I'm pretty livid about several things this week including but not limited to: how crystal clear it is that Israel runs our foreign policy and how hideous it is to consider that CIA torture queen Gina Whatshername as the head of the agency. Oh one other thing is how grossed out and physically ill I am over how a veteran CIA analyst was physically removed from that hearing. In the process of being manhandled, his shoulder became dislocated. For the record, his name is Ray McGovern and he's in his late 70s. I'm so proud, as are you, I'm sure.
(Just a bit about Ray McGovern in addition to the above, he is a founding member of the group called VIPS, which means Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. He is also a CIA whistle blower and outed a lot of the “unsavory” things that take place within that group.)
Because of my unbridled ire, I felt that I wouldn't be able to type a column without really saying some things that wouldn't be “family-paper-friendly.” Therefore, what a better course of action to take than to simply pretend like nothing odd has unfolded. What a better way to be in denial or to practice avoidance than to go ahead and simply play a game!
As has become my nature, I'm going to utilize questions from a recent “Lounging with Lisa” YouTube show for your reading and pondering pleasure (or pain).
This game used to be titled, “What's My Bag” but since Mother is appalled over my usage of those words, I changed it to “the game formerly known as what's my bag,” or “WMB” for short.
In this game I give 5 clues for each answer beginning with something rather obscure and moving along to easier clues. This is going to be different than how I played it live because I gave a clue then waited to see if the people in the chat area typed in the right answer. If they didn't guess I moved on to the next. So it made it a bit more of a challenge because the viewers had to remember the clues that came before. I think you should try to read just one clue at a time to make it more exciting. (Try covering the clues with a small piece of paper or your finger. Don't you love how you now need props in order to read my column? Is this a digression? OK.) Also I clearly won't be using all of the questions, just ten. I think I had 40 originally. Enjoy.
Clues for answer number one: I'm dead. Many heard me. Paranormal jazz was my specialty. My show title puts one in the mind of the Atlantic and Pacific.
My first name is associated with painting and sculpture, to name two and my last name puts one in the mind of something that makes a ringing noise.
Clues for answer number two: In another form I'm associated with being frightened. Sanders made a fortune off of me. Sometimes I cross the road. I oft' roam freely. Not sure which came first me or the fruits of my labor
Clues for answer number three: Many in the lounge are really into me but some won't admit it freely. It takes more than one to make me exist. I oft' turn out to be correct but it doesn't seem to affect the general population as I'm pretty much demonized. My name was promoted by the CIA. I'm heavily associated with JFK and 911.
Clues for answer number four: Many parts make me whole. I'm surrounded by something. I'm associated with volcanoes. I'm the largest military outpost in the Pacific. I was taken with force.
Clues for answer number five: I would probably be a good ping pong player if given a chance. I'm either Amazonian, West Indian or West African. I'm a friendly herbivore generally speaking. I'm generally around 13 feet long. I'm a large, fully aquatic marine mammal.
Clues for answer number six: Many events took place during my 12 month time period. During my reign 5,000 US World War I veterans set up camp throughout Washington DC to force Congress to immediately pay their bonus. They were forcibly removed by tanks and cavalry, but ended with about half of what was promised. The Yankees won the world series within my “boundaries.”
BBC World Service started broadcasting during my time. I'm a year associated with Charlie Chaplin, FDR, The Waltons and many other things.
Clues for answer number seven: I'm associated with 20th Century Fox.
I have a main character but am known for my ensemble as well. I lasted longer than the event which I depicted. Doctors and Nurses come to mind. Hawkeye and Trapper were a part of me.
Clues for answer number eight: I have something in common with Florida and West Virginia. I'm pretty much in the midst of things. I'm associated with dangerous weather. Earthquakes have disrupted me after fracking became wide ranging. You're the reason God made me, according to the country song.
Clues for answer number nine: I was a pretty good drummer but that wasn't really my claim to fame. I'm associated with “air driving” something. I gave up cigarettes for pencils. Many children were conceived with me in the background.
Seinfeld, David Letterman and Roseanne Barr all got their start with me.
Clues for answer number ten: My capital city is said to have been a marvel of architecture and engineering. I've been the subject of explorers for centuries. Plato spoke of me in detail. Many think I was the original cradle of civilization. I've been described as lost.
Answers: Number one: Art Bell. Number two: Chicken. Number three: Conspiracy Theories or theorist is fine. Number four: Hawaii. Number five: Manatee. Number six: 1932. Number seven: M*A*S*H. Number eight: Oklahoma. Number nine: Johnny Carson. Number ten: Atlantis
OK that sums it up for the week. I hope you followed the rules and did well.
THE END (Interstate Crosscheck, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, AIPAC, “War is a Racket” by General Smedley Butler)