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Author Archives: B. Trout
Bus Monitor Millionaire
How would you like to earn $70,300.00 a minute? If you’re as famous and talented as Beyonce Knowles or Mariah Carrey, you’re in that category. It’s gonna take some time, hard work and talent . . . or you could … Continue reading
Posted in Ripped from the headlines
Tagged bad kids, bus monitor, discipline, Greece School District, Karen Klein
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Go Green!
Say “Go green!” Say it again, “Go green!” Now say it like you mean it . . . “GO GREEN!” Feel better?
Bully for you!
There’s a bully for you, a bully for me, and you and I are a bully for someone else. Bullying is getting a lot of attention these days, so much so, I feeling a little bullied about it.
NCAA – Nazi Collegiate Athletic Association
The Holocaust never happened, slavery was non-existent in the U.S., and the NASA moon-landing was faked. There are certain groups of people who attempt to rewrite history by denying events that don’t fit their beliefs or conscience. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Ripped from the headlines
Tagged Adam Taliaferro, football, Joe Paterno, moon landing, NAZI, NCAA, Penn State, sports
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Whatever Happened to Nash Bridges?
Remember disco music, Reaganomics, and the Cabbage Patch Kids? In a decade that began with the murder of the man who championed “Give Peace a Chance,” the technology and the economic policies of the 1980’s strangled creativity and imagination. A … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity and Fame, Television
Tagged Burnett, CBS, family, miami, Nash, networks, police Miama, television, Tubbs, USA
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Gee Willickers!
I used the word “gee willickers” in a recent article and when read by my daughter, she suggested I remove the word, as members of her generation (poor old girl is turning 30 this year!) wouldn’t understand the meaning or … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!
Tagged curse, cussing, four letters, literature, Old English, outdated, swear, words
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And Justice For All!
There’s an age-old adage in football that goes “What we do here, what we say here, stays here when we leave here.” The sunny side of this old saw makes perfect sense, as players are
Posted in Law and our society!, Politics
Tagged cigars, corrupt, felony, football, Penn State, prison, secrets, team
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The Wizard of Floz
When I was a little boy, it was a big treat to run down to the corner store and buy a Three Musketeer bar and a bottle of Coca Cola.
Posted in It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged abbreviations, Coke, eat, food, grocery store, hamburgers, small town
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Shave and a haircut, two bits!
Hair, hair, long beautiful hair! We all love hair! There’s something inherently masculine about hair, or even the lack thereof, but hair is incredibly feminine also. Hair is versatile, varied and beautiful in the right places and kept in the … Continue reading
The Undiscovered Country
Klingon Chancellor Gorkon lifts his glass of Romulan ale in the air, looks across the table at carefully placed Star Fleet and Romulan dignitaries and toasts, “To the undiscovered country!” After a short pause and bewildered looks, he exclaims, “To … Continue reading
Posted in Real life, Television
Tagged death, Hollywood, murder, religion, shakespeare, Star Trek, terror, undiscovered country, Vincent Price
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