JEWEL GROCERY (BLUESMOBILE DRIVES AROUND THE LOT)

JEWEL FOOD STORE TO THE RIGHT & TOYS R US (LEFT SIDE) BLUESMOBILE SUPPOSED ENTRANCE

MOVIE LOCATION WHERE BLUESMOBILE DRIVES AROUND PARKING LOT.

POSTED BELOW IS A SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE MALL

YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE VIDEO

THE DIRECTOR TALKING ABOUT SECURITY GUARDS STEALING

FIRST BOX OF LIFE CEREAL IN MY LIFETIME & I WIN THEIR $50,000 PRIZE - 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (YEAH, RIGHT - I WISH)

2012-01-26T13:49:00Z

I LIKE TO TRY DIFFERENT FOOD PRODUCTS, SO THAT I MIGHT COMMENT ON THEM.

THIS BLOG HAS WIDEN MY HORIZONS.

I HAVE NEVER TRIED "LIFE" CEREAL, AND I DECIDED THAT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY.

THE CEREAL IS CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY WITH A $50,000 PRIZE.

IT IS AN INSTANT PRIZE, WHICH I DID NOT WIN.

LIFE SUCKS (I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CEREAL)

I LIKE THE LIFE CEREAL.

ACTUALLY, I'M SEMI-ADDICTED TO IT.

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IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL IF I HAD WON.

MY FIRST BOX OF "LIFE" CEREAL, AND THEN I WIN THEIR $50,000 PRIZE.

THINGS LIKE THAT DON'T HAPPEN TO ME.

I CAN'T WIN SQUAT.

I HAVE NEVER WON MORE THAN $3 ON THE MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY.

THE PHRASE "GOOD LUCK" IS NOT MY MIDDLE NAME.
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I DECIDED TO GIVE THE CEREAL A TRY BECAUSE OF A 1960's TV COMMERCIAL.

LIFE CEREAL HAD A SERIES OF COMMERCIALS WITH MOCK DEBATES.

THE DEBATES WERE BETWEEN ADULTS & KIDS.

THE ADULT DEBATER CLAIMED THE CEREAL WAS MADE FOR ADULTS.

THE KID DEBATER CLAIMED THE CEREAL WAS MADE FOR KIDS.
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DIFFERENT DEBATE TEAMS:

1) PAUL WINCHELL - VENTRILOQUIST (ADULTS)
    CHARLIE McCARTHY - VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY (KIDS)

2) CASEY STENGEL - BASEBALL MANAGER (ADULTS)
    JIMMY SMITH - 10 YEAR OLD SANDLOT BASEBALL PLAYER (KIDS)

THE THIRD COMMERCIAL IS THE ONE THAT MADE ME TRY THE CEREAL.

LIFE CEREAL COMMERCIAL:

BILLY CASPER IS A PRO GOLFER, AND IS THE ADULT DEBATER.

A NINE YEAR OLD CADDY, GOING BY THE NAME OF GEORGE NEWALL IS THE KID.

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COMMERCIALS THAT WERE SO CUTE - I HAD TO TRY THE CEREAL.

ADVERTISING DID ITS MAGIC ON ME - 50 YEARS AFTER THE COMMERCIAL WAS MADE.

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

I WAS PLANNING ON BUILDING A GLASS GARAGE TO SHOWCASE MY NEW CAR. 1960's TV COMMERCIAL SHOWED ME THAT I WAS DUMB.

2012-01-23T13:02:00Z

I WAS PLANNING ON BUILDING A NEW GARAGE TO SHOWCASE MY BEAUTIFUL NEW CAR.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY OLD GREASE-STAINED GARAGE.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF TRANSPARENT GLASS.
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THE ARCHITECT TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT I WAS AN IDIOT.

I WOULDN'T LISTEN.

FORTUNATELY, I DID LISTEN TO THIS VINTAGE EARLY 1960's TV COMMERCIAL.

LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE, AND REVEL IN MY STUPIDITY.

JOLLY GREEN GIANT HAS A PART TIME JOB - FIREMAN AND / OR A CHIPPENDALE POLE DANCER

2012-01-21T13:48:00Z

THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT IS SUPPOSEDLY HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING ENDS MEET.

