President Harry, being the hip dude that he was, walked into the first press conference where Mr. Prattis was present and looked over at Percival and said "Yo, wazzup..."

Percival was so stunned, he failed to ask any questions.

Afterwards, Bun related to Mr. P "The best defense is a good offense..."

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ON this date in 1947 - Percival Prattis became the first black news correspondent admitted to the House and Senate press gallery in Washington, DC.

He worked for "Our World" in New York City.

Press Secretary Bun Man, w/ his trusty researcher Mr. Purple, briefed President Truman on this new addition to the press corps.

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Sometimes, the Docs give diagnostic help to us...

JUST returned from the Dr's office...

Diagnosis: Something he called 'Episodic Agoraphobia', seems onset occurs every single time someone wants me to be somewhere I don't wanna be...

Learning to live w/ life's tragedies...

HOMAGE TO MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

So, Al Bundy says, when questioned about where babies come from...

"We'll, generally speaking, a six pack of beers and two teenagers..."

WE WILL BE REMEMBERED BY WHAT WE LEAVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND THE NEXT AND THE NEXT...

HUMOR MEDICINE

DEDUCTION...it's a dying art

Two Polish guys were taking their first train trip to Warsaw. A vendor came down the corridor selling bananas which they'd never seen before.

Each bought one.

The first one eagerly peeled the banana and bit into it just as the train went into a tunnel.

When the train emerged from the tunnel, he looked across to his friend and said,
"I wouldn't eat that if I were you."

"Why not?"

"I took one bite and went blind for half a minute."

SAD, IT'S NOT THE GAME

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Ralph, you ready for the Super Bowl?
Ralph: I am, got my outfit on.
KD: I see you're a Pats fan, the balls deflated
Ralph: Dude, will we ever hear the end of that?
KD: Don't think so, but what are you betting?
Ralph: I got money on over/under and # of timeouts called in the first quarter.
KD: They've got some weird bets this year. I'm keeping my money on Giselle goin' off, that's a no-brainer
Ralph: Give me $50 on that one too...

THE CHIEFS ARE STILL RIDING THIS TRAIN...THIS FROM 2020

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Morning Chief, some game huh?
Chief: It was Bro, tied at the half in the middle of a 17-point swing followed by a 21-point swing.
KD: I’m impressed you followed all of that, Mahomes sure is special isn’t he?
C: He is, and seems like a quality guy, but my heart was all in for Andy
KD: The Big Red Bear?
C: That would be Mr. HOF Andy Reid, last night clinched it…
KD: Yep, icing on the cake bro, icing on the cake.

BEING BUDS

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Hey Dix, we slept in this morning
Dixiee: I don’t know sleeping in, I only know sleep, and right now I need more.
KD: You always need more, we got our buds here…DJ and Jeter
D: Umm, what about Angela?
KD: Oh, that’s right Angela too, good to have friends around…
D: This is why I like hanging with you Bro…We’re buds too
KD: Yes, what the world needs now is more Buds…

Historybook: RIP printing press inventor Johannes Gutenberg (1468); American novelist Gertrude Stein born (1874); Musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper are killed in plane crash (1959); Luna 9 becomes first spacecraft to make soft landing on the moon (1966).

"Understanding and believing are not the same thing."

- Gertrude Stein

I know he didn't

Morning Peeps,

Ya know, some days, just not feelin' it.

Let's just skip #caturday today...

HEY Pot...

MEET Kettle

Historybook: New Amsterdam (present-day New York) becomes a city (1653); First Groundhog Day celebrated (1887); First Groundhog Day celebrated (1887); First Groundhog Day celebrated (1887); Shakira born (1977); Hollywood legend Gene Kelly dies (1996); Philip Seymour Hoffman dies (2014).

"If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando."

- Gene Kelly

IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME

Tennessee and Virginia sued the NCAA over the legality of its name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidelines.

Meta announced it will pay out its first-ever dividend to shareholders, sending its stock soaring in after-hours trading. And Apple reported a revenue increase for the first time in a year as it prepares to launch the Vision Pro mixed-reality device today. Apple, however, also revealed a 13% sales decline in China amid local competition with Huawei.

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S: Morning Brew

CORPORATIONS CONTINUE TO BE SOBs...

They always do better under the Dems, yet, they push for authoritative control

Three of the Magnificent Seven reported earnings. Apple, Amazon, and Meta released their latest financials yesterday, and the vibes were swell. All three beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with Amazon reporting a gargantuan $170 billion for Q4 2023.

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The Rain this morning made me start thinking about this ol' Leo Sayer song...

The sun is out, the sky is blue; There's not a cloud to spoil the view; But it's raining, Raining in my heart.

The weatherman says fine today; He doesn't know that you've gone away; And it's raining, Raining in my heart.

FOR YOUR RAINY DAYS...

Remembering this ol' Tom Rush tune this morning too...

Oh, it looks like another fall
And my friends they don't help at all
And I'm feeling kind of cold and small
Think I'll look up my rainy day man

All I have to do is look at my baby
Look up my rainy day man
Oooo, look up my rainy day man
All I have to do
Is look up my rainy day man...

I'LL NEVER SMOKE WEED WITH WILLIE AGAIN

ON this date in 1993 - Willie Nelson and the IRS settle their longstanding tax feud.

The U.S. government kept $3.6 million in assets it had already seized and Nelson would have to pay $5.4 million of the $13.1 million balance.

Bun Man, Mr. Purple and I are just left wondering if their FB fame would transfer into the same 'allowance' from the Feds.

What's a few 7.7 mil anyway?

And besides, Willie got to keep all his weed...