Mixed Grill X

Another op'nin, another show... (Cole Porter)

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Bat Mitzvah – Walk-off home run.

The noose was tight, the rope was taut,

The victim showed no fear

The forfeit trite, the crowd distraught

Their hero's end was near.

(Please supply the next verse((s)).)

Mythanthropy – Deprecation of the Greek gods

Parkinson's Nap – You can always fit in sleep even when you think there isn't time

Save your Confederate money – The hush puppies will rise again.

Steak – Well Done – Well done. Don't forget to burn the fat

Three good meals a day is bad living (Benjamin Franklin) – No wonder he was called Poor Richard

Takes a Lickin' and Keeps On Tickin' – Exploding lollipop

Homo On The Range – Drag queen fashions dinner (nouveau cuisine)

Moral Equivalent – Immoral equivalent

What are the differences between education, indoctrination, brainwashing, and propaganda?

All politicians pander to voters. Choose one whose past suggests that (s)he (“they?”) will pander to you.

I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, rather than at 3 o'clock in the morning (John Barrymore)

Butterfly Effect – Increased advertising will lied (I don't know the Italian or Japanese equivalent) to increased opera prices

Romeo And Joliet – Starring the Blues Brothers

Pay Pal – Pay, pal. Or your credit rating will suffer

Ride with Bernie -- he Goetz 'em – Bumper sticker in New York some years back

One Good Deed Leads To Another – Motto of the National Association of Realtors

GMO – Anything grows

Brother Can You Spare A Dime (Bag) – I need it now. I'll pay you later

The Origin Of Species – To creationists, The Genesis Of Specious

Every crowd has a silver lining (Phineas Taylor Barnum)

When in Rome, do whatever you'd do at home if you had the nerve

The Oxford English Dictionary – How to talk good to the Limeys

Don't Give Up The Ship – You can get a lot for it

Too much of a good thing can be taxing (Mae West)– The IRS perspective

Arnold Malcolm Owen Drops The Ball – A play that will live in infamy

Today (September 10, 2017) is “Blame It on the Large Hadron Collider Day” and “International Creepy Boston Dynamics Robotic Horse Day” – What have you done to celebrate?

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Is there no end to this nonsense?

December 5, 2016