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TRUMP

DONE MORE FOR AMERICA AND AMERICANS THAN ANY OF OUR PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS

ADMINISTRATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS As of January 2020 Richard Matz Publisher

Unprecedented Economic Boom Before the China Virus invaded our shores, Trump built the world’s most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times government experts’ projections. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration.The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings. More Americans reported being employed than ever before – nearly 160 million.

Jobless claims hit a nearly 50-year low The number of people claiming unemployment insurance as a share of the population hit its lowest on record. Incomes rose in every single metro area in the United States for the first time in nearly 3 decades. Unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those without a high school diploma all reached record lows. Unemployment for women hit its lowest rate in nearly 70 years. Lifted nearly 7 million people off of food stamps. Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans reached record lows. Income inequality fell for two straight years, and by the largest amount in over a decade.

The bottom 50 percent of American households saw a 40 percent increase in net worth. Wages rose fastest for low-income and blue collar workers – a 16 percent pay increase. African American homeownership increased from 41.7 percent to 46.4 percent. Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs. Hit record stock market numbers and record 401ks. The DOW closed above 20,000 for the first time in 2017 and topped 30,000 in 2020.

Fair and Reciprocal Trade Secured historic trade deals to defend American workers. Immediately withdrew from the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Ended the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and replaced it with the brand new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA contains powerful new protections for American manufacturers, automakers, farmers, dairy producers, and workers. The USMCA is expected to generate over $68 billion in

economic activity and potentially create over 550,000 new jobs over ten years. Signed an executive order making it government policy to Buy American and Hire American, and took action to stop the outsourcing of jobs overseas. Took strong actions to confront unfair trade practices and put America First. Imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods to protect American jobs and stop China’s abuses under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Directed an all-of-government effort to halt and punish efforts by the Communist Party of China to steal and profit from American innovations and intellectual property. Imposed tariffs on foreign aluminum and foreign steel to protect our vital industries and support our national security. Approved tariffs on $1.8 billion in imports of washing machines and $8.5 billion in imports of solar panels. Historic support for American farmers. Successfully negotiated more than 50 agreements with countries around the world to increase foreign market access and boost exports of American agriculture products, supporting more than 1 million American jobs. Authorized $28 billion in aid for farmers who have been subjected to unfair trade practices – fully funded by the tariffs paid

by China.

American Energy Independence For the first time in nearly 70 years, the United States has become a net energy exporter. The United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world. Natural gas production reached a recordhigh of 34.9 quads in 2019, following record high production in 2018 and in 2017. The United States has been a net natural gas exporter for three consecutive years and has an export capacity of nearly 10 billion cubic feet per day. Withdrew from the unfair, one-sided Paris Climate Agreement.

Canceled the previous administration’s Clean Power Plan, and replaced it with the new Affordable Clean Energy rule.

Approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska to oil and gas leasing .Increased CONTINUES

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The Death of Government Dependency Richard Matz Publisher

The Coming Crisis We are facing an eleventh-hour crisis in our democracy that demands our immediate attention.

By the next election, the majority of Americans will be dependent on the federal government for their health care, education, income, or retirement--at the same time the number of taxpayers paying for these benefits is rapidly shrinking. How can any free nation survive when a majority of its citizens, now dependent on government services, no longer have the incentive to restrain the growth of government?

As we all know, over the last 50 years, American attitudes have shifted from cherishing self-sufficiency and personal responsibility to craving cradle-to-grave security “guaranteed” by government. The result is that increasing numbers of Americans are dependent on government for their income, careers, health care, education, and other essentials. Government benefits--once concentrated on “the needy”--now extend into middle- and upper-middleclass households, as more and more Americans see their income tax liabilities increase. Today, the majority of Politicians can vote for more generous government benefits at little or no cost to their stay in office . As a result, most have little fiscal incentive to restrain the continued growth of Big Government and the entitlements it dangles before dependent Americans .

The problem--especially during times of peace and prosperity is whether or not our Republic can survive this state of affairs.

Todays Government wants to borrow our watch and tell us what time it is, and then charge us $25,000. Whether

you are a conservative or a liberal, I hope you will have a whole new perspective on the problems that face America and what we need to do about them before it is too late.

should be to help people by building their capabilities so that they exercise their rights to choose a life that they value.

The blame does not rest solely on the left. It is true for conservatives in Congress as well. We think the problems are high taxes, too much spending, too much growth of government, too many government new committees and programs, too much government interference and control over individuals, families, and businesses. But these are just symptoms of more serious problems, which are all related to a loss of the American memory. As a result we’ve replaced what has worked with what sounds good, and we’ve forgotten what really makes America work and our liberty flourish.

