Saturday, August 2, 2025

Seeking Sherlock Holmes to Solve the Ghislaine Maxwell Mystery

It's a mystery to me why a convicted pedophile suddenly was transferred from her minimum-security prison in Florida to the cushiest low-security prison in the country in Texas.

Ghislaine Maxwell who was serving a 20-year sentence for her role in helping convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom and abuse young girls, has suddenly come back into the limelight.

Despite being the most infamous madame in the world, Maxwell is suddenly making a move to overturn her conviction by either getting the Supreme Court to toss it, or by getting a pardon from Trump. What's happening here?

I suspect Sherlock Holmes could get to the bottom of this mystery.

The fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is best known for his powers of observation.

With Holmes uncanny ability to gather evidence based upon the honed skills of observation and deductive reasoning he should be able to solve what's going on between Trump, his lawyer aka Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, and Ghislaine Maxwell. He'd recognize that corruption was afoot and would do a lot of research before exposing the mystery of the century.

By carefully following Trump's footprints from his early days in New York to the White House, Holmes would gather evidence that exposed him and Epstein's sick hobby of raping teenage girls.

Solving the mystery would be a greater feat than when Holmes took down his formidable opponent, Professor James Moriarty, whom he considered the "Napoleon of Crime."  His pleasure in taking down a modern-day dictator would be immense. It would be right up his alley.

I believe Holmes could connect all the loose ends of the mystery by personally interviewing Trump and Maxwell which would give him a deeper insight into their worlds and a step closer to the truth.

Holmes once offered some insight into his method of detection "When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 

It must be noted however that Holmes was able to turn to the law in his time and get help with his cases, where in this day and age the law has been compromised by the Trump regime. 

As it Stands, Sherlock Holmes has always been known for his deductive reasoning and powers of observation. Wouldn't it be nice to have him involved in this investigation?

Friday, August 1, 2025

Why Trump is Always Praising Al Capone:

The environment Donald J. Trump grew up in was something out of a mob movie. His wealthy racist father gave him a "small loan" of $60.7 million to start a business. 

His business and personal mentor Roy Cohn was a prominent legal and political fixer in the 1970s and during the 1980s. Cohn was the epitome of corruption, cons and chaos in New York City.

While Cohn taught Trump the ropes, he also represented mobster Anthony Salerno who along with other mobsters controlled the concrete unions in New York. Cohn introduced Salerno to Trump which later led to Salerno aiding Trump in the construction of Trump Tower by providing concrete at reduced prices. It wouldn't be the last time Trump worked with mobsters.

Trump's behavior and language has been likened to that of mobsters by numerous news outlets, who have noted that his speech is often peppered with terms typically used by members of the mob, like late Gambino family boss John Gotti. 

Trump used the House Wreckers Union Local 95 run by the Genovese crime family to demolish the Bonwit Teller department store in order to make way for Trump Tower. A large swath of nonunion, undocumented Polish and South Korean demolition workers to work alongside its union members.

Trump created his first name licensing deal with a luxury limo rental company owned by John Staluppi, a "made" member of the Colombo crime family. 

Trump had many other alliances with mobsters, but I think you get the point. He dreamed of being a Godfather-like leader taking control of the entire country and to some extent he's realized that dream.

I suspect that Trump singles out Al Capone as the ultimate bad-assed crime lord because of all the publicity Capone has historically enjoyed during his lifetime and in the afterlife. It's that simple for a malicious narcissist who always wants to be the center of attention.

The Don is currently busy trying to bully Brazil by intervening in their judicial system by punishing a judge who is overseeing the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of the country and hard-right MAGA ally.

Bolsonaro (Trump's longtime buddy) is accused of orchestrating a violent mob against the government following his election loss, in a similar manner to Trump's Jan. 6 attack to overthrow the American people's choice for a leader.

Like a mob boss Trump is using the powers available to him to levy a 50% tariff against Brazil's legal government. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lulu da Silva made it clear that Trump is not going to stop legal proceedings against the man who plotted to overthrow the Brazilian government.

As it Stands, "You can go a long way with a smile...you can also go further with a kind word and a gun." - Al Capone

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Why You Can't Shame a Politician

Once, decades ago I thought there were honest politicians. 

