Shades of Biblical Plague!

 Billions of cicadas are set to surface this spring as two different

broods — one that appears every 13 years... and another every 17

years — as they emerge simultaneously! 

The 13-year group, known as Brood XIX, or the Great Southern 

Brood is the largest periodical cicada brood, stretching across the 

southeastern United States. 

“It’s rare that we see this size of double brood emergence,” said Dr. Jonathan Larson, an extension entomologist and assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. “We’re talking about an absolute oddity of nature, one of America’s coolest insects.” he said!

Meanwhile, the Northern Illinois Brood, or Brood XIII, emerges every 17 years, but that coincides with the other group this year!.

Though the idea of a cicadapocalypse may seem foreboding, experts predict that the two broods won’t overlap significantly, and the bugs themselves, while loud and numerous, are harmless. (?)

It's just that the damned things are EVERYWHERE!

Mid-Week Mayhem!

 The Pope and trump are on the same stage in Yankee Stadium in front of a large crowd.

The Pope leans towards Trump and says: “Do you know that with one little wave of my hand, I can make every person in this crowd go wild with joy?

This joy will not be a momentary display but will go deep into their hearts and they will forever speak of this day and rejoice!

Trump replied; “I seriously doubt that!”

“With one little wave of your hand?”

“Show me!”

So the pope backhanded him and knocked him off the stage, AND THE CROWD ROARED AND CHEERED WILDLY, and there was happiness throughout the land!

(Pope Francis is about to hit Drumpf on the head to shut him up!!!!)

Mass Blindness Reported in U.S.A. after Eclipse!

 Word has it tonight that there has been a mass run at hospital emergency departments today... as people with burned eyeballs seek a doctor!

After further investigation, the Perspective Research Department has discovered that these were the same people who refused to get a COVID vaccination a few years ago!

No word yet on what authorities are going to do with them... but anything that helps thin the herd is more than welcome!

(Former President Drumpf during the last eclipse!)

The biggest pricks in the world by country!

Let's take a look at the size of men's dicks around the world!

No, boys and girls, we're not talking about assholes here.... just big dicks!

Neither the UK nor the US nor Canada make it into the top 10.  (Actually, they don't even crack the top 50, which is quite unexpected!)

It's important to note that data was available from only 90 countries. (Some nations, including Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and a few African countries, among others, did not provide any information.)

World's Largest Average Penis Sizes (In Inches)

1. Ecuador - 6.93
2. Cameroon - 6.56
3. Bolivia - 6.5
4. Sudan - 6.48
5. Haiti - 6.3
6. Senegal - 6.26
7. Gambia - 6.25
8. Cuba - 6.25
9. Netherlands - 6.25
10. Zambia - 6.21

World's Smallest Average Penis Sizes (In Inches)

1. Cambodia - 3.95
2. Myanmar - 4.21
3. Philippines - 4.27
4. Sri Lanka - 4.29
5. Hong Kong - 4.41
6. Bangladesh - 4.41
7. Thailand - 4.51
8. Vietnam - 4.52
9. Malaysia - 4.52
10. Singapore - 4.54

The worldwide average 'schlong' is just short of 6 inches long and is named "Johnson" ...except in China where it's called "Wang-too-long!"

Saturday Morning Confusion #2: Eclipse!

 The total solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people in North America on Monday, April 8, and experts warn that it’s vital everyone wears proper eye protection. 

But there are some conspiracy theorists on TikTok and X who are insisting the experts are lying and that it’s completely safe to just stare at the eclipse.

"Some of the theories that it’s fine to stare at the eclipse are rooted in nothing more than a belief that everyone should just ignore experts!"

Other users shared their own experiences, including people who say they regularly stare at the sun, an activity known as sungazing that’s popular among some fringe New Age communities.

“I’ve always looked at eclipses plus almost every day I will stare at the sun for about 5 minutes. I’m not blind yet. They lied about that,” another X user chimed in.

That kneejerk desire to be contradictory has always been around, of course, but it gained considerable steam on social media after a massive right-wing campaign to doubt anything health experts said in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. 

But there are other rationales as well. Some theories hinge on the idea that it’s safe to look at the eclipse because... the Earth is actually flat......... Seriously!

“When the eclipse happens, ditch the glasses. They are a lie,” one account on X claimed. 

