Faking It

Back when Madonna was still a thing — i.e. in the early 1980s — she was accused of miming her concerts, with one critic memorably entitling his review: “Like A Concert”.

So I saw this listing at one of the execrable ticketing websites:

For a free box of .22 boolets, name the two acts which will almost certainly feature at least one mimed song.

Quote Of The Day

From SOTI:

“You know, once you’ve got past the thrill of conquest, as a rule, most women are pretty boring.  In and out of bed.”

Could even be something I would say, but I’m just an old cynic.

News Roundup

 



...hope you stay there, you miserable Commiesymp fuckers.

And speaking of aphrodisiacs:


...following the example of their founder, no doubt.


Silly Jews, thinking they’d be safe in Amsterdam.  Speaking of stereotypes:


Introducing our latest feature department:


...it’s just too bad it wasn’t by hanging.

And in The Great Cultural Assimilation Project©:


...wait till they start machine-gunning the rafts.


...Africa wins again.



...those damn Swiss raaayyyciss.


Let’s EVERYBODY PANIC!!!


...as noted by Insty.  Also:


...and my simple solution:

In Furrin News:


...yeah, okay.  Wave to the millions of CCTV cameras, wear a miniskirt in Bradford, enjoy those 24-hour waits in the A&E/ER rooms and just don’t post anything “anti-social” or “hateful” on the Internet.  Same topic:


...coming soon to a Blue State near you.

Great Moments In Marketing:


...an easy mistake to make, if yer a perv.

In Entertainment News:


...keyword:  Manchester.  And to the surprise of no one, here’s the “BBC star”:

And in link-free pic-free 

...and even if I used her real name, you still wouldn’t know who she is.

...said tape probably applied by her bedtime companion.

And in the ultimate news summary, where one picture really is worth more than 1,000 words:

Monday Funnies

Even though it’s Monday, I know you don’t want to be disturbed:

…so to speak.

But to help us wake up, some post-election humor, stolen from just about everywhere:

And speaking of ugly non-MAGA women:

Finally, a reminder of the numbers involved, and one of the main electoral issues:

And that’s just according to NCIS…

And just for the hell of it:

I think I’ll celebrate this first post-election Monday by going to the range.  (Okay, that’s not much different from any other Monday, but what the hell.)

Classic Beauty: Madeline Smith

Brit beauty Madeline Smith started off as a model, became an actress, starred in a few horror movies from Hammer Films, became a Bond girl and when she became a mother, more or less quit acting to look after her daughter.  And good for her.

Fortunately, there’s pictorial history, first in black-and-white (mostly from her modeling days):

…and come to think of it, we can look at her in color some other time.

What an exquisite creature.