Prepop Sez: Mr Five by Five;Political Comments; Sorcery; Fitbits; Barbie Types

Nice day. I woke up dizzy in the night and have been fogged in all day. This is just like the hangovers that I experienced many years ago, except that I had only had two beers last night. Besides my fogginess, I managed to get most of my packing done for our fortnight in North Carolina.

Mister 5 x 5

"He's five feet tall and he's five feet wide,
He don't measure no more from his head to his toe
Than he do from side to side.

But he's a mellow hepcat."

So says the Andrew Sisters on the XM station that I am listening to..

I love these old songs. When I hear them, they bring back lots of memories.

And I can recall most of the lyrics. Not like the song I heard a while ago.. the lyrics were:

"Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby" and sometimes, "Oh baby, Oh baby, Oh baby." Well at least there would be no problem for the "singer" to memorize those lyrics.

I always wondered about some opera singers who had to learn a number of languages... Pavarotti sang in Italian, English and Spanish. I'm not sure if he tried German or not. Sometimes after an opera there will be credit given to the "Italian Coach" or the "German Grammarian."

Comments on the Current Political Scene

"Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying." Falstaff ... King Henry IV

"If 'CON' is the opposite of 'PRO,' then is 'Congress' the opposite of 'Progress?'" Scot McDonald

"He who slings mud, loses ground." Adlai Stevenson

"It's not so easy to play the clown when you've got to run the whole circus." Hawkeye's Conclusion

"What thin partitions sense from thought divide." Alexander Pope

"Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men." Abraham Lincoln

Interesting Facts

The Funny Times for June 2016 published some of Harper's Index for May 2016. I was quite interested in reading three of the items.

o I was surprised to learn that Saudi Arabia has been executing people for sorcery for a few years. I would really like to read about the cases. Probably quite different from Massachusetts some years ago... but maybe not.

o I was also surprised to learn that Oral Roberts University now requires Freshmen to wear Fitbits. I'm glad that the school's current reading of the Bible allows for the usage of computerized things. I would like to see the quote that authorizes it. Or, maybe it is ok because it is not included as one of the Ten Commandments. (But how about: "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." or words to that effect?)

o Hey, Mattel Toys now uses four different body types for Barbie. Let's see:

1 Skinny model type