I was inspired by the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring the great Jimmy Stewart. Watching him stand up to the corrupt politicians in Congress and convincing them to do the right thing really impressed me. 

Of course, I was young and naive. I actually thought that justice always prevailed and that men and women in politics stood up for their constituents and always told them the truth.

Time is the great leveler and as the years went by, I kept up with what was happening in American politics and discovered why politicians cannot be shamed in the real world. Their careers are more important than anything in their lives to the point they sacrifice their dignity and humanity. It's all about the money, fame, and power.

Modern politicians have set new standards of corruption that have led to an authoritarian state and a dictator who defies all of the rules and the Constitution. 

The majority of politicians have no spines. It's never been truer than now with the MAGA cult as the perfect example. Once conservative Republicans morphed into mindless vassals of Trump. They disavowed realities in order to join the cult. Their capitulation has been disgusting to watch as they ditch their longtime agendas and shamelessly follow Trump like lemmings.

There was actually a time in our history when shame was a powerful force in politics. But that's changed and we're now living in an era of post-shame politics. For a politician willing to put up with embarrassment, condemnation, a raft of jokes from late night comedians and swarms of reporters chasing them day after day, surviving scandals is easier than ever before.

The fact is short of arrest; there's little way to rein in a shameless politician who doesn't care what people think. If you are completely shameless, then you can get away with quite a bit in our world.

It has become extremely normal for politicians to lie or say something irretrievably dumb on purpose, in order to create a politically beneficial controversy. It's a way to set an agenda.

People's indifference is the best breeding ground for corruption to grow. As long as we don't hold our elected official's accountable justice will just be a dream.

As it Stands, imagine if Mr. Smith would have tried to shame our politicians today... they would have probably arrested him and charged him with being woke! 

Monday, July 28, 2025

Where Have All the Boundaries Gone? Long Time Passing

The transition from the 20th century to the 21st century hasn't been easy on an old geezer like me.

I was born in 1950, a time of war between America and North Korea. I've witnessed some pretty big changes in our society these past decades.

Rather than address all of the inventions I've seen in my lifetime there's another subject I'd like to share with you and see what you think.

Social boundaries

The curse word fuck that was once only used sparingly is now commonly used in public discourse. The president of the United States blurted out the fuck word in a recent interview and no one was really shocked. Of course, it was Trump and nothing he does shocks anyone anymore. As far as I know no other president in modern times said fuck out loud while publicly speaking.

I clearly remember the furor caused by a young comedian's monologue in 1972 at Summerfest in Milwaukee. His name was George Carlin, and his performance of a monologue called, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." shocked the public and critics. He was arrested for disturbing the peace after the show.

The words, in the order Carlin listed them are: "shit," "piss," "fuck," "cunt," "cocksucker," "motherfucker," and "tits." At the time broadcasters on the public airways considered those words highly taboo. 

None of those words would raise an eyebrow nowadays. I challenge you to find a drama, comedy, action film, love story, horror film, or documentary that doesn't have words from Carlin's list. It's easy. The ultimate swear word fuck has been neutered in the 21st century. Everyday conversations are scattered with sick slang trying to provoke reactions from an increasingly jaded public.

Social discourse no longer has boundaries. Maybe that's good. Considering the 1st Amendment and all. But part of me misses when every vile word possible wasn't bantered around so casually like it is now. I admit being crude and rude can be funny. But there's no longer any limits in today's public dialogue. 

I guess that makes me sound like an old fogie telling kids to get off my lawn. 

I'm all for free speech, however. That's not the point. I'm a writer who respects words, but I think there's a time and place for rude and crude language. Seeing that kind of language so prevalent in our world today is kind of sad. It's sure not a good argument for a supposedly advanced society in the 21st century.

As it Stands, "Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions." - Peggy Noonan 

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Washingtonian Animal Farm: Pigs in Power

It's come to my attention that George Orwell's satirical novella Animal Farm has a 21st century parallel in Washington D.C

A whistleblower in the current administration has been documenting the rise of an old razorback named Trump and his ongoing seizure of complete power and corruption in Congress. 

