THE LIGHTER SIDE
God bless America, and how’s everybody?
Petco stores conducted a nationwide survey to determine whether Americans prefer dogs or cats. The survey found that 60 percent say they prefer dogs and 40 percent say cats. It’s true that a dog is man’s best friend, but a cat will never tell the police where you hid the cocaine.
Kim Kardashian posed for photos with President Trump in the Oval Office after she met with the president to lobby for prison reform. It’s a cause that’s clearly in her wheelhouse. The Kardashians have been excellent at reducing prison sentences ever since they got O.J. Simpson off.
Variety reports that Hollywood agents are urging actors to stay off Twitter and Facebook. This avoids the backlash that remarks and offensive jokes can cause. When I was young, there was no internet and there was no social media, and people would have to walk for miles to call me an idiot.
A New York couple that won a judge’s ruling forcing their 30-year-old son to move out of the house still can’t get him to leave home. Baby boomer couples suffer empty nest syndrome when their children go off to college, but for only four years. Then they suffer from basement crowding. Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and entertains groups and organizations around the country. E-mail him at Argus@ArgusHamilton. com.