Iron Filings - 84
December 1, 2024
Iron Filings – 84
I Don't Make These Things Up Dept.: Here, verbatim, is a brief note from the November 7, 1924 edition of our local newspaper: "More than 800,000 women pay income tax in this country, but most of them are either already married or ugly."
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Quirky Interest Dept.: Here's a selection from Social Security featuring some of the odder names that people gave their babies in 2023:
Girls – Evening, Greenleigh, Minnow, Roulette, Dublin, Anemone, Vintage, Jovial, Trulove, Rhapsody, Thistle, Viper, Prophecy, Ethereal.
Boys – Pine, Casanova, Ptolemy, Trophy, Bison, Coastal, Barnaby, Horizon, Costner, Rockland, Cupid, Italy, Elmo, Rambo.
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So She Voted Thus: I saw a woman on a newsclip giving us all a glimpse of the future when she said – I would gladly give up my right to an abortion and my daughter's right to an abortion if it will keep my son out of war. Once again, daughters get thrown under the bus.
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Here's my take on the recent election: "The price of eggs, coffee, and hamburger is too high so I'm voting for Trump."
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A Clean Dirty Joke; "Would you like to go out for a drink?" the man said to the young woman. "No," she replied, "it's bad for my legs." "Oh," he said, "do they swell?" "No," she answered. "They spread."
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A Brief Note To The Republiguns In My World: "You bought it. You own it."
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Like nearly everyone, I get a lot of junk emails. Nothing, even blocking, seems to stop them, but when I do block them I get a confirmation phrase that has brought more than a few chuckles; to wit:
Block big stomach? Block Your Teeth? Block Boom Of Sales? Block Knee Pain? Block Prostate Solutions? Block Just The Gizmos? Block Memory Loss? Block Curious Finds? Block Elon Musk Devices? Block Endurance?
G.K. Wuori ©2024
Photoillustration by the author