We have pig bastards mucking up every agency and shitting daily in the halls of power. Like the novella we are viewing the effects of unchecked authority and piles of propaganda put out daily in the name of a totalitarian regime.

The swine, united under the moniker of MAGA, are abusing our court systems and blatantly bashing the rule of law. Pam Bondi is leading the shoat's attack on truth and the American way. Stephen Miller, an experienced muckraker, keeps his snout to the ground searching for immigrants like truffles throughout the country.    

Unlike Orwell's groundbreaking novella where the pigs were the smart ones, the Washingtonian pigs are stupid and blindly follow a demented old bore wherever he leads them. Loyal porkers proudly reject reality for Trump, throwing muck on the walls of truth with piggish abandonment.

In the book the animals establish a government based upon the Seven Commandments of Animalism, ensuring equality and justice.

The Washingtonian pigs have Project 2025 as their guiding principles for destroying equality and justice.

The one thing about Animal Farm that strikes me is how the pigs were able to dominate the much larger animals though the use of propaganda. The comparison today with MAGA is more than symbolic. People can be swayed into believing anything if the pig shit is deep enough.

As it Stands, I'm leaving the last word up to George Orwell who said, "But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."

Friday, July 25, 2025

Two-Faced Tulsi Gabbard Claims Obama Attempted a Coup - That's Her Story and She's Sticking to it!

Ominous rumblings from MAGA world have been recently reported. 

The Director of National Intelligence, Two-Faced Tulsi Gabbard (above right cartoon) says she gathered shocking evidence that ex-president Barrack Obama staged a coup in 2016 with Hillary Clinton's help. This ridiculous claim doesn't take into account Trump won. So, what's the beef?

The sky is falling...the sky is falling!" the duplicitous head of National Intelligence told Fox News, Newsmax, and every other alt-right propaganda platform on the planet.

Stirred by the explosive expose Republic Senator John Cornyn has called for a special council to immediately investigate the perfidious prior president and his friends, staff and family with utmost urgency. Sen. Cornyn told listeners that all he wanted was transparency in the dire matter after blocking an attempt to vote on the Epstein files.

Meanwhile...

in the real world 87% of Americans want transparency by seeing the Epstein files. 

They could give a shit about the obvious distraction involving one of the most popular presidents in the modern age. That won't stop Trump's desperate minions from going all out and appointing a special counsel whose mission will be to drag the investigation out and post glaringly false headlines about supposed progress. Anything to get attention off of their soiled leader.

Every time someone asks Trump about the Epstein files he points in the opposite direction and squeals squirrel! Squirrel!

While in Scotland (which cost American taxpayers a cool ten million) playing golf, Trump was looking at building another golf course there. Really important diplomatic stuff huh?

Not that Donny was running away from the scandal that just won't leave him alone. 

Reporters on the tarmac in Scotland asked him if he was in the Epstein files to which he replied, "No. No. No."

 It's like he doesn't realize that Pam Bondi told him he was in those sleezy files in May as reported by nearly every news outlet in America. The world knows that for God's sake and Trump still lied. Talk about gall! He is the Lord of Lies. Shame is not in his game.

The story within the story is how far will Trump go when all of his lies are exposed? When the world finds out he's a pedophile? Will he call out the military to personally protect himself? When all else fails will the malicious narcissist finally declare he is the law and dissolve Congress and any other agencies that might oppose him?

As it Stands, as we all know, there are no current limits, or guardrails, to prevent Trump from doing something really crazy if the Epstein expose blows up on him. Right now, the clock is clicking.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Big Shoutout to My Readers and the Talk of the Town

                                        Welcome!
Thank you if your new to this blog or one of my regular readers returning for a dose of Dave. I can't say how much it means to me to have you all here. This blog is a labor of love and isn't monetized. Period.

One of the things I'm proud of is the fact that I have an international readership. For example, in the last 63 days Brazil has led the top ten list of visitors. The United States is usually one of the top three countries. On any given day I have readers from at least 50 nations.

I want you all to know that I will always speak truth to power. No corporate CEOs or billionaires intimidate me. As long as America is free, I will continue to speak out against injustice. When the time comes - I pray it won't - I'll continue to stand up to the thugs assaulting our society and defy them to my last breath. I'm defying them right now.