The principles of economic freedom, social responsibility, spiritual faith, and limited government are the foundations of the American success story.

Are We Really The Land of the Free?

No one will argue that America is synonymous with freedom. The right and the left agree that our freedom is unique--a successful experiment unmatched in the world’s history. We share a belief that freedom is what makes America strong and successful, peaceful and prosperous, compassionate and competitive.

Individuals determining for themselves how to value their choices in each of these areas was a principle written into the hearts of the American people. But much like the ancient people of Israel wandering through the desert in search of the Promised Land, we have struggled to retain the memory of our first principles, distancing ourselves from America’s core beliefs. This American amnesia has caused great heartache and struggle as we try to make sense of the problems (or symptoms) now facing our citizens.

Individual decision-making about price and value is what holds all of our freedom in balance. When people believe that price equals value, then they are ready to exchange something they have or can do for something that they want. This exchange is what drives our economy , our free market system, our civil society, and our spiritual lives.

Most Americans believe that if government gives people adequate income, food, and shelter, then they’ve done a good thing. But people are not pets, and by making these decisions for people, they strip freedom from people.

When external controls are injected into the free market system, problems develop. When the tax code made it easier for businesses than individuals to buy health insurance, we created a third-party system that reduced choices, increased costs, and ushered in government dependency. It virtually eliminated the price-value tension that keeps quality high and costs low.

This tyranny of good intentions disables citizens’ selfdetermination and undermines their values, especially personal responsibility. Ultimately, it devalues their inherent worth as created in God’s image. We risk, as Ronald Reagan warned, “treating them as helpless children to be forever dependent.” Our guiding principles

Compounding the problem, Congress and its good intentions created a Medicare system that forces every retired American into government-run health care. The price is almost invisible to the buyer and fixed for the seller. Access is regulated, the delivery of health services is controlled by insurance companies and the bureaucrats,

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and individual choices are few and far between. We may still have the best health care, but we also have the most expensive health care system in the world.

If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it is free.

Smothered by government costs and paperwork, the pulse of freedom in our health care system is fading; and even today Congress is planning more government intervention to protect patients, since we’ve created a system that doesn’t allow individuals to protect themselves in the first place.

Compare this to what has happened in a small segment of the health care industry: laser eye surgery. This procedure is paid for by individuals because it is not covered by insurance. Individuals make the price-value decisions. The technology has exploded forward; the costs have declined rapidly; the service now allows people to walk out seeing better within a few minutes.

The problem with distorting individual decision-making about the price is evident not only in health care, but with education, energy, and many government services that replace the dynamic of freedom. When the price is too low, the demand and the costs go up as the quality and the choices go down. The entrance of third-party control has broken down the delicate balance between the value of a service and the citizen’s willingness to pay its price. Think about this , why can Fed Ex and UPS make millions of dollars delivering mail and packages but the government posy office today is running billions in the “ RED “

Social Responsibility Similar to the economic freedom pillar, Americans also believe that the price of success and opportunity is hard work and personal responsibility.

We need welfare reform, entire communities are ravaged by government policies that attempted to give individuals freedom and opportunity without asking them to pay the price. Not surprisingly, the demand for these benefits went up and the value of hard work and responsibility went down. Welfare encouraged an entitlement attitude. The government made millions of Americans “freedom disabled” because they lost the ability to attach a real value to freedom’s benefits.

Creating freedom disabilities has a dramatic impact on the spiritual strength of our nation as well.

Spiritual Faith Government and the media, however, have done much to discontinue the religious habits of old, as well as to replace faithbased community efforts of compassion and charity with ineffective government programs. As a result, the growth of dependency has decreased the citizen’s desire to live an upright and responsible life. People who act in a socially destructive fashion--promiscuous sex, drug addictions, crime, etc.--generally feel no personal shame because there is no public rebuke. They often enjoy the same privilege of acceptance as those who live moral, decent, and responsible lives in the home, workplace, and community.

Sadly, destructive behavior often receives the winks and nods of government and media elites. With the death of outrage, people are given a free pass on the work and sacrifice traditionally necessary to achieve social acceptance.

When government begins to tamper with individual decisionmaking about the price and value in our economy, as well as our social or spiritual lives, freedom declines. But what are the factors that encourage government to expand outside its traditional limits and interfere with a free America?

It is the same root cause that diminishes freedom in the private sector: When the price of government declines, the demand for government increases. In other words, if you offer something for nothing, people will want a lot of it. And as a consequence, the government expands into the private sector and crowds out our freedom. This leads me to define what I believe to be the coming crisis in America.

