Fun Facts…Literature Part 1

Agatha Christie is popularly said to be the bestselling literary author of all time. Her 85 novels have sold an estimated three billion copies worldwide.

The single bestselling book of all time is the Bible.

JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, the authors of The Lord of the Rings and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, were best friends.

The earliest known use of the word “hobbit” in print dates from 1897-40 years before JRR Tolkien’s book was published.

Sixty five years before Dr. Seuss wrote How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudyard Kipling used the word “grinch” as a verb meaning to crush or grate in 1892.

The English novelist Enid Blyton, known for the Famous Five books, published 762 books in her lifetime.

Roald Dahl was inspired to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because British chocolate company Cadbury used to send boxes of chocolates to his school as a child to test.

In none of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels does Sherlock Holmes ever say “Elementary, my dear Watson.”

Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs And Ham after his publisher bet him that he couldn’t write a story using no more than 50 different words.

THE SPHINX—OLD MEMES

PIZZA AND OTHER RECALLS.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/frozen-pizza-sold-walmart-aldi-recalled-over-salmonella-concerns

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The Secret Service is still rotten to the core.    Don’t tell me they work long hours and are away from their families.   Put them on the USS Gerald Ford.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/04/secret-service-agent-arrested-public-masturbation-miami/

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/aircraft-carrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-record/2026/04/15/id/1253083/

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Baby Trump and Baby King Charles.

This is what the Democrats want for America.

https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/04/30/canadas-newly-diverse-military-fights-itself/

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This is great if you can get the law enforced—SEE JOE BIDEN’S DEMOCRAT OPEN BORDER POLICY.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/01/indiana-employers-n2675304

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Another fool elected by other fools.

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/05/01/secwar-pete-hegseth-gives-sara-jacobs-a-lesson-on-what-hypocrisy-looks-like-n2201898

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Take his parking space away and move his office to the basement.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/business/how-to-convince-jerome-powell-to-leave-the-fed-take-away-his-parking-spot/

Poisoning of baby food in Austria.

https://www.breitbart.com/news/austrian-police-detain-suspect-in-case-of-rat-poison-found-in-baby-food-jars-on-supermarket-shelves/

Seattle loses another.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/05/03/elite-skyscraper-club-now-closing-amid-seattle-downturn-n2201949

Some people just can’t function in society.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/entitled-delta-passenger-causes-plane-to-return-to-agte-after-refusing-to-hang-up-phone-before-takeoff/

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One more time, state and national politicians come from cities.   Give strangers your house key or bank account number.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/04/los-angeles-democrats-seek-to-open-door-to-foreigners-voting-in-city-elections/

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The Old Editor:    What are your memes today, LL ?

The Goldie Oldie Cat:    They are some old hits.    The first is our Olympic Gold Medal Meme.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXr1nhuW0AEP85_?format=jpg&name=medium

Joe reading a map of where Hunter left his cocaine and gun.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgU9BC2a0AA-xMx?format=jpg&name=900×900

You can add the despots in Iran and Venezuela.

https://tolleystopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/18266.jpg

ICE drop box—-like the Democrat Ballot Boxes.

https://tolleystopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/01jz255zt2akccts7y641y8m7p.jpeg

It’s science.

https://tolleystopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/01jssetf00txek5vp1r5fr5xvz.jpeg

Times are a changing.

https://theonion.com/regulars-angry-dive-bar-now-popular-enough-to-be-financially-solvent/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/

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Help the Babylon Bee.

https://babylonbee.com/news/10-amazing-organizations-funded-by-the-splc

https://www.breitbart.com/

Carry The Load

Great Laughs…

My wife wants me to wear a bracelet that belonged to her grandfather. It says “Do Not Resuscitate.”

It’s been months since I bought the book, “How To Scam People Online.”  It still hasn’t arrived yet.

 If you have a red wine stain on your carpet, get some white wine and drink it until you don’t care anymore.

 One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others.

 Even rarer than a doctor who can’t stand the sight of blood is a lawyer who can’t stand the sight of money.

 If your palm itches, you are going to get something.  If your crotch itches, you’ve already got it.

 My wife and I decided to never go to bed angry. We’ve been awake since Tuesday.

 My wife said, “That’s the fourth time you’ve gone back for dessert!  Doesn’t it embarrass you?”  I said, “No, I keep telling them it’s for you.”

 My wife and I started role-playing in the bedroom. Her favorite is The Sexy Librarian, where I have to sit quietly while she reads a book.

 Being old is when you don’t care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don’t have to go too.

 I now know how it will all end for me, one of my kids will unplug my life support to charge their phone.

 At a wedding reception, someone yelled: “All married people, please stand next to the one person that has made your life worth living.”  The bartender was almost crushed to death.

 I met my wife at a single’s night.  I was surprised because I thought she was home with the kids.

 I want someone I can share my entire life with who will leave me alone most of the time.

 Yesterday I bought a world map, gave my wife a dart, and said, “Throw this and wherever it lands, I will take you on vacation.”  We’re spending three weeks behind the fridge.

Fun Facts…Ball Sports Part 3

The indentations on a golf ball are called “dimples”. There is no set rule for the maximum or minimum number of dimples on a competition golf ball, although most usually have around 350-400. The maximum ever imprinted on a ball was 1,070.

The grass on the tennis courts of Wimbledon is kept at precisely 8 mm (one-third of an inch) tall. It is an especially hardy type of rye grass.