Look at my Archives on the right of this page and you'll see 17 years of defiance. You'll also see comedy and parody in healthy doses. Sometimes I'll just pass on news, but most of the time I pass on views.

TALK OF THE TOWN

- The Epstein scandal continues to dominate social media, cable TV, and hundreds of newspapers and publications across the land. The bottom line is nothing will come out of it as Trump is holding all of the cards.

- Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman for Black Sabbath has died. My best friend and I saw the rock band perform in 1971 in LA. They played War Pigs if memory serves.

- An orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will raise prices for American consumers. Trump put a ridiculous 50% tariff on Brazilian goods because "of the way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro." For the record Bolsonaro is going on trial for attempting a coup in Brazil's last election. Trump and Bolsonaro have been bosom buddies for years. Unlike Bolsonaro, Trump has never been tried for his attempt at a coup on Jan. 6, 2021. That doesn't say much for the USA.

- Trump banned a Wall Street Journal reporter from joining the press crew on a visit to Scotland because the publication ran a story that embarrassed him. In a hissy fit he filed a $10 million dollar libel lawsuit against Rupert Murdock, the Journal's owner. Murdock basically flipped him the finger and said, "bring it on!"

- Florida is not only full of Trumpies (defined as mindless idiots) but it's become hell on earth from an environmental standpoint. The hurricane risk is escalating every year, and home insurance is now almost impossible to get. Throw in a governor who hates liberals, blacks, browns, and the gay community, for good measure and it's become paradise lost!

- How about some good news? Scientists looked at the genes of millions of people to determine which ones are linked to obesity - and developed a way to screen people before age 5. The study was published in the journal Nature Medicine, and there were more than 600 researchers from around the world involved using the data of 5 million people. This could be a big breakthrough for fighting obesity. Especially in America.

As it Stands, I wish you good health and happy days!

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Trump's Bully Pulpit 2.0 Has Been Successful ...So Far

All the child locks in the White House that were in place during Trump 1.0 are gone. 

No more sane generals. No more resistance from Congress. 

No more ethics agencies. Every important position in government from cabinet members to agency heads grovel daily at Trump's stinking feet and swollen ankles.

The gloves are off Trump's tiny hands and he's taking full advantage of the power that he's gathered with the help of billionaires and is running over our democracy like Godzilla stomping through the heart of America. Boundaries don't apply to our dictator dancing to "YMCA " as he stripes away state's rights and deports thousands of immigrants without due process.

Trump's assault upon the freedom of press has been devastating as Americans increasingly have to guess whether an article, streaming story online, or TV is telling the truth. Ethical Journalism is drowning in a sea of disinformation by Trumpies only concerned with furthering "The Bosses" agenda. 

Like an orange octopus Trump is wrapping his tentacles around private businesses, colleges, and state governments in an ever-tightening grasp. 

Is this the end of our 250-year republic? Is democracy dead? 

The answer is no. And no.

America has faced worse crises in the past. Remember the Civil War? I could give you a dozen examples, but I highly recommend checking out a book on American history. You might be surprised at what we've survived.

Right now, we're dealing with a malicious narcissist with the IQ of a 6-year-old boy who was dropped on his head too many times. 

He's having fun going after all of his enemies with the power of the presidency behind him. He's intimidating colleges and telling them what not to teach. And all the while he has the biggest grift in his life going on that's bringing him billions of dollars from other countries trying to gain his official approval.

Fun times. No doubt. But, as the pundits often say, "nothing is forever."

For starters, the Epstein scandal is giving Donny fits. His base turning on him was so unexpected that he lashed out at them for wanting to have the secret files released. All of them, not like last time when his MAGA influencers were given cute little white notebooks full of public knowledge about the infamous pedophile. So now there's a lot of really pissed-off MAGA minions and no one can predict how much that will eventually hurt Donny.

Democrats are slowly trying to unite under their mutual hatred for Trump. The American people are going to keep protesting against Trump's corruption and his attempts to take their freedoms away. While there's no clear leaders for president just yet, there's still time for candidates to step forward in the next few years. The democratic party has to be in step with what Americans want and need right now.

