"The truth cannot be hidden forever."

No matter how government limits access to information, the critical media will always find a way to ferret the truth, says UP journalism professor Danilo Arao. #ANCRundown pic.twitter.com/Wx1xFoX0GT

— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) May 27, 2022

It's A Mad Mad World

 A climate of stupidity made this collection possible.

It chronicles the most outrageous occurrences of shortsightedness, incompetence, and poor judgment.

Not all characters in these dispatches are stupid.  Some are merely ridiculous or momentarily inept.

Others are very bright people who become innocently entangled in improbable situations that turned out to sound stupid.

The papers that reported these occurrences are all reputable mainstream bastions of journalism.

Thanks to them, for without their efforts we will never see any strange news from this strange planet.

Although a lot of us are worried about the threat of crimes in our neighborhood.  The good news is, that there are plenty of crooks who don't realize that they are their worst enemy.

Are you ready? Here we go!

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HONEST CRIMINAL:

In Glasgow, Warren Gillen was arrested for robbing a bank. Police put him on a lineup, but nobody has identified him.

Warren made a mistake when after the lineup is done, he complained that nobody has identified him.

Source: More News of the Weird

Caricatures

 

Short Circuit

When Imee Marcos was elected Senator, we never heard of her. She is just like Lito Lapid - non-existent and missing in action. She remained in the shadows while the rest of the senators have issues to deal with, she was there ... only illusory. Para siyang filler ... makompleto lang ang 12.

When BBM filed his COC, Imee came out of her cocoon. The once sleeping senator becomes feisty, fiery, and gritty. Now she acts like a little Vice President with all her suggestions. Her one-liner with Karen Davila is pregnant with all sarcasm and contempt.  See what little powers can do?

Something To Think About

 

Before and After

 

It's A Mad Mad World

 A climate of stupidity made this collection possible.

It chronicles the most outrageous occurrences of shortsightedness, incompetence, and poor judgment.

Not all characters in these dispatches are stupid.  Some are merely ridiculous or momentarily inept.

Others are very bright people who become innocently entangled in improbable situations that turned out to sound stupid.

The papers that reported these occurrences are all reputable mainstream bastions of journalism.

Thanks to them, for without their efforts we will never see any strange news from this strange planet.

Although a lot of us are worried about the threat of crimes in our neighborhood.  The good news is, that there are plenty of crooks who don't realize that they are their worst enemy.

Are you ready? Here we go!

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HIEROGLYPHICS

Albert Goldsband walk inside the bank in San Bernardino California, went straight to the teller, and give her a note demanding money. 

When the teller can't read the note Albert pulled out his toy gun. But the teller was already on her way to her supervisor to help her figure out the message.

Albert panicked and retreated and went to a restaurant nearby that is frequented by the police. He was arrested right away.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Hibiscus of the Day: Mellow Yellow

 Hibiscus ID; Baguio Mellow Yellow

Bought from Canaan Flower Garden

Can Be Seen in Main Street

 A tropical plant with flowers that are double. Flowers may be up to 6 inches in diameter, with colors ranging from bright yellow to mellow yellow. Hibiscus can be planted singly or grown as a hedge plant; they can also be pruned into a single-stemmed small tree. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees.

Minor Things That Make You Smile

Humor can be dissected, as a frog can. True to form, philosophers, scientists, and certain left-brained comedians have been scrutinizing humor’s innards or viscera for a while seeking a serious understanding of what makes things funny.

According to one scholarly definition, people who have been working on a quantum theory of humor, something is humorous if people cognitively appraise it as funny, if it creates a positive emotion of amusement or if it makes somebody smile or makes him burst into laughter.

There are a lot of situations in life that we found it strange. As bizarre or offbeat they may be, or how trivial, irrelevant and minor it sounds to others if it tickles someone pink, there are still others in this whole wide world who appreciate it to the same degree as his. Who cares about others whose left-leaning attitude and their threshold of tolerance to small things and humor are askew and lopsided?

Here are examples of things that may sound superficial and paltry to some ... but makes you wonder ... they have managed to make you smile.

Did you ever wonder how solar energy works? Before we embark on this new adventure, the truth should be said that we usually pay P6000 each in these 3 houses for our electricity. And because the amount looked too much as compared to other households, we decided to make drastic ways to improve our energy consumption.

When the home solar system became a fad I tried to place one in John Michael's house to see how it works.  When his bill came after using solar, he said, " It didn't even make a dent in my bill. It is more or less the same amount and the same usage. After the second, third, and fourth months he said. "I don't think it is helping in any way the way the four-month record shows. The amount instead of decreasing went even higher than we expected.

"OK since you feel it is useless to you, I will have the solar panels connected to my house and we will see what happens with my bill.  After a month my P6000 bill plunged to a record low of P1300. 

What happened? With my bill, I am convinced more than ever that solar actually helped.  And our energy-saving approach may have helped too.

What happens to JM's experience with the solar, needs a thorough investigation.  Or perhaps he knows something ... and is doing something that we don't.