Did you see that Big Guy just named a new Director of National Intelligence?
It’s retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr.. I think he’s probably best known as the inventor of the world famous hand activated on/off switch, as seen on tee vee.
The Clapper! Clap on! Clap off!
Boy, I can think of any number of ways this will come in handy around here.
Visiting dignitaries and celebrities:
Shut up and sing! Or write. Or whatever it is you do.
Natural disasters:
Shut off the damn volcano!
un-natural disasters:
Shut your damn mouth!
Shut off the damn leak!
Wow! This was an ingenious appointment. Planned future applications include shutting down North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, all hostile rightwing internet sites, FOX news, Rush Limbaugh and talk radio.
Lady M also thinks it will be useful around here.
And by the way, Lt. General Clapper’s other credentials include involvement with local law enforcement agencies:
The Great Clapper Caper: 1968
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Can he clap Barry out of the Oval Office?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Sunday morning laugh, MOTUS! I needed that. How did Jack Webb keep that stone face? We used to have such talented entertainers prior to the Camerons, Cruises, and well, yes, Clampetts. Thankfully there was a Carson.
ReplyDeletePS: Motus, did Plugs get new teeth or is that the result of your magic?
ReplyDeleteClap those creepy cruds out of the captial! Cover that crass creep in caviar and let the cats cavort on his carcass! Carry that corpulent creature to a cravasse, and kick her in! After cramming carrot cake up her bum.
ReplyDeleteAnon1:
ReplyDeleteUhhh, I don’t think that’s why we appointed him.
Madame:
Thanks for enjoying. Sgt. Friday was all business. I guess it’s a good thing he retired before our historic CHANGE, because Big Guy probably would have thought that he acted stupidly.
Joey B is only vPOTUS, so he’s not entitled to any of my reflective help, thank God for that one. He did go out on his own and buy a set of “Toofus veneers” (Joey B’s terms not mine). When I say “buy”, I don’t mean to imply that he paid for them. No, you paid for them.
bettyann:
Yikes! I don’t think our clappers can do all that. Yet.
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ReplyDeleteO/T:
A few posts ago Nola's Chef Paul Prud'homme
was mentioned. Most of us may remember him
on TV many years ago as the amiable but most
corpulent chef on the small screen....
Chef Paul lost about half of his body weight
by substituting high fat contents for more
healthy ones in his recipes. As the family
(a large one) are all cooks, his sister Enola
has published two books on the subject.
I can't find the second one right now, but the
first one is
ENOLA PRUDHOMME'S LOW-FAT FAVORITES
It's a terrific compilation of Cajun recipes
and the substitutes do not affect the taste,
IMHO. Great for someone who has cholesterol
problems like myself....and the changes can
be applied to any other American or ethnic
recipes.
I purchased mine second hand at Amazon (that's
the way I buy most books....)
MOTUS,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laugh. There will never be another Johnny Carson. What a joy it was to watch his show. He was and is a national treasure.
Bad week for Pres. 0. Loved Haley Barbour's comment about the 0 administration this morning on FOX: "Napoleon said never interfere with the enemy when he's in the process of destroying themselves"
Clap on. Clap off. The Clapper
I, too, heard Gov Barbour. LOL.
ReplyDeleteA gentleman politician of the 'old school'.
Gov. Barbour knows how to hold a conversation. He does not lecture at people. That is what makes him a gentleman.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, if the clapper cannot shut-up Barry, here is an alternative:
http://newsbird.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/atrueobamanation-blogspot-com-photo.gif
Lil
Breeze:
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I know lots of people around here who love Cajun food and would love to eat it without fear of attaining MOgantuan proportions. I think I’ll get one.
Cinderella:
Johnny was the best! And Napoleon knew how to win!
srdem:
He may be the only one left.
Lil:
Well, the clapper doesn’t work so far.
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ReplyDeleteMotus,
I'm glad I didn't overstep bounderies. I was
hoping that someone would benefit from the info.
I don't need it for staying lean, I am plagued
by high cholesterol, for no apparent reason
other than heredity. I have been arguing with
my doctor that it seems to spike under stress.
Today a medical article seems to back me up.
It seems that the brain sends signals and the
cholesterol spike etc. It is the result of new
studies.
Hope this last bit helps someone else too.
Hugs,
B