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New Reporter, Ron Lewis

The Yellow Press, The World’s Least Respected News Source welcomes Ron Lewis to it’s staff as cub reporter.

Below is an example of his wry sense of humor.

If  lamb is spelled with a ‘b’ why isn’t ham spelled hamb?

Pity the poor immigrant in his first English language class that has Ron for an instructor

Who's Slinging Babies

It’s a sad commentry on the state of our civilization. This headline, “More than 1 million baby slings recalled.” Just what kind of society are we where not only are people sliinging babies, but over a million devices with which to do it have been sold? This reporter finds it appaling that the activity has been going on for a long time, and is only now coming to light as the devices made to sling these infants have been proven to be defective. In what other f the developed nations has anyone ever slung a child? Shouldn.t this activity be banned outright.

We at The Yellow Press ask our readers, Had you heard of this before? How do you feel about it?

Liars and Damned Powerful Ones

Ask any man that works for a living, that is someone who uses both his back and  his brain and he’ll tell you he didn’t need a scientific sdtuy to prove it, it’s just a simple fact; the boss is only the boss because he’s q better liar than  anyone else. But we now have the study anyway, and it proves that not only are they better liars, they have no conscience about it and thusly, are even better liars, ad infinitum.

This study, from the Columbia School of Business verifies that people in power have fewer compunctions about stretching the truth and give out fewer clues to their perfidy and that it is almost in direct correlation to thier lack of conscience and the amount of power they wield.

Professor Dana R. Carney, who studies social judgment and decision making, noticed that in a different area of scientific study, psychologists have observed that power — defined as control over others’ social or monetary outcomes and always accompanied by feelings of power — enhances cognitive functions and makes people feel good. The effects of feeling powerful are precisely the inverse of those that most people experience when they lie.

The study discovered that not only were the liars more apt to be in the positions of power but that simply putting a person in a position of power led them to become a better liar. Much like other experiments that have shown that when an authority figure condones pathological behavior people feel free to perform actions that would otherwise become unconscionable, this study proves that merely vesting power in an individual, corrupts them.

It is the opinion of this reporter that you should never trust a suit, (or a uniform, especially if it’s one of those medal covered green ones favored by South American dictators), even if you are the one wearing it.

Gas Pedal Stuck?

is thst what i think i seeWhat to do when the gas pedal sticks. Of course it wouldn’t be a big deal if most drivers weren’t incorrigible leadfoot, stomp on the gas, mash the brake, fail to signal, hang on, think I dropped my (cellphone, sandwich, lipstick, magazine, baby) kinda drivers anyway. After all, if the gas pedal was only a little depressed, no, we won’t go there, there would be ample time to kill the ignition, use the brakes, steer it calmly out of harms way, bail out at low speed, and/or hand off the baby.

Heck yeah Toyota has to shoulder some blame, and pay for the changes, but maybe this is a good time to get a grip on the big issues of piloting an automobile.

Facts:

  • Nothing is perfect, least of all an extraordinarily complex machine.
  • All  of  Murphy’s  Laws  can be  applicable in any given instance.
  • It  is the pilots  responsibility  to  ascertain the  road worthiness  of  the  vehicle.
  • People  rarely weigh over three hundred pounds.
  • A  horsepower  is defined as the ability to lift  550 pounds one foot off the ground in one second.
  • A lawnmower engine rarely is rated below 3 horsepower.
  • What’s your hurry? It’s not like hell is gonna run out of parking spaces.

Somewhere out there is a Toyota driver, mad as heck but driving a car that would never, ever have had a gas pedal problem and he’s wondering if he can get in on some class action suit, and use the money t0 get a Corvette and some Rogaine and he thinks he’s a great driver as he passes on the right, rolls through a right on red and blames the whole darn world for their selfish thoughtless ways, manufacturing a lemon. Yep, he shoulda hung on to that fine American hunk of Corvair iron.

Politicians Are All Alike

PervThe city manager of Black Diamond, a Seattle suburb apparently was the right guy for the  job, they hired him and then did the backcground check. What they could discover, when he wasn’t trying to block thier efforts, seems to be perfectly appropriate for a person in charge of the public trust, as per our opinion.

Read the whole story here and then feel free to comment or tell us about your own fine examples of representative public officialdom.

It must be something genetic. Power corrupts, or along those lines. Maybe we should actually be a little forgiving because although it seems like all those attracted to a political life turn out to be peeping toms or pervs, at least they don’t seem to go postal and waste people like your average blue collar worker, or wait, maybe they do too.

Microsoft Patents Disabilities For Gamers

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That’s a fact jack, the wizards at the big software company everyone loves to hate have linked your real world phsical attributes, (as determined by banks of computers sifting through all the data in the cloud), to the character you will be able to chose when playing the latest action games on that shiny new Xbox. Think you have the heft to pick up that 50cal machine gun and run full tilt through the mazes of the underworld with a hundred siths hot on your tail? Not if you are really some pimply faced ninety pounder wwho can barely lift a full glass of milk. Them siths are gonna feast on your meager entrails.