Limited Government The demand by voters for more federal benefits is overwhelming and growing. Despite our best efforts, conservative lawmakers are like children on the beach trying to hold back the tide with sand castles. Unless we reduce dependency quickly and develop

a tax code that makes the cost of government more visible, Americans will demand more and more from government, to the point where freedom will be no stronger than a flickering flame on a sinking ship.

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Your Tax Dollars at Work Military hardware now arming the Taliban: 75,000 war vehicles including light and medium tactical vehicles, Humvees, mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles, and armored personnel carriers. For example, the nearly 1,000 mine resistant vehicles cost up to $767,000 each.

208 airplanes and helicopters including 20 A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft. The A-29’s cost $21.3 million each. Black Hawk helicopters were also captured – each costing up to $21 million.

600,000 rifles, machine guns, shotguns, and howitzers were transferred to Afghan security forces.

And 25,000 grenade launchers and 2,500 howitzers – the modern-day cannon.

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< US President Ronald Reagan What happened in 1985? Major News Stories include Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke, Heysel Stadium Disaster, Unabomber kills his first victim, CD’s Introduced, Wreck of the RMS Titanic Located, Mexico City Earthquake kills 9,000, Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is sunk by French Agents, As the spread of aids increases Governments round the world start screening Blood donations for AIDS. On the technology front the first .com is registered and the first version of Windows is released Ver 1.0 .

Terrorists continue to perform acts of terrorism including the hijack of TWA Flight 847 and the Italian Cruise Liner “Achille Lauro “. Famine in Ethiopia is shown more on TV News in July

and Live Aid concerts around the world raise many millions to help the starving in Africa and the pop industry in US joins together to sing “We Are The World” World -- Live Aid concerts Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.

The Live Aid Concerts were held during July of 1985.

They were a series of rock concerts held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia around the world.

The concerts were organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and they raised

over $125 million in relief money for Africa.

Notable acts included B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Cher, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Elton John, Hall & Oates, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Queen, Run-DMC, and U2.

Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke.

In April of 1985, Coca-Cola introduced “New Coke” in what many observers declared to be the worst marketing blunder in history. At the time, CocaCola was a 99 year old company looking for a way to update itself and they chose to do so by changing the original formula of their iconic soft

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drink. They created a sweeter version that had been preferred in taste tests, but fans of the brand protested the decision in an overwhelmingly negative response. Within three months Coca-Cola announced it would return to the old formula and tried to re-brand the drink as CocaCola “Classic” and New Coke quickly disappeared.

United States -- Coldest Winter in Eastern U.S. The Eastern half of North America is hit with an exceptionally cold winter, one of the worst in recorded history.

Route 66 is removed from the United States Highway System.

President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev meet for the first time in Switzerland TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah. on June 14th SDI President Reagan announces Strategic Defense Weapons ( SDI ) will not impact arms talks Unabomber The Unabomber kills his first victim New York Stock Exchange Closes For The day For Hurricane Gloria

Average Cost of new house $89,330 Median Price of an Existing Home $75,500 Average Income per year $22,100 Average Monthly Rent $375 Average Price for new car$9,005 Gallon of gas $1.09 Movie Ticket $2.75 US Postage Stamp 22 cents Bacon per pound $1.65

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SPORTS NEWS

Chargers Report: Season Preview — DEFENSE

By Art Garcia (jr) After turning the Rams into the top-rated defense in the NFL last season, Brandon Staley will now be making the defensive calls as the new head coach of the Chargers.

Similar to the situation where Marty Schottenheimer was hired to turn around a team that lost eight onescore games in 2001, Staley takes over a team the lost seven one-score games last season.

The biggest difference between the 2002 squad and the 2021 team Staley inherits is the lack of veteran leadership and depth on the defensive unit entering this season. In ’02, established names like Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Jamaal Williams, Marcellus Wiley, Raylee Johnson and Donnie Edwards suited up. This season, aside from All-Pro defensive end Joey Bosa, slot cornerback Chris Harris and defensive tackle Linvel Joseph, the squad will take the field with a relatively inexperienced defense.

Despite lacking experience and depth, Staley does have enough young talented players to keep opposing quarterbacks on their toes while executing his complex defensive scheme.

The healthy return of oft-injured safety Derwin James Jr. and keeping Bosa on the field will be the key to success in 2021. Under Staley’s aggressive defensive scheme which favors man-coverage, both players should dominate as they will move around the field without being locked-in at a certain position. This should benefit the young guys along the line — Jerry Tillery, Justin Jones, Cortez Broughton, and Uchenna Nwosu — who each need to step up their game after losing Melvin Ingram III in free agency.