The world’s biggest soccer stadium is in North Korea. The Rungrado has a capacity for 114,000 people and is the home stadium of the secretive nation’s national team.

The world’s biggest stadium overall, however, is the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, which is home to the Indian national cricket team. It can house 132,000 spectators.

The fastest recorded tennis serve was played by Australian Sam Groth at a competition in Busan in 2012. The ball was served at 163.4 mph.

It has been estimated that the world’s most popular sport is soccer, with more than three billion fans and players.

The world’s second-most popular sport is debatable, with hockey, volleyball, and golf all vying for the title. In terms of the number of spectators and fans, cricket is popularly said to come in second place.

The fastest swing speed of any bat sport is field hockey. Male players can strike the ball mid-game at more than 100 mph.

THE SPHINX—STARS

IS A CRASH COMING ?

https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/03/iran-on-the-verge-of-historic-economic-collapse-will-it-lead-to-peace-n4952446

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The Democrats are scum.   I hope this terrorist gets a few years.   Hakeem and Schumer support this feces.    FJB, him, and them.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/03/heres-why-this-us-senate-candidate-got-arrested-for-threatening-trump-n2675436

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Oh, my.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/05/01/trump-says-that-the-us-will-be-taking-over-cuba-almost-immediately-n2675418

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Rubio is overextended, DeSantis could be President of Cuba.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/01/i-like-him-a-lot-trump-hints-at-ron-desantis-possible-next-chapter-n2201916#google_vignette

https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/secretary-of-state-national-security-advisor-and-head-archivist-marco-rubio-adds-new-job-as-wedding-dj/

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Duffy is cleaning up Buttigieg’s mess and saving lives.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/05/01/duffy-marks-one-year-of-trumps-trucking-crackdown-20000-unsafe-drivers-pulled-off-the-road-28000-illegal-cdls-revoked/

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America has no reason to continue protecting Europe.

https://www.newsmax.com/us/iran-merz-nato/2026/04/30/id/1254809/

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A good campaign ad.

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2026/04/29/la-mayor-race-spencer-pratt-receives-a-major-endorsement-then-drops-the-best-political-ad-ever-n2201836

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America is doomed because 40 % of the citizens and elected officials have no morals, ethics, or scruples.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/new-doj-strike-force-targets-billion-health-scams-in-az-nv-ca-n2201878

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/30/ultimate-mic-drop-zeldin-kills-the-green-new-scam-n2201882

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/04/30/biden-appointed-judge-orders-release-of-illegal-alien-wanted-for-murder-in-dominican-republic-n2675356

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/05/01/louisiana-sheriff-facing-30-felony-charges-in-connection-with-prison-breakout-n2675394

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/01/wait-the-biden-administration-did-what-to-christians-n2675415

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Californians can blame themselves.   Change politicians or quit complaining.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/30/newsom-la-fire-property-taxes-n2675299

Union teachers like to march, sexually mutilate children, and vote Democrat.   When their pension fund goes bankrupt they will want more of your money.

https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/29/teachers-dues-became-a-1b-democrat-slush-fundnot-classroom-funding-n2201843

Enforce the law, what a novel idea.

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/05/01/trump-doj-vows-to-enforce-scotus-ban-on-racial-gerrymandering-nationwide-n2201891

Starbucks arrogant news.

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/02/coffee-drinkers-roast-starbucks-ceo-for-saying-consumers-dont-mind-spending-9-per-drink/

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A temporary change to Governor Hochul.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/opinion/ny-state-budget-delay-is-just-the-tip-of-albanys-epic-dysfunction/

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The Hollywood Editor:    Is this about movie stars, LL ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era

The Orion Cat:    No, it is about the stars in the sky.   Until about 200 years ago most of the nonviolent entertainment was watching the night sky.   Before humans learned to write, everything was passed from one generation to the next by word-of-mouth.   Here is one story.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/history-articles/could-the-oldest-human-story-really-be-100000-years-old/

I like this explanation for the age of The Pyramids.

The Zodiac.

https://nypost.com/horoscopes/

Dancing the night away.

https://theonion.com/bottle-girl-nods-as-kash-patel-screams-state-secrets-in-ear/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/

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The Patriots have it going-on.

https://babylonbee.com/news/patriots-draft-marriage-counselor-in-second-round

https://www.breitbart.com/

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Orion over Mount Teide
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Rosadziński

Explanation: Orion is rarely seen like this. To achieve this majestic vista, you need a camera capable of taking such long duration exposures that faint features in the night sky become revealed. Iconic nebulas that appear include the Orion Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and Barnard’s Loop. For contrast, it also helps to have a volcano on the foreground, in this case the Teide volcano on Tenerife on the Canary Islands of Spain. But if you want your Teide volcano snow-covered, you also need good timing — because that only happens, typically, for a few days each year. Good timing also includes waiting for Orion to appear just behind Teide, which occurred late last year after sunset. The featured image is the result of a series of images taken consecutively with the same camera from the same location.

Tomorrow’s picture: backwards planets

Bible Verse

 It is only people who believe that Jesus is the Son of God who can do that. Only they can win against the wrong ways of this world.

CA Freedom…Too good to miss

https://x.com/i/status/2050965645991522635

Oh, Look at that!

Satan and his helper in the same room together! It will be a short meeting. They know the other Warlocks will miss their Evil presence at the Coven very shortly. They must be there to distribute potions from the cauldron and The Lies For Today to the up-and-coming Witches and Warlocks.
I am so glad they are Democrats instead of Americans.
-Sheila-