PART TIME WORK FOR THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FARMER IS THE ANSWER.

WHAT CAN HE DO TO MAKE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS, AND TO ALSO HELP MANKIND?
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THE ANSWER WOULD BE A TWO PARTER:

1) A CHIPPENDALE POLE DANCER - TO MAKE THE BIG BUCKS.

2) A FIREMAN - TO HELP MANKIND.

I THINK I UNCOVERED A PHOTO OF CHILDREN PROTESTING NEWT GINGRICH'S PRO CHILD LABOR STAND

2012-01-20T18:16:33Z

ANTI - NEWT GINGRICH?

FOR THE SLOW-WITTED GOPers, WHO DON'T KNOW WHY THE "OCCUPY WALL STREETers" ARE DOING WHAT THEY ARE DOING - A GREAT CARTOON

2012-01-17T13:43:00Z

I GET A KICK OUT OF THE "MODERATELY" WEALTHY GOPers, WHO SUPPOSEDLY CAN'T FATHOM WHY THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT IS OCCURRING.
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IN MY HUMBLE OPINION:

THE PRIME REASON WHY THE "MODERATELY" WEALTHY GOPers CAN'T "FIGURE" OUT THE REASON FOR THE MULTIPLE WORLDWIDE "OCCUPY" PROTESTS.

STUPIDITY !!!

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THIS POLITICAL CARTOON SHOWCASES EXACTLY WHY THE "OCCUPY" PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE WALL STREET CROWD IS GIVEN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

A VERY SIMPLE POLITICAL CARTOON.

SO SIMPLE, EVEN THE GOPers WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT.

THE "WALL STREET CROWD" ARE THE VILLAINS IN THE AMERICAN / WORLD ECONOMIC PROBLEMS - THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

REFUSING TO BELIEVE THAT THE "WALL STREET CROWD" ARE THE BAD GUYS WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A MENTAL HEALTH COMPETENCY HEARING, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

YOUR REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE REAL REASON HAS A SILVER LINING.

MOST MAJOR COLLEGES WILL REFUND 100% OF YOUR TUITION.

YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO RETURN YOUR DIPLOMA FOR THE FULL REFUND

THE COLLEGES WANT TO PROTECT AGAINST CHARGES OF FRAUDULENT EDUCATION.

FOR THOSE PEOPLE (GUYS) WHO LIKE TO LOOK UNDER THE SKIRTS OF INANIMATE FEMALE STATUES - COME TO CHICAGO.

2012-01-15T13:39:00Z

I DON'T KNOW WHY CHICAGO DECIDED TO BUILD THE STATUE OF MARILYN MONROE.

I'M VERY HAPPY THAT THEY DECIDED TO CREATE A TRIBUTE TO A POP CULTURE GODESS.

I LOVE THE UNUSUAL.

THIS STATUE IS DEFINITELY UNUSUAL.

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THE CITY HAS A HISTORY OF DOING UNUSUAL STATUES / OUTDOOR ART.

ONE YEAR, THEY HAD ART STUDENTS BUILD & DECORATE FIBER GLASS COWS, WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO BE AS COMICAL AS POSSIBLE.

MY FAVORITE COW STATUE HAD A DADDY COW (BULL) WITH HIS WIFE ON HIS BACK, AND THEIR CHILD ON THE MOTHER'S BACK - 3 COWS STACKED UP HIGH.

ANOTHER COW WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF TIFFANY'S (ON MICHIGAN AVENUE), AND WAS DECORATED WITH RHINESTONES AND OTHER FAKE JEWELS.
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THIS YEAR THE TEMPORARY STATUE IS MARILYN MONROE.

THE INFAMOUS PHOTO OF MARILYN, FROM THE MOVIE THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE 26 FOOT TALL STATUE OF THE BEAUTIFUL SEX KITTEN.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADIEU - I BRING YOU MARILYN MONROE.

THE JACK BRICKHOUSE STATUE DOESN'T HAVE ANYBODY ADMIRING IT.

I WONDER WHY?

WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THESE GUYS DON'T HAVE GIRLFRIENDS?