Although young, the inside linebacking corps led by

Kenneth Murray Jr. and Drew Tranquill, backed by Kyzir White and Emeke Egbule is solid as starters and on special teams. By re-signing Michael Davis, the Chargers are good at one corner, and with Harris manning the slot position, rookie Asante Samuel Jr. is expected to start opposite Davis. Losing Rayshawn Jenkins in free agency leaves the safety position very thin. With James Jr. locked in at strong safety, thirdyear man Nassir Adderly is the expected to start at free safety. With Alohi Gilman entering his second year and rookie Mark Webb the backup safeties, the secondary must stay healthy for the team team to compete for a division title.

Last season the defense finished 10th overall (4th in AFC), 18th against the run (8th), ninth versus the pass (4th) and 23rd in scoring (10th). Areas where they must improve their numbers are interceptions (12), sacks (27), and turnover differential (+3) where they ranked T-14th overall (T-8th in AFC), 25th (11th) and T-13th (T-9th), respectfully.

Khalil Mack (No. 1) and the Steelers’ T.J. Watt (No. 2). Despite playing just 229 snaps the past two seasons, James Jr. was ranked the sixth-best safety. According to PFF’s Sam Monson, James Jr. might be the top-ranked safety in the NFL if not for injuries.

Ben Linsey (PFF): “Linsley, like (Rodney) Hudson, will be taking his talents to a new offensive line in 2021. He stood out as one of the best offensive linemen available in free agency, coming off the highest PFF grade of his career and a first-team All-Pro nod this past season with Green Bay. Since entering the league in 2014, he’s graded out in the 80th percentile or higher in passblocking grade on true pass sets and zone run-blocking grade. Linsley is a cornerstone piece in the Chargers’ offensive line overhaul this offseason.” Other Chargers making the list offensively were QB Herbert (15th), RB Ekeler (11th), WR Allen (20th), TE Cook (16th) and OG Feiler (32nd).

It didn’t take long for rookie cornerback Asante Samual Jr. to make his mark. Drafted in the secondround out of Florida St, the 5-10, 180-pound Samuel fell into the Chargers lap because many considered him undersized for the position. However, Samual couldn’t have landed in a better situation in that Staley prefers man-coverage (Samual’s strength) over zonecoverage, and one cannot overlook the success Staley had while coaching cornerback Troy Hill, who at 5-11, 180-pounds compares favorable to Samuel.

The Endzone: Bosa was the highest-ranking Chargers defensive player on Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) top 32 players at each position entering the 2021 season, coming in as the No.3 defensive end behind the Bears’

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Issued a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure newcomers to the United States are financially selfsufficient and not reliant on welfare. Created an enforcement mechanism for sponsor repayment and deeming, to ensure that people who are presenting themselves as sponsors are actually responsible for sponsor obligations. Issued regulations to combat the horrendous practice of “birth tourism.” Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make illegal aliens ineligible for public housing. Issued directives requiring Federal agencies to hire United States workers first and prioritizing the hiring of United States workers wherever possible. Suspended the entry of low-wage workers that threaten American jobs.

Colossal Rebuilding of the Military Doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child and expanded the eligibility for receiving the credit access to our country’s abundant natural resources in order to achieve energy independence. Renewable energy production and consumption both reached record highs in 2019.

Enacted policies that helped double the amount of electricity generated by solar and helped increase the amount of wind generation by 32 percent from 2016 through 2019.

Achieving a Secure Border Secured the Southern Border of the United States. Built over 400 miles of the world’s most robust and advanced border wall. Illegal crossings have plummeted over 87 percent where the wall has been constructed. Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the Southern border. In addition, Mexico deployed tens of thousands of their own soldiers and national guardsmen to secure their side of the US-Mexico border. Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-andRelease, which means that instead of aliens getting released into the United States pending future hearings never to be seen again, they are detained pending removal, and then ultimately returned to their home countries.

Entered into a historic partnership with Mexico, referred to as the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” to safely return asylum-seekers to Mexico while awaiting hearings in the United States.

Investing in America’s Workers and Families

Life-Saving Response to the China Virus Restricted travel to the United States from infected regions of the world. Suspended all travel from China, saving thousands of lives. Launched Operation Warp Speed to initiate an unprecedented drive to develop and make available an effective vaccine by January 2021. Pfizer and Moderna developed two vaccines in just nine months, five times faster than the fastest prior vaccine development in American history. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are approximately 95 effective – far exceeding all expectations.

Protected American workers and taxpayers.

Rebuilt the military and created the Sixth Branch, the United States Space Force. Completely rebuilt the United States military with over $2.2 trillion in defense spending, including $738 billion for 2020. Reformed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve care, choice, and employee accountability.

