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“Blessed are the young, for they will inherit the National Debt”. Herbert Hoover
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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All the jobs are going over there because of what is happening over here but there is light at the end of the tunnel...Or is there?
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2017 @ 5:44 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Peter is the Highway Trust Fund and Paul Any and Everything Else.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 7:38 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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In the old days committing sins in church was forbidden. In the new days it is Standard Operating Procedure.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 @ 12:58 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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It was really one of the greatest speeches in the storied history of the U.S. Congress but there was one thing missing.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 @ 3:22 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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How we found the wounded and how we got them back.
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 @ 8:56 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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You want a marble statue created of your favorite person. You hire a famous sculptor. He works for a year. You pay him every Friday for that year. The statue is finished. The sculptor says he won't let you put it on display and he destroys it. Does he owe you 52 paychecks back?
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 @ 8:10 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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One of my pet peeves is I hate change for the sake of simplification or cute.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 9:44 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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No Comparison...Or is there?
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 12:07 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Please do not blame us! We thought we were doing the right thing.
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2017 @ 6:41 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I published the bit of Foolishness below to my Wildly Popular (Or is It?) Foolishness...Or Is It? Blog Site (forii.blogspot.com) in October 2011. If it was Funny back then, it is still Funny today because Silliness is Never Outdated.
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 8:47 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This Foolishness was first published in August 2010. I am not resurrecting it because Easter just passed but because our Federal Government has not let up on its obsession to get us to spend everything we have.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2017 @ 4:14 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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There is a major shortage in China that has us on the brink of Nuclear War. We have the capacity to end the shortage and save the world. We should all pray our leaders take action before it is too late.
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 @ 3:04 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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If I had been there in 1965, I might have looked at my cousin Alex and said, “All those people on our Grandpa’s steps are complete strangers with very familiar faces”. My cousin might have said to me, “Alex (we were both named “Alex”), “Those are your Grandpa’s Neighbors. Don’t you recognize them?”
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 5:16 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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In 1946 I said to my Mama, "Mama, how come other people have Porch Chairs and we don't?" My Mama said to me, "My dear, we don’t have a porch besides you have got to learn to not want so much. I do promise you this. If Television is ever invented, we might get you one."
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:12 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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In 1948, I said to my Mama, "Mama, I hear on the radio a big hurricane is headed right straight for us". Mama, said to me, "That's nice, dear, wanna go for a nice long walk?".
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 10:37 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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You have nothing better to do. Relax. Just take them one at a time. You will thank me once you are done...Or will u?
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 7:56 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Did he really chew that? I'm so excited!
Published: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 @ 9:22 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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What gives anybody the right to treat any body like this?
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2017 @ 12:32 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance. Will Rogers
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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If You Are Sad Hillary Lost, It Is Safe To Read On But Be Sure To Bring Your Sense Of Humor With YouHillary Supporters have been sad long enough. It’s time to lighten up a bit and what better place to find some Lightening Silliness than a blog called Foolishness...Or Is It?
Published: Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 @ 2:34 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This same commentary could be written about any other nationality...Or could it?
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 @ 9:09 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Hey, we’re dying over here!
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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We all spend a lot of time laughing at Washington D.C. Laughing will not fix the problem. Finally General Washington himself has had enough and he is trying to do something about it.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2017 @ 3:43 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This is old blog posting (March 21, 2013). I have almost 1,000 of them in my “Next Book” folder waiting for more of you to buy my first book. I am determined to not “reward” you with a second book until you have shown you fully appreciate the Fine-Crafted Foolishness in the first book.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2017 @ 1:29 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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What do you remember about the Stimulus Package?
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 2:57 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This Blog Posting Was First Published In August 2012. You might think this is old funny but, be honest, funny never grows old.
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 11:35 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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No, I don't want a six-Pack.
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 9:15 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This Blog Posting is a repeat (modified a bit) of one which I released to the world (slight exaggeration) in February 2014.
Published: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 @ 10:07 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Inventions make things better...Or do they?
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2017 @ 10:37 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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What did we hear when Sean Spicer said Hitler did not use chemical weapons?
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 4:25 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Looks like a really smart person (Bill Gates) has come up with Foolishness without my help.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 7:28 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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It is past time for the Peace Loving World Community to take off the gloves with regard to North Korea.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:14 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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If used properly, the Standing Rules of the United States Senate can prevent anything from happening, except Happy Hour.
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 12:21 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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