Uncle Jay Explains the News! 19 January 2009

Uncle Jay’s word for the week is MOMENTOUS!

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics , Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Christmas, Congress, Diet Coke, DTV, FDR, Gitmo, Gitmo Hero, Guantanamo, Guitar Hero, History, I Have a Dream, Inauguration, Kindle, Martin Luther King, Mentos, MLK, Momentous, New Kids on the Block, Obama

Nobody Plays With Words Like Country Singers

Filed under: Culture, Humor , Generosity, love, money, Snot

Do You Remember?

Filed under: Culture, History, Humor , Blue Sued Shoes, Boogey Man, Cigar Bands, Cracker Jacks, Crynolin, Dixie Cups, Duck Tail Hair, Fender Skirts, Going Steady, Grape Kool-Aid, Hit Parade, James Dean, Knickers, Knock Knock Jokes, Lemonade Stand, Luck Stikes, Moon Hub Caps, Moron Jokes, Pedal Pushers, Pegged Pants, Penny Loafers, Senior Prom, Skate Keys, Sock Hop, Staler Brothers, Tonscilectomy, Trigger

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Be sure and enter Uncle Jay’s Living Presidents Caption Contest.  I can’t wait for the results.

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics , Academy Awards, Al Franken, American Idol, Ann Coulter, Awards shows, Barack Obama, BCS, Bill Clinton, Bono, Caption contest, Chicago, Dumb and Dumber, Economic Stimulus, Emmy Awards, Emmys, FCC, Featherbedding, George Bush, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, Grammys, Healthy Choice, Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Jimmy Carter, Michael Moore, Michelle Obama, Oscars, Oval Office, Pending, People's Choice Awards, Roland Burris, Rush Limbaugh, Sanjaya, U2, United Nations, White House

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Uncle Jay’s word for the week is CONFIDUNCE, or the lack thereof.

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, History, Humor , 1999, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bernie Madoff, Caroline Kennedy, Cats, Confidence, Confidunce, Congress, Cuban Missile Crisis, Disco, Elvis Presley, End of days, End of times, End Times, Gaza, Great Depression, Hiroshima, Homeland security, Illinois, Israel, Jack Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Jerry Springer, Los Angeles Times, Macarena, Madoff, Marilyn Monroe, New Year, New York Times, Nick Nolte, Paris Hilton, Peace Process, Ponzi, Ponzi scheme, Prince, Robert Kennedy, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Senate, Spam, Ted Kennedy, Time Magazine, World War 1, World War 2

Crashed UFO

Filed under: Culture, Humor , Alien, Alien Encounter, Chicken, Courage, Flying Saucer, Humor, Laugh, UFO

Finally! Marty Feldman at His BEST!

Filed under: Culture, Humor , Humor, Marty Feldman, monster, sketch, skit, The Book of Revelations

This Is Too Creepy!

Filed under: Astronomy, Culture, Earth, Humor , Black Hole, Honesty, Photo Copier, Safe, Theft, Trap, Working Late

Age Matters!

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor , 60s, Alzheimer's, Baby Boomers, Forgetfulness, Humor, Memory Loss

“Honey, I’m headed home…bananas? Sure thing! See ya soon…”

Filed under: Culture, Humor , commute, HOV lane, transportation, water slide

Are These Photos Real or Fake?

Inspect the entire collection, they are not only amazing but quite interesting.

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Earth, Humor, Politics , fake, News, Photo Shop, Photography, Politics, real

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Uncle Jay’s word for the day is Faux and Faux Pas.

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics , Ahmadinejad, All Star Game, Baseball, Bastille Day, Baywatch, Drugs, Faux, Faux pas, Fox News, France, French, Gaffe, Hancock, Iran, Iran missiles, Iran president, Jamie Lynn Spears, Jesse Jackson, Milli Vanilli, MLB, Obama, OK! Magazine, Pamela Anderson, Pamplona, Photoshop, Psychiatrist, Putin, Running of the bulls, Short people, Spain, Steroids, Super hero, Superhero, Tour de France, Vladimir Putin, Wall-E, Will Smith

Master of the Unusual!

Filed under: Culture, Humor, Inspiration , amazing, David Letterman, Funny, Master of the Unusual, Michel Lauziere, music, New York, Roller Blades

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Uncle Jay’s word for the week is Independents!

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics, Science , Abraham Lincoln, American Flag, Barbecue, Barney the Dinosaur, Bill Clinton, Blue States, Declaration of Independence, Democrats, Donkey, Dwight Eisenhower, election, Election Day, elephant, FDR, fireworks, Fourth of July, Franklin Roosevelt, George Bush, Green Party, Independence, Independence Day, Independent Voters, Independents, JFK, Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, July 4, LBJ, Libertarian, Lyndon Johnson, Non-Partisan, Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Red States, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Swing Voters, Undecided Voters

Obama Flunks US Geography

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Inspiration, Politics , 57 States, Barak Obama, Democrat, geography, POTUS

Animator vs Animation

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor , animation, animator, computer, conflict, Current Events, Humor

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Uncle Jay’s word for this week, boys and girls, is PORTRAY!

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics , American Gothic, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Charlie Sheen, Colbert Report, Congress, Corn, Cosmetic Surgery, CSI, Deal or No Deal, DNA, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Farm Subsidy, Food crisis, Food prices, Food shortage, Gears of War, George Bush, Grand Theft Auto, Gray's Anatomy, Grey's Anatomy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Michael Jackson, Michelle Obama, Monday Night Raw, My Beautiful Mommy, Patrick Dempsey, Plastic Surgery, Portray, Spider-Man, Steven Colbert, Tobey Maguire, Two and a Half Men, Video game, Videogame, WWE

PBJ

My sweet daughter cooked up this cute video.  I predict it will really take off!

Filed under: Culture, Humor, Relationships , bread, cupboard, Food, jam, jelly, love, peanut butter, raspberry

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Uncle Jay’s word for this week is Recession.

 

Filed under: Culture, Current Events, Humor, Politics , Abraham Lincoln, Airports, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Economic Stimulus, economy, Federal Reserve, George Bush, Gettysburg Address, Government, Heathrow, John McCain, McCain mother, Mortgage crisis, New Kids on the Block, Obama Bowling, Recession, Savings and Loan, taxes, Taxpayers, Unemployment

Shoe Tree

Just outside of Toquerville, Utah, on the way to Zion National Park, we discovered this tree full of shoes.  We got a kick out of it.  Hope you do to.  If you’d like to see more of our trip to Arizona, visit The Folks Aren’t Home.

Filed under: Culture, Humor, Travel , curiosity, dangling shoes, Funny, shoe tree, shoes, Toquerville, Travel, Utah