Scott Smith

“If it wasn’t my job, I would have done it for free. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a White Nationalist insurrection. “ -Daniel Hodges, DC police officer who was pinned against US Capitol doorway, beaten and gassed on January 6th 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eQo...

It's Early Voting season in Michigan. Anybody voting Early? www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wy...

I’ve been looking all over for an Arm-Fall-Off Boy costume. I can’t find one anywhere. I guess they’re sold out. If I don't find one this weekend, I'll make my own. dc.fandom.com/wiki/Arm-Fal...

Me (entering a room seeing both felines lying on the floor): Who are the world's best two kitties? <two seconds later> Character on series my wife was watching: C'mon everybody hates cats. Coincidence or #Caturday miracle?

GW Bush: "I found him (Putin) to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul; a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country" John McCain: "When I look Putin in the eye, I see a 'K' a 'G' and a 'B.'

Disgusted by BACKLASH to the ad. www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramasw...

Excuse me sir do you denounce the Doobie Brotherhood?

I had a Facebook account, though left when I learned about the scale of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal. I deleted my account and never went back. I never had an Instagram (or Threads) account. The best time for you to delete your Meta accounts is right now. They #ZuckOff

Sign at No Kings rally in downtown Grand Rapids, MI.

Measles is incredibly contagious. It makes Covid look like it’s not even trying. So the number will grow exponentially if it finds an unvaccinated population.

“I passed the bar in China,” is the new “My girlfriend lives in Canada. “

I don’t know their exact length of tenure, but Katie’s time as a WH staffer is roughly .357 Scarimuccis. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Freep with an updated list. It appears USA Today doing this across their entire network. 👍

Early 1970s McDonald's ad features John Amos and Anson Williams whose futures would hold Good Times and Happy Days (respectively). www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K7X...

Hang the banner!

This is a hell of a run.

Keep hope alive, my friends! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGcI...

(Circa 2022) She: If you're bringing a sandwich, carrots and an apple, why do you need to pack a fork? Me: In case somebody brings me cheesecake. --------------------------- Any guesses as to what was on my desk when I arrived at work on Monday?

I haven't watched any candidate debates this election year. I probably won't, either because they always let me down because no moderator has the guts to ask “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”

The makers of Easy-Off should get busy developing an oven cleaner that will eradicate AI worms.

In the past century, is there any precedent for an incumbent POTUS openly celebrating the assault of a protestor at a rally?

With the passing of Mike Ditka, I am now officially the most-ornery person in the US.

Actually saw this on theatre marquis in DC area in 1992: “Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot JFK”

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

Apparently there is something called "Doomfest" in Grand Rapids. Avengers Assemble! www.woodtv.com/news/grand-r...

We used to be a good country.

I don't have access to traditional cable channels, though watched the Sox/Guardians game on TBS, via HBO app (or whatever it's called now). Speaking as a washed-up ad agency guy... I kept seeing the same 3 or 4 ads over and over (and over) for three 1/2 hours. Is AI doing media buys?

How much does it cost to make Crudités?

Trump Drops Bombshell Evidence Biden Actively Campaigned Against Him https://theonion.com/trump-drops-bombshell-evidence-biden-actively-campaigned-against-him/

"Hello? Senator Cotton? Is your refrigerator running?"

There was a phrase that the Reagan Administration popularized, that apparently was originally a Russian proverb. Regardless of the origin story, "Trust, but verify." is solid advice this time of year.

Nothing proves that the current Middle East War is a smashing success more than POTUS musing that he might annihilate Iran "after the election."

My son has just sent me a photo of his new girlfriend. She's wearing football kit, football boots, and big gloves. I messaged him back. "She's looks like a keeper." 🐢💨

What if the US military went from the most professional org in the world to a complete joke?

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

861 wounded 19 dead Administration has misled (aka "lied about") troop casualties in the Iran War. Any member of Congress that isn't pushing for Senate/House Defense Committee investigations, and/or impeachment should be required to remove their "We Support The Troops" bumper-stickers.

Me (leading a staff meeting): Are there any questions? All Attendees: Are those dog treats, or cat treats in that bag on the counter? #Caturday

But we all agree that it's OK to brink an order of spare ribs to an interview, right?

Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.

Earlier I was tormented by constant low-volume rhythm. It was maddening. Fretting that it was a plumbing or HVAC issue, I began slowly walking around the basement. Eventually, I noticed the source, lying my on my adjustable desk, and I exclaimed: “It is the ticking of my hideous analog watch!”

There will be a lottery at my Halloween party but I’m not gonna tell you first if it’s the money kind or the Shirley Jackson kind

Teachers should not post images of their students Period

You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

Heightened sandwich options

Are you there, Congress? It’s me, America.