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PAGE THREE – JULY 17 - 23, 2017
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TECHNOLOGY
Robots Being Designed to Do
Jobs Humans Can't or Won't

Like picking up a friend at the airport.
 
ENVIRONMENT
Some Dispute Report Iceberg
“About the Size of Delaware”
Split Off From Antarctica

They say it's “twice the size of Luxembourg,” or “a quarter the size of Wales,” “the size of the Indonesian island of Bali,” “roughly four times the size of the city of London,” “deeper than the Eiffel Tower is tall,” or “twice the volume of Lake Erie.”
 
SPORTS
Baseball Considering Switch to Electronic Strike Zone
Leaving angry fans to holler, “Unplug the ump!”
MLB All-Star Game Promotes Game to Kids
Shown: winners of the Scratch, Chew and Spit competition.
FEATURE
Donald Trump accepted French Premier Emmanuel Macron's invitation to celebrate Bastille Day in Paris last week. What does this French holiday commemorate and why should it be of interest to Trump?
A )The overthrow of the French monarchy.
B )The freeing of prisoners in the Bastille prison by a French mob.
C )The execution of aristocrats on the Guillotine.
Hint: “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
 
ODDS 'N' ENDS
Monkey Sues Photographer Over Selfie Copyright
Attorney representing monkey said to be his uncle.

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