Tag Archives: Mass Media

CALM DOWN! NOW!

Posted on November 28, 2020 by The Twentieth Man

I recall reading an article decades ago listing the relative stressfulness of various occupations. It was said that the least stressful job was that of an actuary. An actuary is a business professional who deals with the measurement and management … Continue reading →

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The Coming Revolution

Posted on November 17, 2020 by The Twentieth Man

The coming revolution doesn’t officially start until you see televisions burning in the streets. Great heaps of televisions, cellphones and all manner of other electronic communications or spying devices burning in the streets. It is a crime, and, if it … Continue reading →

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Eloi, Eloi Lama Sabachthani?

Posted on October 14, 2020 by The Twentieth Man
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Wayne Reske for President

Posted on August 27, 2020 by The Twentieth Man

I’ve started a Facebook Page to run for President of the United States of America. https://www.facebook.com/Wayne-Reske-for-President-585389888812315/?modal=admin_todo_tour I’m a realist. Realistically, my chances of being elected are next to nil. I know this because I am well aware of how much … Continue reading →

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The Family Hour

Posted on July 12, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

My parents had nine children. We never had a couch long enough to comfortably enjoy The Family Hour.

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I Am Not Like Other Men

Posted on June 2, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Betwixt my mother and my father there was no domestic violence. My mother was not a rebel and my father was the unchallenged head of our household (as recognized in the Population Schedule of the Census). My father’s word was … Continue reading →

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Dancing with the Dead

Posted on February 13, 2018 by The Twentieth Man

Life can be measured in many ways – chronological time is but one. Using the biblical allotment of three score and ten as a benchmark and allowing eight hours of sleep to prevent going completely mad; we measure out our … Continue reading →

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I Will Never Forgive You

Posted on October 7, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

As I have pointed out elsewhere, feminism per se, an otherwise laughable, hysterical radical-fringe cult ideology, the Feminist Movement as promulgated by the commercial mass media, and especially Affirmative Action applied to (mostly) white women, was the Poison Pill inserted … Continue reading →

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A Foot In The Door

Posted on August 2, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

Putting “a foot in the door” harks back to the days of cold call door-to-door salesmen. Salesmen would knock on residential doors or, if you were wealthy enough to have one, ring the door bell. The housewife would open the … Continue reading →

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The 40-Foot Vagina

Posted on May 8, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

Many years ago I went to a drive-in theatre offering a weekend triple feature. The first film was forgettable; the second, some old radioactive monster rerun and the third, for the late night crowd, was technically a sex hygiene movie. … Continue reading →

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