As Trump's vile attacks on Medicare and SNAP reverberates throughout the country there's going to a growing population of voters who want their freedoms. They'll be the backbone of the party demanding change and restoration of the rule of law.

So many bad things can happen to Trump and the Republican party in the next three years that it's hard not to believe they'll be toxic at the polls in 2026.

As it Stands, despite the daily depredations against our society by Trump and his cult I believe the American people are going to have a great awakening in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Trump Faces Crisis of Faith

Some call Trump the Artful Dodger (a clever play on his draft dodging days with disabling bone spurs) and some call him Don the Con. He's also been referred to as the Felon-in-Charge and the Grifter King.

Trump's ability to elude paying for his crimes and corruption is legendary. Teflon Don built up a following by posing as a strong man who could save America from the devilish democrats and immigrants who are invading the country. 

His harsh rhetoric riddled with lies appealed to a segment of Americans who felt disenfranchised and were searching for a savior. 

MAGA was born out of chaos. And that chaos was Trump breaking every rule, every law, and pursuing every perceived enemy with wild abandon.

For the last nine years Trump cultivated his cult like a gardener watering the weeds instead of the flowers. He nurtured white Nationalists, the KKK, and anti-government goons willing to do or say anything for him. His MAGA base swelled over the years and carried him to two terms in the White House.

Then the Jeffrey Epstein scandal rolled over Donny like a tsunami out of nowhere. In a panic he turned on his own base when they demanded all of the Epstein files be released and he called them weaklings. MAGA figured out Trump and Pam Bondi were lying to them about turning over all of the files. Worse, they defended their lies with new lies.

MAGA melted down. Some die-hard followers have limped back after attacking Trump for days. Either because of fear or they just had too much of the Kool aid for too long. 

But the bulk of MAGA nuts are still raging about Trump's betrayal. Their holy Epstein conspiracy that was going to expose Bill Clinton and a host of pedophile liberals went up in smoke instead. After nine years MAGA minions are now being told to not even talk about THE CONSPIRACY that provided a foundation for their whole MAGA movement.

Wait a moment.

Does this mean that Trump's very pissed off base is going to do everything they can to make him miserable? I suspect they're a vindictive bunch who will embarrass and harass him until he leaves the White House - and more than likely afterwards. Haters know how to hate.

The rest of the country is slowly realizing how vulnerable Trump has become with the growing Epstein scandal. Democrats are calling for transparency and demanding all Epstein files be released. The majority - an astounding 93% of Americans - polled about the scandal say Trump is trying to hide something.

In times like this Trump normally throws out bright and shiny objects to change the conversation in the news. However, the diversions have done little to change the subject. Even Trump's libel lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Fox News is boomeranging on him. If he follows through owner Murdock will be more than ready with the receipts. Real evidence.

Trump has to win back the trust of his followers. That's why he ordered the attorney general to seek the release of grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The problem is the grand jury indictment will only be a sliver of the information that's still being concealed.

As it Stands, the bottom line is Trump betrayed his followers and there's going to be hell to pay.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

The Day They Tore 'Ol Donny Down

This wasn't supposed to happen.

MAGA is at its zenith. The halls of Congress are MAGA-fied. 

Every government agency is MAGA-fied. The Oval Office was MAGA-fied with gold objects. Law firms and Universities are threatened by Trump and his corrupt MAGA lawyers. America has been MAGA-fied in six short weeks.

The takeover is nearly complete. Laws are broken with impunity. The Supreme Court keeps bailing Trump out and enabling his assault on the Constitution.

Trump has his own private army of thugs willing to invade people's homes and workplaces and kidnap them while wearing masks and carrying assault rifles.

MAGA minions supported the One Bigly Ugly Bill despite the fact it took away Medicare and SNAP programs from their constituents because Daddy told them to. Because they were loyal. Whatever Trump said was gospel.

Being loyal MAGA rats Trump's followers believed every conspiracy he brought up in the last nine years. From Russia, Russia, Russia to Jeffrey Epstein's client list of evil Democrats, they believed in him with all of their anti-government little hearts.

Trump loyalists even stood by him when he tried to stage a coup, believing his latest conspiracy that the 2020 election was rigged. Despite evidence to the contrary Trump supporters clung to his blatant lies like rats in life rafts on a turbulent ocean.

