This old tale figures in a story coming up in this week's newsletter.

Sunday Reading - When you're only 19, yet have already been popped for DUI a *second* time. But his mug shot is what's the key in this one, from my blog in 2010. go.thisistrue.com/6n

This goes WAY back. The problem AND the meme, I mean.

When I grossly mispronounced a word in front of my aunt and uncle, they didn't laugh, they pulled out a dictionary. Yes, I had only read the word at that point.

"I can beat THAT! Hold my beer."

OK, I guess there is a circumstance where I would consider driving a van.

The evolution of Batman.

These days, I take my home with me wherever I go!

It's a classic story, but did it really happen? Quote Investigator says maybe, but can't be sure: quoteinvestigator.com/2012/03/25/t...

Nixon didn't JUST have a cameo on "Laugh-In".

Yeah, I know it's not February, but this gives you time to plan ahead (and save up).

When they've not wrapped for the day while shooting the episode, but they reluctantly let the cast go to dinner.

Never works for some reason.

Redrum!

Pass me a moist owelette.

There is more commentary on this one, as well as the best A.I.-written alternative tags, in my blog: go.thisistrue.com/twj

Horse crossing is a travesty that we must be prepared to stop!

Good way to start the week.

This is just one of them!

I don't want there to be any confusion in this deal.

Even though I've left, I still love Colorado.

Hell, Mich., is a real place. Not a city, just a little hamlet. Population: >100 billion. (The "factlet" that there are more humans alive today than there are humans who have died before us is absolutely wrong.)

If you see the man, call police immediately.

I'm grateful for one thing that Facebook does: it tells me of new "followers" on my personal account ...so I can go and block them. Really cuts down on the "please friend me" comments from scammers. (Yes, this is real. "Her" only 2 posts were the 2 photos you see. 🤮 )

I might be up late: just got another idea.

Did you ever stop to think that YOU won the very first race you were ever in?

This is especially for my Dispatch buddy, Greg.

My old person trait is I expect schools to teach civics and the basics of how government works ...especially the Checks and Balances.

And you know, really, I need to avoid heat in general.

The Communion thread I posted a couple of days ago went viral on Threads**. The best part was SEVERAL people from the South commented that their church used cheese crackers on occasion, and they called ’em Jeez-Its. So I couldn’t help.... ** www.threads.com/@thisistrue/...

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Facebook ends up with SO many Likes from posts that they have to ship them to third world countries for “recycling” ...but then they’re typically trucked out and dumped any old place. It’s getting SO bad they’re even overwhelming the piles of useless “thoughts and prayers”!

D'awwwwwwwwwww!

This Week’s Honorary Unsubscribe: it doesn’t really matter that you probably have eaten what Duane Roberts invented, but it’s interesting what he decided to do with the money he made from it. The story in about 4 minutes.

What other remake would need a big change? The Comments are open.

55 Years Ago This Week: the infamous “exploding whale” happened. But how did it suddenly go viral online in 1990? That story in my blog (with video) from 5 years ago.

P.S.: Don't defrag SSD drives either. (Really: bad idea.)

In short, life didn't give you lemons.

You know, this one gets better and better as you keep reading it.

So dude: are you SURE you want to continue down that path of escalating lies?

Workers install a jumper on a hard drive big enough to work in "the cloud." Also, why A.I. is so expensive: there's always a supervisor just standing around!

A wordy story, but definitely an important read. Time for a $48 billion fine? ($16B x 3 ...to start!)

Of course, these definitions may have changed from when this went out in January 2019....

I meant a software plugin, not ...um... hardware.

Funny for sure, but I researched it and it appears to be fake.

Medic humor.

2 of 2.

That time I set up in the den rather than go to the office.

1 of 2.

The story of my dating life.