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Seriously, it’s Taco Tuesday Memeory Time!

Posted on April 30, 2024 by museman

I suspect finding that perfect balance between “Too serious” and “Totally apathetic” is challenging for most people. In fact it may not be a “balance” after all, but rather a slow journey through life from Innocence to Dependence to Trusting to Learning to Caution to Experience to Seriousness to Suspicion to Realization to Self-Preservation to Sarcasm to Cynicism to Apathy to Acceptance to Inner Peace (or to Resignation, depending on the ending you prefer).
All’s I know is before you ponder over which step your life’s journey is at right now remember that image at the upper left. …then enjoy these Midweek Memeories

Unlike other websites who compile and publish memes created by other people in order to ~~drive traffic~~ add a touch of humor to their site I create almost all the memes I publish and only occasionally publish a meme from someone else.

Note: Copyright is claimed on all content I’ve created and not otherwise covered by any third party. You can copy and republish any image but you can’t sell it, can’t modify my website link or logo on the image, and must include attribution.

Click any meme below to see a larger version in THE SAME window.

What’s worse than a cat in heat calling any mate, a kid screaming for candy, or millions of whining Liberals? BILLIONS of cicadas emerging from their years-long underground hibernation and broadcasting their mating calls in unison in desperate attempts at romance shortly before their deaths. This year should be particularly annoying as both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas will emerge together, with some groups making enough noise to prompt calls to local police. Still, I suspect the cicada cacophony will be much less annoying and more productive than that of whining Liberals. And if not you can always call the police

How much of a delicious irony would it be if all those coal miners Joe Biden told to take up computer programming actually did, and created an Artificial Intelligence program capable of eliminating Hollywood actors? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

(I didn’t create this meme, so thanks to whoever did)

I was taught (1) the best dollar you can make is the one you make in the next minute, (b) to make do or do without, (3) to buy the best, buy it once, take care of it, and it will last forever, and (d) never spend beyond your means. However, if you seriously want to go broke this meme here are 16 tried-and-true ways to do so.

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Vintage Propaganda for Today’s Truths (No. 12)

Posted on April 22, 2024 by museman

If you want go directly to the Propaganda Posters Click here

Propaganda can be very effective when trying to instruct and motivate a population to achieve your goals. Propaganda as art typically caricatures an opponent in a simple, evil manner, exaggerating their features and focusing on a potential danger they pose if not defeated, while written or spoken propaganda casts everything the opponent does in a negative, threatening light. Those working to stop the opponent are portrayed as patriotic, hard-working and heroic, motivated to sacrifice and work until the opponent is defeated.

Propaganda has always been with us and continues today, whether subtly included in Advertising and Marketing, revealed as electronic Censorship by Government and Social Media, or incorporated into memes, text messages, and “News” by the Liberal Press and anyone trying to advance an agenda.
And I thought: What if World War II and Cold War Propaganda posters were reimagined for today’s topics? What would they look like?

Presenting the Twelfth in a Series of
Vintage 2024 Election Season Propaganda Posters

“Defend Democracy by Destroying Him!”
(click image to enlarge it)

(click here to see the original poster by Adam Asar)

On Friday, April 20, 2024, Congressman Bennie Thompson introduced H.R. 8081: The DISGRACED Former Protectees Act, a bill which removes Secret Service protection for former President Trump.

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Underworked and Overpaid? You’re a BIDEN Supporter!

Posted on April 22, 2024 by museman

Surprised? Well don’t blame me, I didn’t make this stuff up: It’s the result of a poll conducted by the non-partisan, well-trusted, highly respected and perhaps only slightly Liberally biased Emerson College, from their “April 2024 National Poll” published April 18, 2024. (click an image to enlarge it in the same window)

Biden Supporters Work LESS…

…while making MORE MONEY?

Click here to read more about Emerson’s poll.

For some people (I guessing mostly Trump supporters) this result may be completely obvious, like water being wet, the sun hot, and that man didn’t hang himself. Still, it’s nice to see someone actually measured it and removed (nearly) all doubt.

One might think this would make for a sensational, attention-grabbing headline, but not Emerson College: Their big conclusion was that 75% of those polled said the cost of living is rising under Joe Biden.

And at least one person reached a conclusion completely unsupported by the poll data:

“This says to me that liars have a strong preference for Trump.”
- Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias on X (formerly Twitter), 8:10 PM · Apr 20, 2024

Maybe Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was right when he said: “Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.” The tricky part is figuring out who’s lying and with what figures.

Thanks for Reading!

