Attribution: U.S. Department of Transportation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper to reassign the title of dumbest Wisconsin politician from long term champion MAGA-loving Sen. Johnson to former Rep. Sean Duffy who is the new secretary of transportation and made the following statement about …
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Kickass and Blame
Attribution: Vector Portal, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is admittedly slow to catch on, but is finally recognizing the importance of “blame” in maintaining relevance in today’s Land of Oz. Under the precepts of the “blame” culture when something bad happens, such as an …
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Kickass and Old Haircuts
Attribution: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, was not involved as the keeper and Phyllis both visited Cheryl at the Vista West hair salon for the usual professional treatment that made them both young and beautiful, more so perhaps in Phyllis’s case. But as it happens with …
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Kickass and Wisconsin Name
Attribution: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, cautions the keeper to remain calm in the face of rumors that the MEGA efforts to rename things includes an attempt to rename WISCONSIN to eliminate the last three letters “sin” in its name. A POTUS staffer told the Fox …
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Kickass and River’s Birthday
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports from the birthday party for the keeper’s great grandson “River” which was held in the house the keeper built 25 years ago on a Mazomanie hilltop and where River now lives with his family. The following is the keeper’s birthday message to River: …
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Kickass and Deadlines
Attribution: Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, acknowledges the keeper noting that for most of his long column-writing life he has been burdened with coming up with subject matter for a message to readers. There were many close calls when failure seemed inevitable, and then something would occur to …
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Kickass and Last POTUS
Attribution: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper as he tries to claim privilege by noting that given his age, odds are that the recently elected POTUS will be the last one the keeper experiences before his little pile of …
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Kickass and Eight-Year-Old Repeat
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Incredibly, Kickass gets the morning off by using a post from eight years ago exactly as it appeared then: Kickass, the doorstop dog, with his fathomless array of information sources recently hacked into an exchange between Russia and the Trump Camp.RUSS: We’re thinking of decriminalizing domestic abuse, do …
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Kickass and Billionaires
Attribution: StanCoFair, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports on the keeper’s efforts to identify with the billionaires who recently bought the universe and reinstalled the formerly discredited Pluto at its center. In terms of relating to such things as Elon’s big space rocket exploding and falling into the …
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Kickass and Hal’s Coyote
Photo by Hal Bergan By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, while reporting the keeper’s unstinting dedication to truth and veracity, particularly as it pertains to his posts here, feels compelled to respond to a challenge from Hal Bergan as to whether the coyote found cowering some time ago in the freezer section of a …
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Kickass and Oligarch Kennels
Attribution: Maarten Honnebier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, gives the keeper and Phyllis the morning off and files his personal report on activities at OLIGARCH KENNELS following the recent change in ownership from private to corporate. *Under the provisions of the “Citizen-Mutts Sold Out” act, OLIGARCH KENNELS will …
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Kickass and January 20, 2025
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reminds the keeper and Phyllis that this Jan. 20, 2025 is a great day for many reasons, but the only one with any real meaning is that they are around to enjoy it. While some may celebrate the day as an exciting political occasion, …
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