Politickles

For the first time in decades, the left is meeting broad, sustained resistance. Its socialist utopia – so close and yet so far – is slipping away, the victim of economic reality. The entitlement society is unsustainable; it is crumbling under its massive, big-government weight. For progressives, this is why Tea Partyers are “terrorists” – political insurgents who are willing to stand up to the venal, decrepit liberal regime. Yet Tea Partyers are America’s freedom fighters; they are forcing the federal government to begin devolving power back to the people. – Jeffrey Kuhner, Edmund Burke Institute

If this is terror, let’s have more of it!

All 15 episodes of “Tea Time” are contained in this 2.5-minute compilation.

All 15 episodes of “Tea Time” are contained in this 2.5-minute compilation.

TEA TIME GIRL: You can burn your hands on a kettle or scald yourself with hot tea. Should the government make us wear mittens and drink tepid tea? I think I can handle the danger.

Here’s another episode of “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

TEA TIME GIRL: Did you know that the same box of tea costs more at one store than another? Does something need to be done about that? Or can we just shop around?

Here’s another episode of “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

TEA TIME GIRL: I use a new teabag for every cup of tea. Is that wasteful? Should I reuse the same bag five or six times? Or can I just enjoy my tea the way I like it?

Here’s another episode of the new Politickles video series “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

TEA TIME GIRL: I make tea by boiling water on the stove or heating it in the microwave. Will the martinets of energy efficiency mandate sun tea instead?

Here’s another episode of the new Politickles video series “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier:

GUILT TEA
When it heats up and lets out a scream,
My tea kettle releases some steam:
I’m committing a crime
By affecting the clime!
Does this seem just a little extreme?

From the archive:

TUB SNUBBERS
They abstain from Palmolive and Prell
And perform their ablutions pell-mell,
Neither soaking nor scouring
In their five-minute showering:
Now we know why some Englishmen smell.
(2010)

BUSYBODIES
They’ll first find tobacco at fault,
Then coffee, wine, spirits, and malt.
Then they’ll next demonize
Colas, burgers, and fries,
Then all snacks made with sugar and salt!
(1999)

NO CURE FOR THE COMMON SCOLD
They insist we directly disown
Every pleasure and pastime that’s known.
Those “natural” nags
And health-conscious hags
Oh, why can’t they leave us alone?
(1998)

Last week’s limerick:

THE WEALTH OF RATIONS
If you want to show that you care,
Then you have to learn how to share
And surrender to me
Half your property:
What could possibly be more fair?

TEA TIME GIRL: My tea kettle releases steam. Is that a greenhouse gas? Am I contributing to global warming? Would you like my carbon footprint on your backside?

Here’s another episode of the new Politickles video series “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

TEA TIME GIRL: There’s a hazard to drinking tea. Drink enough of it and your teeth will turn yellow. Should we ban tea, then, or limit consumption? I don’t think so.

Here’s another episode of the new Politickles video series “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!

TEA TIME GIRL: I buy tea a few packs at a time. Some people buy it in larger quantities. Are they being greedy? Are they hoarding tea? Is it really anyone else’s business?

Here’s another episode of the new Politickles video series “Tea Time.” Look for the complete collection on Youtube and Facebook. Enjoy, share, and remember in November!