Unprecedented support for law-enforcement.

In 2019, violent crime fell for the third consecutive year. Since 2016, the violent crime rate has declined over 5 percent and the murder rate has decreased by over 7 percent.

In Closing Once you take a closer look ( in spite of his twitter outburst ) at all President Trump’s accomplishments, has he done more for America and Americans than any of our previous Presidents ?

One thing for sure ... He Loves America and Americans !

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Bill Clinton Bill Clinton steps off of a helicopter on the Whitehouse lawn, carrying two pet pigs.

extreme pain .Oh, well in that case, I guess it’s Okay, said the woman.As they passed by the very next room, they saw a male patient laying in bed having sex with a nurse .. Again, the woman screamed, ‘Oh my GOD! How can THAT be justified? Again the doctor spoke very calmly: Same illness, better insurance.

A marine is there to greet him and says, “Nice pigs, sir!”

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The marine says, “Nice trade, sir!”

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A wealthy hospital benefactor was being shown around the hospital. During her tour she passed a room where a male patient was furiously playing with hisself … Oh my GOD!’ screamed the woman. That’s disgraceful! Why is he doing that?’

The Doctor who was leading the tour calmly explained, ‘I’m very sorry that you were exposed to that, but this man has a serious condition where his testicles rapidly fill with semen, and if he doesn’t do that at least five times a day, he’ll be in

Class Reunion Rachel, Clare and Samantha haven’t seen each other since High School. They rediscover each other via a reunion website and arrange to meet for lunch in a wine bar.Rachel arrives first, wearing beige Versace. She orders a bottle of Pinot Grigio. Clare arrives shortly afterward, in gray Chanel.

After the required ritualized kisses she joins Rachel in a glass of wine. Then Samantha walks in, wearing a faded old teeshirt, blue jeans and boots. She too shares the wine.Rachel explains that after leaving high school and graduating from Princeton in Classics, she met and married Timothy, with whom she has a beautiful daughter.

firms. They live in a 4000 sq ft co-op on Fifth Avenue , where Susanna, the daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home in Phoenix .Clare relates that she graduated from Harvard Med School and became a surgeon. Her husband, Clive, is a leading Wall Street investment banker.

They live in Southampton on Long Island and have a second home in Naples , Florida .Samantha explains that she left school at 17 and ran off with her boyfriend, Ben. They run a tropical bird park in California and grow their own vegetables. Ben can stand five parrots, side by side, on his willy. Halfway down the third bottle of wine and several hours later, Rachel blurts out that her husband is a cashier at Walmart. They live in a small apartment in Brooklyn and have a travel trailer parked at a nearby storage facility.

Clare, chastened and encouraged by her old friend’s honesty, explains that she and Clive are both nurses’ aides in a retirement home. They live in Jersey City and take vacation camping trips to Alabama .

Samantha hearing all this honesty confesses that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.

Timothy is a partner in one of New York ‘s leading law

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Senior Relationships An elderly couple, who were both widowed, had been going out with each other for a long time. Urged on by their friends, they decided it was finally time to get married.

Before the wedding, they went out to dinner and had a long conversation regarding how their marriage might work. They discussed finances, living arrangements, and so on.Finally, the old gentleman decided it was time to broach the subject of their physical relationship. “How do you feel about sex?” he asked, rather tentatively.”I would like it infrequently”, she replied.The old gentleman sat quietly for a moment, adjusted his glasses, then leaned over towards her and whispered: “Is that one word or two?”

Warning: Be sure you lock your doors and windows at home! A man was found dead in his home over the weekend. Detectives at the scene found the man face down in his bathtub.

The tub had been filled with milk, sugar, and cornflakes. A banana was sticking out of his butt. Police suspect a cereal killer.”

Homeless Woman I asked a pretty, young, homeless woman if I could take her home, and she said yes with a big smile.

The look on her face soon changed when I walked off with her cardboard box.

Drunk I was still a little drunk and hungover this morning so I phoned work and said to the boss... .. “I’m afraid I won’t be in today, my father had a massive heart attack and died last night.”

“That was your last chance Dave,” he said, “I’m taking the ‘and son’ off the shop sign.”

Viagra I’m taking Viagra for my sunburn It doesn’t cure it, but it keeps the sheets off my legs

Loud Sex A wife went in to see a therapist and said, ‘I’ve got a big problem, doctor. Every time we’re in bed and my husband climaxes, He lets out this ear splitting yell.’

‘My dear,’ the shrink said, ‘that’s completely natural. I don’t see what the problem is.’

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