If there was one holy grail for his staunch followers, it was the Epstein saga. Bill Clinton and a host of Democrats were supposedly on a secret list that Epstein kept for his own purposes. It was the shining star of conspiracies and grew over the years into a massive expose waiting to happen.

Then Epstein supposedly committed suicide (during Trump's first term) while awaiting trial for sex trafficking of minor girls. Case closed right? Not so fast. The Trump narrative that the Deep State was covering for Democratic pedophiles took off like a rocket in the MAGAverse.

But, after a recent series of events that resurrected the Epstein scandal Trump turned on his most loyal followers this week and called them weaklings for wanting Pam Bondi to turn over the rest of the Epstein files and client list. 

She supposedly had the goods on the Democrats... right? What was the problem?

Shocked mega supporters quickly grew angry as they realized Trump had been lying all along. He was concealing the files to mask his complicity in sex trafficking with his buddy for 10 years. Now even some timid Republicans in Congress are asking for Bondi to release what whatever records she has on the Epstein case. Even MAGA Mike Johnson wants to see them.

Trump is beside himself with anger and is doing everything he can to divert from the Epstein story, even bringing up silly crap like Biden's use of an autopen (which by the way he uses too).

Sensing an opening Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's accomplice who procured girls, is asking the Supreme Court for a retrial after being sentenced to 20 years in prison. Trump's goons quickly filed an appeal to squash the effort. The way I see it Maxwell could do one of three things if she doesn't get her retrial:

1. Ask Trump for a pardon. Agreeing to keep her mouth shut.

2. Ask to speak in front of Congress and spill the beans in the hope it'll reduce her sentence.

3.Talk to a reporter and give them ALL of the sordid details about Donny. 

It remains to be seen how many loyalists will still stay with him. Some MAGA critics like Charlie Kirk are pretending they don't care about what's going on - even after Kirk lost his mind about the betrayal to only change it a day later when Daddy called and threatened him.

As it Stands, Trump has managed to dodge trouble for the better part of his sordid life. It'll be interesting to see how this latest scandal plays out. 

Monday, July 14, 2025

The Perils of Laughter

There's nothing like a good laugh, right? 

Laughter is generally beneficial for your health, promoting stress reduction, improving your mood, and boosting your immune system.

In describing how hard someone laughed you may have heard the phrase, "He was dying from laughter." It's often used hyperbolically but what if there was some disturbing truth behind that phrase.

The fact is you can die from laughing. Death from laughter is a rare form of death, usually resulting from either cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, that has itself been caused by a fit of laughter. Dying from laughter has been recorded in ancient Greece right through modern times.

Three Recorded Examples...

Chrysippus, also known as "the man who died from his own joke," was a 3rd-century Greek philosopher who reportedly died of laughter after he saw a donkey eating his fermented figs; he told a slave to give the donkey undiluted wine to wash them down, and then, "having laughed too much, he died," according to Diogenes Laertius a local scribe.

Ole Bentzen was a Danish audiologist who found a scene in the movie A Fish Called Wanda so sidesplittingly funny that his heart rate rose to an estimated 250-500 beats per minute, leading to a heart attack as he laughed his way into the afterlife.

Alex Mitchell, from King's Lynn, England, died on March 24, 1975, laughing while watching the "Kung Fu Kapers" episode of The Goodies. After 25 minutes of continuous laughter, Mitchel slumped on the sofa and died from heart failure.

Three examples In Fiction...

"The Three Infernal Jokes," short story in The Last Book of Wonder (1916) by Lord Dunsany, is about three jokes "which shall make all who hear them simply die of laughter." 

"The Stand In," was an episode of the American comedy Seinfeld, which featured Jerry Seinfeld telling a joke to a hospital patient who then suddenly dies from laughter.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a 1988 fantasy comedy, had a scene where the weasels of the Toon Patrol literally die laughing.

So now that we have determined laughter is not always a good thing in large doses, we can take the necessary precautions although I don't know what that would entail. Stop laughing? I don't think so. Check with your doctor before going to see a comedy? Not practical. 

As it Stands, when you think about it dying from laughter may not be such a bad way to exit this life. I can certainly think of worse ways. 

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