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Vintage Propaganda for Today’s Truths (No. 11)

Posted on April 19, 2024 by museman

If you want go directly to the Propaganda Posters Click here

Propaganda can be very effective when trying to instruct and motivate a population to achieve your goals. Propaganda as art typically caricatures an opponent in a simple, evil manner, exaggerating their features and focusing on a potential danger they posewritten or spoken propaganda casts everything the opponent does in a negative, threatening light. Those working to stop the opponent are portrayed as patriotic, hard-working and heroic, motivated to sacrifice and work until the opponent is defeated.

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Recently pro football player, Hollywood actor, and infamous double-homicide suspect Orenthal James “O. J.” Simpson passed away from cancer at 76. The liberally biased Los Angeles Times published his obituary, which included an interesting error:

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How a “Run to The Border” became an EPIC FAIL

Posted on April 17, 2024 by museman

It’s a Taco Tuesday TOTALLY EPIC FAIL!
After overcharging me for a Loaded Beef Nachos, screwing up the order twice (the second time after being told how to make it correctly), and giving me a side order I didn’t order, an employee led me to believe they deliberately screwed up my order because I was a ‘”f**king expert” as loud urban music – complete with the “N-Word” – played in the kitchen.

Regular readers already know Taco Bell is one of my guilty pleasures: I’ve been visiting them at least once a week for years, and usually publish my Memeories on Taco Tuesday.

And as a creature of habit I usually get the same order: A burrito, nachos of some kind, and a drink.

Now I believe I’m a reasonable person, especially when dealing with people working Entry-Level Jobs, having worked a few of them back in my youth. So when it comes to Fast Food I prefer to be more patient and wait a bit longer if it means the order is fresh, correct, and delivered professionally. I also know mistakes can happen, but I don’t have a problem if mistakes are corrected quickly (although I’ve learned to completely avoid the Drive-Thru Window, where speed is measured so mistakes are inevitable).

It’s only when things go completely sideways that I get frustrated: Like the time during the COVID Lockdown when I had to wait 45 minutes in a Taco Bell Drive Thru to get my order, discover it was completely wrong (including the drink!), and then wait another 45 minutes in the drive thru only to be told they couldn’t replace it unless I provided the sales slip they never gave me. Or, right after that catastrophic COVID Lockdown ended, when I waited over an hour inside another Taco Bell to get my food – probably because I was the only one dining in (although they did apologize and refund my money). Or the time Taco Bell employees forgot I was in the dining area and got into a loud discussion about how racist each employee was.

“We strive to create positive, memorable customer experiences at Taco Bell and take it seriously anytime a customer experience falls short of that. We appreciate this customer’s patronage to Taco Bell and thank them for their feedback.”
-Taco Bell Spokesperson, email to website Daily Dot, October 8, 2022, in response to a Customer’s complaint.

Thanks, “Taco Bell Spokesperson”, those sure were “memorable customer experiences”!

However, this recent “memorable customer experience” at Taco Bell really took the cake (and, as I was at a KFC / Taco Bell location I could have literally taken the cake

On my way back from Fenway Park (after watching the Red Sox lose their Home Opener) I stopped at a Taco Bell for dinner. My order seemed easy enough: A Stacker, and a Loaded Beef Nachos with added onions, no guacamole, and sour cream on the side instead of on the nachos. The Stacker was correct and just fine…
…the Comedy of Errors took place with the Loaded Beef Nachos:

Here’s a visual summary of what happened:
Taco Bell Beef Nachos TOTAL FAIL
(Click image to enlarge it in the same window)

And if you’d like to read all the details of their FAIL just keep reading:

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Gotta Hand it to Fenway, this FAIL has Fans all Wet

Posted on April 11, 2024 by museman

Fenway Park, Opening Day, 2023 I’ve gotta hand it to Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts: America’s oldest major league baseball park it’s been the victim of two fires (in 1926 and 1934) and almost the victim of demolition back in 1999 when owner Tom Yawkey, after years of neglecting the park, tried to sell a brand new ballpark to both Boston Politicians and faithful Red Sox fans.

After Yawkey’s sales pitch failed he sold the park to John Henry and his investors, who promised major renovations, improvements, and – most importantly – a Championship trophy. And the new owners kept their promises, revitalizing and expanding the park while keeping it’s iconic grandeur, and adding four Championship trophies along the way.

In fact, part of the renovations included transforming the original offices on the third floor to bathrooms, where in the men’s room you can now look out a window while standing in front of a urinal instead of sitting behind a desk. Nice touch, and it preserves the original 1912 Tapestry brick facade.

The renovation also added automatic hand dryers instead of the old “continuous towel” or paper towel machines.
They’re in every bathroom, and they work fine except for two things:
(1) they don’t dry too quickly (not good in a busy bathroom), and
(b) you can’t easily put your hands under them…