Category: Open Threads

Bookworm Beat 1/23/18 — the Government shutdown illustrated edition

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by Bookworm

The government shutdown ended so fast, I didn’t get to do an illustrated edition — but the posters are too good to waste, so I know you’ll enjoy them now.

Bookworm Beat 1/19/18 — the Tide Pod illustrated edition

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Bookworm

It’s Friday, so I’m leading, not with the news, but with Tide Pod challenge posters. After that come some excellent political and social commentary posters.

Bookworm Beat 1/16/18 — the “more shithole posters” edition

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Bookworm

It’s increasingly clear Durbin lied about the alleged shithole remark, but it that doesn’t mean the jokes and homes truths that followed aren’t great.

Bookworm Beat Woman Writing American Left's Fascism Russia Hoax

Three articles that are well worth your time today

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Bookworm

I haven’t yet carved out time to blog today, but I’d like to recommend three articles: Matt Walsh: You Feel Violated After Casual Sex Because You Degraded Yourself. Not Because It Was Rape. Victor Davis Hanson: President Nobama Dennis Prager: 10 Thoughts on the President and the ‘S—hole Countries’ Incidentally,

Bookworm Beat 1/13/18 — the “shithole” illustrated edition and other stuff too

Posted on January 13, 2018January 13, 2018 by Bookworm

I think Durbin lied that Trump made a racist declaration about “shithole countries,” but I love the clever posters that followed. You’ll love them too.

Bookworm Beat 1/8/18 — the Oprah 2020 edition and open thread

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Bookworm

Leftists live in a world that sees Hillary as a martyr, Trump as insane, and Oprah as presidential material. For us Normals, ridicule is an easy weapon.

Bookworm Beat 1/6/18 — illustrated edition and open thread

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Bookworm

I think Chuckles the Clown sums up this illustrated edition: “A little song, a little dance, a little Seltzer in your pants.” It’s a mish-mash.

Illustrated edition Trump's accomplishments

The Bookworm Beat 1/3/18 — the New Year’s illustrated edition

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Bookworm

My first illustrated edition for 2018 and it’s a doozy. I know you’ll get some good laughs with this one as well as some big smiles and thoughtful moments.

The Bookworm Beat 12/30/17 — the random thoughts edition

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Bookworm

For the Bookworm Beat, 2017 has been a wonderful and entertaining year. Moreover, this Bookworm predicts that 2018 will be even better. I only believe the good polls. While the polling did prove accurate in Alabama, the reality is that for the past couple of years, those people who rely

The Bookworm Beat 12/23/17 — the tax bill illustrated edition

Posted on December 23, 2017December 23, 2017 by Bookworm

The tax bill is the gift that keeps giving, not least because it exposes the Democrats as the greedy party that thinks all America’s money is theirs.

All family all the time open thread

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Bookworm

It’s been one of those days. I meant to post, I really did, but it didn’t happen. And — a confession — when I wasn’t dealing with family, I was reading Lee Child’s latest, The Midnight Line: A Jack Reacher Novel. I had put both that book and Ron Chernow’s

The Bookworm Beat 12/15/17 — the humongous net neutrality edition

Posted on December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 by Bookworm

The Left’s hysterics over net neutrality reveal an ideology in the midst of a mental breakdown — which is disturbing, but still good for political humor.

Bookworm Beat 12/11/17 — the illustrated edition and open thread

Posted on December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 by Bookworm

On a day that sees the news look like news in Groundhog Day, with old stories endlessly repeating, today’s illustrated edition still brings fresh laughs. As you look at this next poster, remember that Facebook is going to “protect us” from “fake news”: And here’s another example of how Facebook

The Bookworm Beat 12/9/17 — the illustrated edition and open thread

Posted on December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 by Bookworm

Give yourself a gift this weekend and read my Illustrated Edition. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wonder what the heck is going on in America!

The Bookworm Beat 12/5/17 — the illustrated edition

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 by Bookworm

Some weeks are so crazy, with reality outrunning satire, that it’s hard to find pictures for the illustrated edition. Still, this round-up works. Reminder to all: tax rates are merely legal minimums. You are free to send as much as you’d like. — Pat Sajak (@patsajak) December 2, 2017 In