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Happy Friday. I must say Dr. Malone, you never disappoint. I always look forward to your Friday Funnies (of course all of your articles as well). In these times we all need a bit of a chuckle. God Bless you all and thank you.

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Awesome! I especially liked the tampons.

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Me too! That one is very close to the truth.

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Regarding the tampon packaging: I've been a graphic designer for over forty years. During a student critique I said I admired the use of colors and font on a student's packaging for tampons. I then mentioned, though it was aesthetically well done, it didn't seem all that "feminine" and I wondered how it would appeal to women – its target market. I was told by the student that "men have periods, too."

That was day decided to retire. I'm too old for this shit.

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My friend had a similar experience teaching high school BOCES students the difference between male/female pelvis and birthing babies, and they thought men could actually give birth 🤦‍♀️

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I don’t know how you do it and I don’t know how to adequately express my gratitude and appreciation for the effort you have made to help me feel better about what I consider the dire threat we face from a world gone crazy. You have been a priceless influence for good and I pray for your happiness and future success because you deserve much more for the sacrifice you’ve made for others. You are a rock and have become a force for truth the world desperately needs right now. Thanks for making me laugh when I really want to cry.

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Hmmm lotsa folks with pure blood like mine. Discriminated out of work, time on our hands.. new occupation: Antibullshit Memer.

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Beards are always in fashion, whatever Century.

For those that never owned a cat and xmas tree with bulbs in the same 30 days of winter....

these are your clue of a holiday delight and disaster of the Feline occupational desire.

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LOL 🤣🤣🤣

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Hahahahahahahaha!!! Those cats are something this time of year!

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JP good today for a change. Biting dry satire is his strong suit.

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Faves were the tampon box 😸 and the pronouns for the conspiracy theorist! Have to remember those. Thanks for the morning laughs.

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I think the caged Xmas tree would be a good idea for my kids as well, thanks for another round of pick me ups :).

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We should always be sharing rumble or odyssey links vs YouTube where possible.

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The major problem from a writer standpoint is that YouTube videos play inside the article, whereas Rumble doesn't embed. Hopefully they get this fixed quickly!

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Yeh, it has been a year now. Substack needs to get on this issue.

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Oh my I haven't laughed so hard for a week, thank you!!

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Attitude indeed. I purchased the personal memoirs of Ulysses Simpson Grant from a used bookstore and found out it was only part 2. But I'm a me generation person and do not need to know the boring backstory of part 1 anyway. Just give me the climax, and make it quick.

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Did you read "Grant" by Chernow? We don't often use audio books but at 1100 pages or 48 hours - it was well worth the audio version! Great audible book - but got long after his presidency. The first 35 hours were excellent. Highly recommend this version of history!

https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Ron-Chernow-audiobook/dp/B074F3SLTL/ref=sr_1_2?crid=27V8XMUQJQDMK&keywords=grant&qid=1669986447&sprefix=grant+%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-2#audibleproductdetails_feature_div

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I recommend "Letters from my Father" a roughly chronological compilation of letters published by Robert E Lee Jr. after his father's death. https://archive.org/details/recollectionslet00lee/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater It's a window into the South, the man, the country in the second half of the 19th century. To paraphrase Lloyd Benson in his Vice Presidential debate against Dan Quale: "General Grant was no Robert E. Lee"

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I remember that! LOL

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No, I have not. Thank you for the recommendation--it's available in Canada too. I recently finished the Amazon Prime series on the Civil War so the Grant photo clicked.

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Ha!

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Lol🤣

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Great chuckles today, thank you!! Also, thrilled your book is coming out now!! Been on pre-order for a while and I'm looking forward to sitting in front of the fire with it over the holidays!!

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Pre-ordered the book. I hope it's all cartoons and pictures. Just kidding.

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