https://punsalad.com/ The most recent articles from Pun Salad en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:16:55 -0400 "All the cool kids are doing it, so I thought I'd try." Something I haven't said since high school. You can click for a full-size version if desired. Grok prompt: "create a random image based on my account". And then I had to... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/18/1787087799 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:16:39 -0400 (paid link) Kevin D. Williamson writes a long and moving essay on, among other things, the occasional dread that hits any parent. The Shadow . And to remove any possible excuse you might have for not reading it, here's a Dispatch... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/18/1787063439 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:30:39 -0400 (paid link) Our Amazon Eye Candy du Jour is a lovely "Past Master Euclid's 47th Proposition Masonic Coffee Mug". Background: Euclid's 47th proposition is more popularly known as the Pythagorean Theorem . From the Google AI: The image shows the traditional... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/17/1786973194 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:26:34 -0400 I'm sure no Pun Salad reader would themselves need Mr. Ramirez's advice… … but you may know someone who does. Also of... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/16/1786897093 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:18:13 -0400 My current CongressCritter, Chris Pappas, is running for US Senate this year, and his probable opponent in November is former Senator John E. Sununu. Yesterday, I noticed a tweeted article from Pappas: My Commitment to New Hampshire Seniors . Since I am (full... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/15/1786801994 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:53:14 -0400 (paid link) This is the second appearance of JD Vance's book, Communion , as the Amazon Eye Candy du Jour;... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/14/1786715362 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:49:22 -0400 The Indispensable One mostly writes about Francesca Hong’s Bad Night . But I liked his lead-in anecdote: Back in 2017, before he became the kind of guy who checks under... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/13/1786634689 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:24:49 -0400 Mr. Ramirez knows: "Interstate 0". Heh! With the understanding that the Republicans are awful in their own stupid way, let's look at the amusing rhetorical gymnastics of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who's attempting to downplay past idiocy. Charles C.W. Cooke wonders: ... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/12/1786546158 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:49:18 -0400 John McWharter looks at Jason Arday and Academia’s Self-Seeking Pursuit of Virtue for City Journal : Jason Arday has a tell. Making what he considers important points, he holds his palms... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/11/1786462975 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:42:55 -0400 (paid link) A clever Amazon Product du Jour: a mug that "disappears" certain sections of the Bill of Rights when you fill it with a hot beverage. Not so amusing when you consider that a lot of candidates favor amending the Constitution to... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/08/10/1786384275 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:51:15 -0400