Doug—Another comment. With apologies to Groucho: Any fraternity that would have me as a member I wouldn’t want to join. Would it be Mu Alpha Gamma Alpha?
an absolute masterpiece young doug, having a matter of fact creation that is closer to home makes me smile and think of the dissidence that occured back in the '60's/70's...its time to rally the masses one more time, we proved that nixon was a crook, lets go after our next one...
I read this a day late, but laughed throughout … and was left with a kind of “icky” feeling (‘cause it’s no laughing matter, as you point out). I totally get the hesitation, but I’m glad you ran it anyway!
Too believable. Don't send. Written in a journalist's voice this sounds too possible and too probable. If Trump is the topic of satire, the premise has to be much bigger - e.g., renaming of one planet in the solar system after Trump (he's considering which one and doesn't like Uranus) or Trump assembling a team of scientists to determine precisely which river is longer and wider and has a more mushroom-like estuary: the Mississippi or the Amazon. The winning country will name a new condom after their president: da Silva Glides or Trump Crowns. Everyone knows who wins this contest. Right? Am I right?
No to satire on “false” information. There is too much misinformation and the satire you propose is too close to exactly the Trump crazy reality. Rather have satire on his real crazy policies.
These days, it's like The Onion is a real newspaper, as the satire literally writes itself.
Doug—Another comment. With apologies to Groucho: Any fraternity that would have me as a member I wouldn’t want to join. Would it be Mu Alpha Gamma Alpha?
Hit send! Thanks, Doug.
We need satire more than ever right now.
April Fools? Your column may just have given him an idea!
If we can't laugh a bit about this buffoon we'll all go crazy.
Love it! Glad you hit “send”
an absolute masterpiece young doug, having a matter of fact creation that is closer to home makes me smile and think of the dissidence that occured back in the '60's/70's...its time to rally the masses one more time, we proved that nixon was a crook, lets go after our next one...
Keep the columns coming, Doug I remember reading many of them over the years with a smile on my face. I admire your imagination.
I read this a day late, but laughed throughout … and was left with a kind of “icky” feeling (‘cause it’s no laughing matter, as you point out). I totally get the hesitation, but I’m glad you ran it anyway!
Hahaha & I live in Ames.
Too crazy, but you never know. It could happen.
If people don't see this as an April Fool's joke, they at least need to see the absurdity of it.
Go get a funny bone, you know, a humerus.
Hit send.
Too believable. Don't send. Written in a journalist's voice this sounds too possible and too probable. If Trump is the topic of satire, the premise has to be much bigger - e.g., renaming of one planet in the solar system after Trump (he's considering which one and doesn't like Uranus) or Trump assembling a team of scientists to determine precisely which river is longer and wider and has a more mushroom-like estuary: the Mississippi or the Amazon. The winning country will name a new condom after their president: da Silva Glides or Trump Crowns. Everyone knows who wins this contest. Right? Am I right?
We need satire in this current Alice In Wonderland.
Troubled times call for humor.
Either laugh or cry ….. or move to Australia.
I can almost see Trump U being revived as a Christian Nationalist college. No beer allowed, just Kool Aid. And catsup.
No to satire on “false” information. There is too much misinformation and the satire you propose is too close to exactly the Trump crazy reality. Rather have satire on his real crazy policies.