Mixed Grill XXXIV

Latest edition. Guaranteed to be as bad as those that preceded it. Hold your nose and read what follows. Or don't.

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Good to the last drip – No one else will drink the stuff

I double-dog dare you – To do something so stupid I'd never do it myself

The dark continent – The power grid is out again

Keep your kool – aid. Teaching to his followers by Jim Jones

What goes down must come up – You did it and you have to talk about it – after you puke

This is the way we tie our tongues – Typing and texting have obviated the need to talk

Beard the lion in his den – Tell the cat what you think of his stubble in his hovel

Red sun in the sunset – Fall of the Soviet empire

And a partridge in a pear tree – Danny

Turn, Turn, Turin – Ancient dance of the Piedmont

George Washington Bride – Martha

Daughters of the American Revulsion – Non-sponsors of Marian Anderson

Fire distinguisher – Flame test

Graduated income tax – College alumni pay lots. High school dropouts get paid

Hot toddy – Theodora's the sexiest waitress at my favoriet pub

Flag raised at Iwo Jima – White, for the Japanese

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus – And a tooth fairy, and and Easter bunny, and Jack the Ripper

Weak bullpen? – Add a cow. They'll wake up

National pastime – I assure you it's not baseball

Devaluation – Making the least of it

White knight – More likely in chess than in business

I never met a man I didn't lick – Rocky Marciano

A Trump in the hand – Is a problem. The Bushes were only a distraction

Hook, line, and sinker – Gulp. That fish story was true, believe it or not

Why not? – Why not?

Six of one, half a dozen of the other – And thirteen of what I like

Mighty Casey has struck out – He would have been better off striking gold. That's what modern baeball is all about

Distracted driving – Idiot's guide to dribbling

Glutton free – No charge for those who overeat

Instant H₂O – Just add water

George Washington slept here – Alone?

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You can take your fingers off now.

May 14, 2017