Attribution: carol, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Let’s try a reality check: These are only a few—the greatest hits—of the latest conspiracy theories. Of course, we have the golden oldies like the earth is flat, contrails are poisoning people, Area 51 was an alien landing site being concealed by the government, and …
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Kickass and Conspiracy
Attribution: Photo by Brandon Morgan on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper is suspicious that the conspiracy theorists have more fun, particularly if they get appointed to the current administration from hell which happens to many of them. With this in mind, the keeper joins the conspiracy theorist ranks with the following: A “rapture” …
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Kickass and Flying Saucers
Attribution: Віщун, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, hopes, along with the keeper and Phyllis that the New Jersey drone mystery is soon put to rest in the manner of the mysterious cow killings and mutilations of the 1970’s. Some fifty years ago, long before drones, unexplained cattle deaths …
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Kickass and Dumbness
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that the keeper, ever alert to significant milestones in life, recognizes that the tipping point may have been reached in the national dumbing down effort and it will be smooth sledding from here on out as those with the most outlandish conspiracy theories …
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Kickass and Flat Earthers
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, sends along the keeper’s suggestions for having a serious conversation with a flat-earth devotee who lauds and even sends money to a cult leader who tends the Koolaid tap and claims to walk on water. 1. Assume an expression of interest, as if you are …
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A Thousand Words
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter A photograph can record many things—a fond memory, a milestone, a precious moment, or an historical record. Weddings, graduations, reunions, class pictures, and births are some of the momentous occasions traditionally preserved on film. Even casual Polaroids of kids playing or friends hanging out can carry special significance, …
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Kickass and Off-Leash Comments
Dwayne Reilander, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is often uneasy about the keeper being “off leash” but cannot always prevent it. The following recent examples illustrate the risks of his “at large” status: *The outrageous summer bear hound training now being allowed ONLY in Wisconsin has no comparable …
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Kickass and Birds Aren’t Real
Ismael Olea, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, does not often get an opportunity to report that the keeper is put into a state of euphoria by something on TV, but it happened with the “Birds aren’t real” piece on 60-Minutes Sunday: THERE IS HOPE! Young people have taken the …
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