• This remains one of the best clips of the week.

• Good hour of standup.

At the most poignant hour, a Canadian shows that it's possible for a game show host to exit gracefully.

See also.

From a Bill Maher monologue -yesterday?- on Gwen Stefani's politically-mixed marriage:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEMzqnU2wg

"they see the world differently, AND they love each other - what a concept!"

And, from the comments - they reminded me of what I said a while back above a civil society's need for less rallying and less shoving opinions into strangers' faces:

David Kramer
Can we stop all yard signs and bumper stickers period? They are a waste of resources, go vote go home... I can't find the actual number, but I guarantee the money spent on signs and gear from both sides is sickening. Not to mention completely useless no one votes because of merchandise it is dumb all around

Qotr
Well the combination of all types of advertisements this year on both sides combined is over 10 Billion dollars. More than any other election year in history. Think of the actual good that money could do... I agree with you, get rid of the signs and ads. Get your info, go vote, go home lol

Frequently Cynical
Completely agree. Thought similarly for many years. The worst are the corrugated plastic ones......you know, like cardboard but plastic. The two signs I displayed this year are of the type that is like a folded plastic envelope that slips over the steel legs. Less plastic.
And then all these signs go to the landfill. How American.

Since you just broke the sad news...

Answer: He was a 7-time Emmy winner from Canada, aged 80, whose show lasted nearly half a century.

Question: Who was...

Certain guys just age well. I mean, he came back from this to become perhaps one of the most put-together seniors in American life. (My shots from that year are much worse, as are the ones from '20.)

A couple of friends, among the brightest people I know, took the Jeopardy! test in the late 80's, and studied for it beforehand. They said it was punishing.