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD OF THE "LOVE BUG"?

2012-01-12T14:27:00Z

I AM GIVING THE CURIOUS "LOVE BUG" FANS A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT IS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE SECOND SMARTEST AUTOMOBILE IN THE WORLD.

THE SMARTEST AUTO WAS ON THE TV SHOW MY MOTHER THE CAR.

THAT CAR COULD TALK, VIA THE IN-DASH RADIO.

THIS IS THE LOVE BUG FROM THE MOVIE HERBIE FULLY LOADED

BEANS, BEANS THE MAGICAL FRUIT. THE MORE YOU EAT ..... I FOUND A FANTASTIC TASTE SENSATION FROM A MAGAZINE AD.

2012-01-09T14:28:00Z

BELIEVE IT OR NOT:

I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM A MAGAZINE AD.

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THIS AD IS SHOWCASING A PLATE OF PORK & BEANS, WITH SLICES OF PINEAPPLE ON IT.

I LOVE BUSH'S HONEY BEANS, AS OPPOSED TO BLAH TASTING PORK & BEANS,

I PLACED THREE SLICES OF PINEAPPLE ON TOP OF A SMALL BOWL OF BUSH'S BEANS.

I HEATED THE BEANS / PINEAPPLE CONCOCTION IN THE MICROWAVE FOR 3 MINUTES.

THE PINEAPPLE JUICE IS FORCED OUT OF THE SLICES TO MIX WITH THE BEANS.

VOILA - AN INCREDIBLE TASTE SENSATION.

INCREDIBLY, YUMMY!!!!

I LEARNED ABOUT THE TASTE SENSATION FROM THIS 1962 MAGAZINE AD.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER TRIED THIS DISH IF I HADN'T BEEN WRITING THIS BLOG.

MY NEED TO SATISFY MY CREATIVE WRITING NEEDS, WITH THE WRITING OF THIS BLOG, AND MY NEED TO MAKE MY BELLY FULL / HAPPY HAVE FOUND A COMMON GROUND - HIP HIP HOORAY.

NEWT GINGRINCH (PRODUCT OF THE 1920's - PRO CHILD LABOR BELIEVER) - "...child laws which are truly stupid" (NEWT GINGRICH)

2012-01-08T22:33:14Z

WHY IS IT THAT THE REPUKEICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LOVE THE 1920s - 1930s?

WAIT, I KNOW THE ANSWER.

CORPORATIONS RAN RAMPANT - EXPLOITING PEOPLE AT WILL.

CHEAP CHILD LABOR WAS CONSIDERED "HELPFUL" TO THE POOR.

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NEWT GINGRICH - PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
(PRO-CORPORATE STOOGE / DISGRACED EX SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE / PHILANDERER / 3 TIME MARRIED)

RECENTLY "EYE OF NEWT" LET HIS EXPLOITATION BELIEFS ESCAPE HIS BIG MOUTH.

"It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in child laws which are truly stupid, Saying to people you shouldn't go to work before you're 14, 16."

SUPPOSEDLY, MILLIONAIRE NEWT WANTS CHILDREN TO BE EXPLOITED CHILD LABORERS

JUST LIKE THE GOOD OL'E DAYS OF THE 1920's.

GIVE EMPLOYERS AN INCH, AND THEY WILL TAKE A MILE - GUARANTEED.
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GOOD OL'E DAYS:

(CHILD LABOR PHOTO #1)

(CHILD LABOR PHOTO #2)

(CHILD LABOR PHOTO #3)

(CHILD LABOR PHOTO #4)

(CHILD LABOR PHOTO #6)

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NEWT GINGRICH PRO-CHILD LABOR EXPLOITER
(IN MY HUMBLE OPINION)

WHY IN THE WORLD DOES ANYBODY VOTE FOR THESE CRAZY REPUKEICANS ????

PLEASE, GROW A BRAIN !!!!!

DON'T VOTE FOR THE PRO-CHILD LABOR PARTY (A.K.A. GOP)

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THE POLITICUS USA BLOG HAS COME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.

THE SOLUTION FOR STOPPING THE GRIDLOCK IN CONGRESS WOULD INVOLVE REPLACING THE GOP (PEPUKEICAN) MEMBERS WITH CHILD LABOR.

KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT TO LOVE AND RESPECT EVERYONE - NO MATTER WHAT MINOR DIFFERENCES SEPARATE THEM FROM THEIR PEERS.

NEWT GINGRICH, THE DISGRACED EX-SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, SHOULD LEARN THAT SIMPLE RULE.

WANT TO BAKE COOKIES, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE A CARBON FOOTPRINT & YOU DON'T HAVE A SOLAR CELL?

2012-01-07T13:52:00Z

SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IS IMPORTANT.

THEY CAN'T ENJOY BAKING COOKIES BECAUSE IT LEAVES A CARBON FOOTPRINT.

BUT, THEY LOVE THE SOFT GOOEY CHOCOLATE PIECE OF HEAVEN.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?

SOLAR CELLS ARE EXPENSIVE.

THE ANSWER IS:

START WALKING DOWN TO AMARILLO, TEXAS.

DRIVING TO AMARILLO WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.

IN ABOUT 500 HOURS, YOU SHOULD BE ARRIVING IN THE COOKIE BAKING CAPITOL.

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ONCE YOU ARRIVE, YOU WILL NEED TO BUY, BORROW, OR STEAL AN AUTOMOBILE.

THE CAR IS NOT FOR DRIVING.

THE CAR IS FOR BAKING.

PLACE THE COOKIE DOUGH ON COOKIE SHEETS, OR ALUMINUM FOIL SHEETS.

PLACE THE SHEETS ON THE BACK WINDOW SHELF OF YOUR "BORROWED" CAR.

VOILA - COOKIE HEAVEN IS BORN.

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THE BEST TIME FOR BAKING IS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

DURING THE SUMMER YOU GET CRISP CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, YOU WILL BE PRODUCING SOFT BAKED GOODNESS.

EITHER WAY, YOU WILL BE IN COOKIE PARADISE.

FRESH FROM THE OVEN GOODNESS - USING NO ELECTRICITY.
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DON'T BELIEVE ME?

SEE FOR YOURSELF IN THIS YOU TUBE VIDEO.

I THINK IT IS OFFICIAL (OR, MAYBE A RUMOR) MITT ROMNEY HAS CHANGED HIS NAME.

2012-01-03T11:53:00Z

RUMORS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING ABOUT MITT ROMNEY CHANGING HIS NAME.

IS IT TRUE, OR FALSE?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

DID MITT ROMNEY CHANGE HIS NAME TO GET THE "LOW INFORMATION" GOP VOTE?

THE GOP MANTRA "NOT ROMNEY" MIGHT BE THE CATALYST FOR THE NAME CHANGE.

SEEING THE NEW POLITICAL SIGN, I HAVE COME TO THE ONLY POSSIBLE ANSWER.
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MITT HAS SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED HIS NAME TO:

NOTT ROMNEY.

I JUST CAME ACROSS A PERFECT BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MICHELE BACHMANN & SARAH PALIN - MRS. PINOCCHIO NOSE WARMER

2012-01-02T13:40:00Z

I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS GIFT EARLIER.

THE FORMER SPOUSES OF PINOCCHIO NEED IT FOR THE IOWA & ALASKA WINTER.

SINCE THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OBVIOUSLY LACK "BRAIN POWER" - BRAIN TRANSPLANT IS THE ANSWER

2012-01-02T07:29:07Z

EX-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HERMAN CAIN SUPPOSEDLY WAS A FAN OF SIMCITY 3.

HERMAN SUPPOSEDLY GOT HIS TAX IDEAS FROM THE SIMCITY 3 COMPUTER GAME.

THE OTHER CANDIDATES COULD HAVE BENEFITTED FROM A $39.99 BRAIN TRANSPLANT, BROUGHT TO THEM BY THEIR FAVORITE COMIC BOOK ADVERTISER.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OF IOWA & NEW HAMPSHIRE:

PRINT THIS BLOG POST & GIVE IT TO A GOP POLITICIAN - THEY WILL THANK YOU LATER.

A GOP POLITICIAN'S REPLACEMENT BRAIN "IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE."