THE LIGHTER SIDE
God bless America, and how’s everybody?
The Hollywood Reporter says TV executives are rethinking how to cover New Year’s Eve countdowns next year after so much went wrong on the air. I feel a lot better since the new year; I thought I was the only one who didn’t know the words to Mariah Carey songs.
The Clemson Tigers upset the Alabama Crimson Tide in a thriller Monday for the national championship. This weekend’s NFL playoffs include the Packers versus the Cowboys. Meryl Streep picked the wrong week to warn Americans that, without Hollywood, all they would have is football.
The Hollywood sign was altered by a prankster who changed the lettering to read “Hollyweed.” The cops were finally able to track him down and arrest him. He violated a 60-year-old ordinance that says Hollywood is zoned strictly for cocaine.
The New York Post says Trump’s election is turning liberals into conservatives. Suddenly liberals are demanding checks and balances on presidential powers; with California’s secession threats, liberals are now in favor of states’ rights. And for the first time, Russia is bad.
France passed a law that bans companies from requiring employees stay available for work after working hours via email or social media. Just when the French need a law to screen Muslims, they pass a law that bans Americans.