Somewhere, off in the distance, there's an Ocean Drifter...

And who knew the Brits took pics?

https://mymodernmet.com/british-wildlife-photography-awards-2024/

ON this date in 1990 - Imelda Marcos, widow of ex-Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, went on trial for racketeering, embezzlement and bribery.

Gallenkamp Shoe salesmen, Bun Man and Mr. Purple, wept openly in their store. Imelda, their best customer, was going down and the Boyz knew this was the beginning of the end for their high sales commissions and fast life.

The Boyz headed off to Barbados, land of more plunder.

OH LA LA...

ON this date in 1915 - The French called off the Champagne offensive on the Western Front.

Ex-pats Bun Man and Mr. Purple, military strategists for the French, came to the conclusion that champagne and oysters didn't really make for good warmongering...

The Boyz, shortly thereafter in Paris, found out what champagne and oysters really worked for!

Ohhhh, la, la, vive la femme francais!

ON this date in 0141 - The 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet took place.

Seeing this, shepherds Bun Man and Mr. Purple are enraptured by the comet's tail.

Mr. P turns to Bun and says, "That's a helluva perihelion passage!"

Whereupon Bun replies "What the hell's a perihelion?" and P responds "Not sure, but I think I had one when I was having trouble w/ my bowel movements a while back..."

Bun said "No kidding, I would have thought it would have been more celestial..."

Mr. Purple countered "It's a timing thing you see; when it happens quickly, the judges get squeamish, but when there is a time delay w/ the effects, the judges seem okay w/ this..."

Bun Man came back "Oh, as long as the judges don't see the effects of their rulings, they are at peace?"

Mr. P said "Apparently, so, little buddy, apparently so..."

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ON this date in 1991 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that employers could not exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage a fetus.

At the time, US Senators Bun Man and Mr. Purple were astonished by this ruling.

Bun Man said "Given the court's stance on assisted suicide, not sure I understand the difference..."

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GROWING THE LOVE FIX

#pups4peace

Ken-Dogger: Well Dr. Beagle what do you think it is?
Dr. Beagle: Tell me your symptoms again...
KD: Not much sleep, increased agitation, frenetic behavior...
DB: 2 out of 3 and I'm thinking you're a puppy...
KD: But what about the sleep?
DB: Dude, I can give you something for that, what else?
KD: That's it, damn you're good
DB: I am, all my patients become puppies, it's the Love Fix
KD: Hoping your practice grows

https://popular.info/p/congress-stock-trading-addiction

IT KEEPS HAPPENING

McCarthy's replacement, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), has not spoken publicly about Congressional stock trading. In January 2024, a bipartisan group of Representatives wrote to Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) asking them to "bring a bill to the floor for a vote to end stock trading by Members of Congress." There is no indication that they received a public reply, and there are no signs that a stock trading ban will be considered this Congress.

S: Judd L

Historybook: American novelist Philip Roth born (1933); Glenn Close born (1947); Bruce Willis born (1955); Texas Western, now known as UTEP, is first basketball team to win NCAA Championship with all-Black starting lineup (1966); Iraq War begins (2003).

"All that we don't know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing."

- Philip Roth

Minhowkin's word of the Day:

👍

Use it often, use it well...

#minhowkinmoments

There are five bulldogs: Gonzaga, Mississippi State, Drake, Yale, and Samford.

NCAA nickname trivia

In the men’s NCAA tournament basketball field of 68 teams, you can find plenty of animal nicknames, from eagles to gators to longhorns.

But one animal appears more than any other, with five teams using it as their nickname. Can you name the most popular animal nickname in this year’s tournament?

The unbroken string of daily heat records since last March likely stems from human-caused climate change as well as natural heatwaves and the El Niño phenomenon. Globally, average ocean temps went up 0.25 degrees Celsius in 2023—or about 20 years’ worth of typical warming, an NOAA oceanographer told CNN.

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S: Morning Brew

NOT A GOOD THING

Stat: The ocean keeps smashing records like it’s Caitlin Clark. But unlike Clark’s, we’re not rooting for these ones: For the past year, the ocean has broken a new temperature record every day, CNN reports, based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.

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Bun Man finally blurted out, "Sean, it's just Pussy!"

Sean replied "Dude, I know it is, but when there's so much of it, I always say Pusshkie Galore.."

Mr. Purple said "Right, bloody well right, ya gotta bloody right to say..."

Sean finally got the phrase right and the rest is history...

"Pusshkie, Pusshkie Galore..."

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ON this date in 1964 - Sean Connery began shooting his role in "Goldfinger."

Voice Coaches Bun Man and Mr. Purple were hired to help Sean pronounce some key words.

After working w/ Sean for a time, Bun Man was growing increasingly frustrated as Sean could not get the phrase, "Pussy, Pussy Galore", correct...

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Marlboro Man, Kid Edition...

Friends don't let Friends drive TRUMP...

Morning Peeps,

You know you're older than dirt when a dude says, "Look at those stacked steamers" and you're watching a cooking infomercial...

#seniorstud