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Fun on Friday: Dumb Politician Edition

When I was a kid, I thought people in elected offices were among the brightest and best. Then I grew up, started interacting with politicians and realized they are no smarter than anybody else. And in fact,  a lot of them are downright dumb. Well, I’ve got an Oklahoma lawmaker for you that fits neatly […]

Fun on Friday: Would You Buy a $500 Brownie?

Would you pay $500 for a brownie? Now, before you answer rashly, let me tell you something important about this brownie. It’s covered in 24-karat gold. 

Fun on Friday: Move the Gold; Build a Bar

So, budgets are tight everywhere, right? Even at the Bank of England. Well, that’s not altogether true. It would be more accurate to say the central bank wastes a lot of money. Some government functionary got wind of it and now there’s a scramble to tighten things up over at the BoE. Said government functionary […]

Fun on Friday: Trump Grounds Nancy Pelosi

Did you hear what President Trump did to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi? He grounded her airplane — 40 minutes before she was supposed to take off on a big excursion. Whether you love Trump or hate him, you have to admit he’s the greatest troll to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Fun on Friday: Soccer Player Strikes Back After Social Media Freakout Over His Gold Steak

Bayern Munich soccer star Franck Ribéry struck back at detractors who went after him on social media because he had the audacity to post a video of himself eating a steak covered in 24-karat gold. Oh, the horror!

Fun on Friday: How to Win the New Year’s Resolution Game

You know how to win the New Year’s resolutions game? Don’t make any. It’s as simple as that. As the saying goes, don’t make promises you can’t keep. Don’t write checks your willpower can’t cash. Don’t overplay your hand. This strategy has certainly worked for me.

Fun on Friday: Government Shutdown Survival Guide

How are you weathering the great government shutdown of 2018? We’re in day seven now. It’s been tough here in Lexington. I’m pretty sure I saw some kid setting up an unauthorized lemonade stand. I’m not sure we will survive the plague that’s sure to follow without the FDA to put a lid on such things. 

Fun on Friday: Wait, What? He Wasn’t Looking for Silver and Gold?

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is my favorite Christmas special. And Yukon Cornelious is one of my favorite characters in the show. I mean what’s not to like, right? He’s a man’s man. He openly carries a gun. He travels with cornmeal and gunpowder and ham hocks and guitar strings. And he’s always on the […]

Fun on Friday: Extreme Bling

Bling isn’t really my thing. But a lot of people enjoy sporting gold jewelry. Well, a 36-year-old businessman in Vietnam takes bling to a whole new level. Tran Ngoc Phuc wears a total of 13kg of gold wherever he goes. If you don’t have your kilograms to pounds calculator handy, that about 28.7 pounds of […]

Fun on Friday: Kylie Jenner Gets Trounced in Christmas Tree Smackdown

Did you hear about Kylie Jenner’s gold Christmas tree? I didn’t either. Well, I guess I did. But not on purpose. I was doing my normal morning search for gold news when I stumbled on a few stories about the celeb’s tree. Apparently, people do follow this stuff on purpose, and Kylie’s trees are a […]