“Look at it with your eyes, and the flat earth truth will be revealed. The glasses are not to protect your eyes… they are to protect their LIES!”

Trump looking at the last eclipse... (so he could set a good example) when he was President!

Saturday Morning Confusion: Drumpf!

 It's stuff like this that makes me wonder just HOW STUPID the average American can be!

Every person who worked for Donald Trump during his term as President,,, has publicly stated that this man should NEVER be allowed to hold public office again!

Never!

No Way!

And yet... about a third of Americans still think the guy is GREAT!

(Go figure!)

Common Sense!

 

TRUMPED

 

I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!!!!

Oh, the vagaries of high finance, folks! 

Donald Trump has suffered a $2bn blow to his wealth after shares in his company Truth Social plunged by almost a quarter.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) - the parent company of Mr Trump’s social media platform - saw its stock tumble after revealing it lost $58m (£46m) last year on revenues of just $4.1m. That compares to a market value of $6.3bn.

The company also warned of a “substantial doubt that TMTG will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”

The financial disclosures sparked a sell-off that saw shares in TMTG drop around 24pc.

It comes only a week after the company began trading on the Nasdaq following a merger with a listed cash shell. 

Shares soared by more than 50pc after the deal was completed and TMTG began trading under the ticker DJT.

Happy Easter From Drumpf!

 

Sunday Morning Funnies: Political Humor!

 MEANWHILE... EXACTLY FORTY (40) YEARS AGO:

MID-WEEK MAYHEM!

Just how old are you?

Remember these?

The wages of sin!

 The person I would least like to be right now is one of the four men who did that terrorist attack on Moscow... and are now being interrogated!

(ouch!)

Sunday Morning Funnies!

Why my parents left Germany after the war!

During World War II, American and British planes mercilessly firebombed the German city of Dresden, leaving an estimated 250,000 (?) people dead, most of them civilians — with bodies piling up so quickly that officials were forced to simply pile corpses in the city square and cremate them en masse for weeks on end. 

 Even after the dust settled, Dresden was largely left in ruins for decades. 

 Though volunteers quickly gathered to clear the rubble after the war, it wasn't until the early 1990s that rebuilding began in earnest. 

 The hard work undoubtedly paid off, and Dresden is now considered one of the most striking cities in the country.

Saturday Morning Confusion!

Allan: 

 On my way home yesterday, I witnessed a vehicle hit a motorcycle from behind and send the driver 25 feet into the air landing him in a ditch. 

I immediately called 911, pulled over and climbed down to stay with him until they arrived. 

He wasn’t moving and I assumed the worst. 

 A medical professional happened to be driving by and pulled over to help as we waited. 

I stayed and held Joe’s hand and asked him questions to keep him awake and with us. He told me about his wife, joked about his motorcycle and asked me to take photos so he had a cool story to tell. 

 Once EMS arrived, I backed away and a woman watching said 'I’m shocked you did all that.’ 

She saw my confused face and replied 'Honey, this is the south. I’m just saying. I’m shocked you did all that for him’ and my heart sank. I was speechless. I didn’t care what he looked like. I didn’t care how long I had to sit there. I didn’t care about social distancing. He needed help. 

 We don’t have to look the same to be kind to one another. Not a single person is born hating others because of race, political views or background. 

People learn to hate. 

My favourite saying by Nelson Mandela, 'If they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.' 

Love everyone, including yourself. Humanity is MY race and love knows no boundaries." 

Hannah Elizabeth Vieira

Spring came early!

 

I'll drink to that!!!!!!

 Back in my drinking days the "Mrs. Herself" figured out how to get me back on the wagon!

She said that as long as I could open the cage... I could drink it!

FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!!!!

 

Don't be fooled... AI is not all that smart!

 All this talk about the dangers of AI is just a bunch of bullshit!

It's only a very complicated "tape recorder" that has a clip of everything humans have ever said or done on the Internet... and then it picks and chooses answers that fit the question. (That's why it's wrong so often!!!!)

As for CONSCIOUSNESS... we shall leave that to the domain of living things! (A living thing pertains to any organism or a life form that possesses or shows the characteristics of life... or being alive)

This premise brings us to my great epiphany: "Consciousness is simply the physical manifestation of GOD (?) within us!

P.S. The consciousness/awareness of a tree will obviously not be as good as a bird or alligator... and definitely not as good as a human...........! (At least... most humans!!!!!!)