Hey fatboy, try huffing around those virtual worlds now that your corpulent ass has been identified by Microsoft software and not only made your lardbutt  a part of your gaming avatar, but restricted your abilities in grand theft auto to where you can only get in and out of a stolen car in a little over a minute and a half.

It really is a stroke of genius, linking all the info about you on the web to every character you chose for gaming, after all the info is out there, and it could serve as healthy inspiration.  But if you are a homely dirt brown brunette who longs to conquer new worlds and protect the worlds antiquities, better not try to be Lara Croft, you’ll end up a flat, two dimensional imitation.

Seriously though, the development could have some real value. What if they linked it to your automobiles abilities? No more mousey housewives hogging the road in behemoth SUV’s, no more little old ladies from Pasadena blowing by you at speed, no more dimwits passing on the right when someone is turning left.  This author has always thought vehicles should be assigned by physical and mental capabilities. Young, agile, buff? You get a Viper. That old fart that actually has one, he gets a Geo. And the author of this article, well, I’ve been on foot now for a couple of years.

News Flashes – Nazis, Stoners, Tigers, and Thiefs, oh my

Thought the haircut wars were over, well nothings really ever over in Texas. Seems even preschoolers aren’t immune from the kindergarten attitudes of the people who run the schools in that state.

Gimme a half gallon of milk to go with those brownies, and a bag of Cheetos, and another bag of Cheetos, and maybe another bag of Cheetos.

Tiger Woods has been named as the AP’s athlete of the decade, joining the ranks of other famous individuals, like Wilt Chamberlain.

Why pay for cable when you can get the channels cheap by running a cable nextdoor, or why buy a $35 million drone when you can see what it sees for $25?

Interesting Sara Palin Update

You don’t talk to Sarah unless she talks to you first. Just one of  the recent gleanings from observations about our current celeb politico.

Another – Wherever she goes they take the tomatoes away so they can’t be used as objects of commentary, (but they leave the cans of green beans on the shelves, and we’re talking those big, industrial Costco size cans.)

One more – Make sure you get the money first. Seems people in a hurry might forget the little things, like making good on payment.

Reference – Salt Lake City Tribune

Mystical Horoscopes

fish05Our truly magical seer of the west looks into the stars and tells what things of import hold forth this week.

The sun sets slowly, dim wintry skies, holiday baloney, bows and ties. The wide world spins, on eccentric poles. The cold winter wins, but look for loopholes.

Aries – Can’t find it, look behind the refrigerator. Go to the movies, alone. Be solicitous. Don’t call him, he’ll call you. A spinning whine, tires on ice maybe? Forever and ever, amen. Cluster headaches, but not for you.

Taurus – Startled. Take the chance. Physical low biorhythm. Meat, wink and be hairy. Hide emotions. Something floating, hovering, drifting. A plain mealy grit. Withered and spare.

Gemini – Open your eyes, no regrets. Offensive. A limit to everything. Pamper those you love. A deep metallic blue ornament or globe. Rush of cold air, in nostrils. Touching neglect.

Cancer – The virtue of patience. Reveling in warm laundry. You may get the flu. Relax, no anxiety. Blasted science. An overdose of dumbness in a politician or political figure. Some motorized toy. Fruitcake.

Leo – Get it out of  your system, it’s probably inevitable, don’t hope for too much. Give in. Draw or sketch or doodle. Palms. Airplane, noticeable. Friggin sloppy beast. Too much salt.

Virgo – Face reality, before it’s too late. Ice skating. Shoes that are beat or need resoling. A pleasant bonhomie or halcyon moment, but subdued. Red, happy lights. Be hesitant, but not overcautious. Do Believe!

Libra – Fried bananas. Don’t hold it against her. Try something unfamiliar. Put it in your pocket. No way Jose. Nickels, old. Careless in the groceries. A swishing skirt, girl-like and joyous. Some bent metal.

Scorpio – Cook a solo feast. Take your dog. Appreciate what y0u have. Open your mind and heart. Rasty. Technical issues you should lay on yourself. Wooden, the grain of wood, specifically the rough cool texture that warms to the touch, like a wall or chair arm, could be.

Sagittarius – Don’t always be so sincere. Take bagpipes for instance. Psychedelic underwear. Generosity. A fudgesicle? Loud sincere boom, or rumble. Soft velvet, maybe fleece. Carmine, Canine? These terrible twwos.

Capricorn – Read some kiddie lit, Shel Silverstein say. Peer leakage. Have no doubts, your ideas are sound. Butterscotch. That feeling after the whole world changes, like crashing the car. A lap cat.

Aquarius – Three down, one to go. Call grandparent. Forgo shaving. Think brontosaurus. Relive the past. A warm  cup that spreads. Master of the remote. Nuts, nuts and more nuts. A plateful of platitudes, insincere. Rolling erratically.

Pisces – I’m just standing in a doorway. Oops, anyone can make a problem. Flannel PJ’s. Blame the innocent. Cramped, crowded. The scent of Tabu. Money problems, oh man, money problems.

Poem – Jabberwocky

Our publisher recites the eerie poem by lewis Carroll, The Jabberwocky

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