{"id":4925,"date":"2020-01-26T02:35:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T02:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/?page_id=4925"},"modified":"2020-01-26T03:00:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T03:00:48","slug":"to-lighten-things-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/to-lighten-things-up\/","title":{"rendered":"TO LIGHTEN THINGS UP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde'; font-size: 16px;\">With impeachment proceedings, democracies threatened, global warming and now a coronavirus there is little to be joyous about. Things are pretty well crappy out there for most.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pooper300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4193\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pooper300-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pooper300-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pooper300.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">On a more uplifting note.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6UIKq9u6xUM&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Mr.\u00a0 Peanuts dies<\/a><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">.<\/span> &#8220;He ends up making the ultimate sacrifice to\u00a0 save his friends. One must admit that this was a clever ad.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\"><b>Mr. Peanut died a hero, sacrificing himself to save others, yet as in politics, much is glossed over. Like our politicians he spent his life as a procurer, smiling like Lindsey\u00a0Graham while working for an institution &#8216;that sold the boiled and roasted corpses of his people as a snack.&#8217;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">That said I am still waiting for the resurrection, though I suppose many peanut allergy sufferers are dancing in the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">Far too many of these corporation characters seem to die off and get resurrected. <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The Pillsbury Dough Boy&#8221;<\/span> keeps dying from being constantly poked in the tummy, and having a yeast infection &#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4927\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1-768x558.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1-413x300.jpg 413w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pillsbury-dough-boy-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde'; font-size: 24px;\">The Energizer Bunny!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">The last time he died was when someone reversed his batteries, so he kept coming, and coming, and coming &#8230; but at least he had a smile on his face when he died. Not sure about Mrs. Energizer Bunny.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Energizer-bunny.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4928\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Energizer-bunny-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Energizer-bunny-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Energizer-bunny-500x282.png 500w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Energizer-bunny.png 561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">Throw in <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Aunt Jemima<\/span> and <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sue Bee<\/span> who are constantly killing each other in a jealousy fight over the straight faced <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Quaker Oats<\/span> guy. A William Penn original. Always wondered:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">Are there rising legal issues involved in using a trademark based on a real historical person? Would the state of Pennsylvania sue?<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4930\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aunt-jemina-250x250.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/quaker-oat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4929\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/quaker-oat-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/quaker-oat-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/quaker-oat-500x282.jpg 500w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/quaker-oat.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sue-Bee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4931\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sue-Bee-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sue-Bee-276x300.jpg 276w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sue-Bee.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\"><strong>Most of all &#8230;\u00a0I will always remember the spruced up <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jack in the Box<\/span> that came back from the dead to murder his corporate bosses.<a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N-rgqDhnLoU\/hqdefault.jpg\"> I&#8217;M BACK!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jack-in-the-box.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4926\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jack-in-the-box-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jack-in-the-box-300x169.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jack-in-the-box-500x281.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jack-in-the-box.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', 'Avant Garde';\">And now I am on back to the political fun of the elections!!!\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotgirlsforbernie?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotgirlsforbernie?src%3Dhashtag_click&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1580089796369000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEY8EKF16ZRyBK7iWBJmGPjPiadzw\">HOT GIRLS for Bernie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 30px;\"><strong>Bernie is Hot???\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4936\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot-768x529.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot-1024x705.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot-436x300.jpg 436w, http:\/\/sweetgeodes.com\/senft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bernie-is-hot.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With impeachment proceedings, democracies threatened, global warming and now a coronavirus there is little to be joyous about. 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