Letters to the editor with pictures since 2002.
Published on Big Pine Key’s garbage days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
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[Frankenskeeters] Beginning next week, fewer than 200,000 genetically modified Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes will emerge from Oxitec’s designer boxes. Another 200,000 bugs will hatch the following week and every week thereafter for a total 16 weeks as part of the second phase of a local mosquito control effort. The potential swarm of at least 3.2 million bugs is being released by the private company in partnership with the tax-supported Florida Keys Mosquito Control District for the first time in the U.S. Link |
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[Friday Joke] Their three kids, all successful professionals, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor. “Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad,” gushed Doctor Son No. 1. ‘Sorry I’m running late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you know how it is, and I didn’t have time to get you a gift.” “Not to worry,” said the father. “Important thing is we’re all together today.” Lawyer Son No. 2 arrived. “You and Mom look great. Dad, I just flew in from Montreal between depositions and didn’t have time to shop for you.” “It’s nothing,” said the father, “We’re glad you were able to come.”Just then the Architect daughter arrived, “Hello and happy anniversary! Sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town and I was really busy packing so I didn’t have time to get you anything.”After they had finished dessert, the father said, “There’s something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were really poor, but we managed work hard, scrimp and save, and sacrifice to send each of you to college. Through the years your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married.” The three children gasped and said, “WHAT? You mean we’re bastards?” “Yep,” said the father, “Cheap ones, too.” |
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[I Am The God OF Hell Fire] Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire ‘We lost Greenville’: A California town is overrun by the Dixie Fire. Imagine losing everything! Video |
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[How Evil Thinks] I’ve made my final decision that if I know this virus is going to kill me, I will take as many pharmacists, lawyers, actors, musicians and politicos with me by giving them one big juicy kiss. |
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[Friday Joke] Sunday Morning Sex. Upon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent’s house to visit her 90 year-old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, “He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning.” Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that 2 people nearly 100 years old having sex would surely be asking for trouble. “Oh no, my dear,” replied granny. “Many years ago, realizing our advanced age, we figured out the best time to do it was when the church bells would start to ring. It was just the right rhythm. Nice and slow and even. Nothing too strenuous, simply in on the ding and out on the dong.” She paused to wipe away a tear, and continued, “He’d still be alive if the ice cream truck hadn’t come along.” |
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[Dearth of Channels] I accidentally rebooted my AT&T TV to allow all channels to come through so I could re-edit out the channels I never watch. Out of 9,945 available channels, I have only 9 that I want to keep! Wouldn’t it be nice if AT&T just charged me for 9 channels? Viewing the other 9,936 channels almost made me drop all the TV crap completely. And you wonder why Americans are turning into drones. Bruce Springsteen – 57 Channels (And Nothin’ On) |
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[Friday Joke] The Key Deer Refuge Center is a joke. It’s been there for over a year and they have more excuses than good reasons for not opening it to the public. Red tape, my fanny! Weak leadership is more like it. |
[Watching Young People] Viewing the county sheriff website never fails to amaze me. If you spend any time in downtown Key West, not bar hopping, but just walking, you see the same type of people as on the website. My wife tells me about the people drinking, carrying on, “they’re on vacation having fun”. Having fun is no reason to lose your damn mind! Having fun gets very old. |
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[Friday Joke] Father Norton woke up Sunday morning and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, decided he just had to play golf. So he told the Associate Pastor that he was feeling sick and persuaded him to say Mass for him that day. As soon as the Associate Pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out of town to a golf course about forty miles away. This way he knew he wouldn’t accidentally meet anyone he knew from his parish.
Setting up on the first tee, he was alone. After all, it was Sunday morning and everyone else was in church! At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over to the Lord while looking down from the heavens and exclaimed, “You’re not going to let him get away with this, are you?” The Lord sighed, and said, “No, I guess not.” Just then Father Norton hit the ball and it shot straight towards the pin, dropping just short of it, rolled up and fell into the hole. It was a 420 yard hole in one! St. Peter was astonished. He looked at the Lord and asked, “Why did you let him do that?” |
![]() [Watching Olympics] Athletes performing almost impossible feats, things I couldn’t do even at a young, strong age. Then the judging. Take off points for this, some more for that. I wonder if these judges ever performed or tried to perform any of this, or are they armchair quarterbacks. |
The August AARP calendar is here although they’ve been closed for over a year the calendars just keep coming. Full Menu > Ongoing Events |
![]() P.S. It also includes the Microsoft cloud, OneDrive, that is worth the hundred bucks by itself. |
I wish. |
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[Bitcoin] Iceland is rapidly becoming a hub for cryptocurrency mining because energy is cheap and it’s so cold the computers stay cooler using far less electricity. Crypto mining in Iceland uses more electricity than the entire island. Video |
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[Tourist News] An ear-biting 45-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested Thursday after biting part of a man’s ear off during an altercation at a Stock Island hotel. Link |
![]() At that point the professors told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes everyone had their own balloon. The professors said to the students: “These balloons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people’s happiness… we’ll find ours too. |