Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report

Miss Manners notes the recent sharp decline in etiquette and social manners in public. However last week in L.A., I hopped on the bus to go pick up my car in service. Just when I'm on the verge of thinking that all chivalry is dead, I saw an elderly woman stand up and give her seat to a pregnant man.

• President Biden gleefully mocked Donald Trump Friday for issuing a limited set of trading cards as NFT for $99 on the crypto market. Then they took off and soared to $22,000 per card. Now Biden wants to issue his own trading card, but he's terrified they'll put his career stats on the back of the card.

• The World Cup in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar drew universal praise for the host country for how well the crowds behaved. Qatar boasted there was no violence, no hooliganism, no alcohol-fueled rioting. They said it shows that in the past World Cups it was the gays who caused all the trouble.

• North Korea's dictator Kim Jung Un was on hand for the launch of two intercontinental ballistic missiles Sunday which were to prove he could attack the United States. They just made it into the ocean. Kim Jung Un was reported to be so angry, he stormed back to the palace, kicked his dog, and then ate it.

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• The UN News reported Tuesday that plastic pollution in the world's oceans is expected to double by 2030. In a related story, it was just revealed that salt water salmon caught near Seattle contain both antidepressants and cocaine. I read about it in a Conde Nast tourism article, Two Reasons to Visit Seattle.

• Forbes magazine published an article called Ten Reasons to Drink During the Holidays, citing the sociable nature of office parties and family reunions. It also identifies the celebrants who need to go to rehab. You may have a drinking problem if you drink stuff that not only hits the spot, but also removes it.

• The Canadian Snowbird Association reported that the state of Arizona gets a million Canadian visitors every year during the winter. They jam up traffic, add to restaurant waiting time and clog up golf courses. Arizona residents wonder why you call it Snowbird Season if you can't shoot at them.

• The January 6 Committee issued a criminal referral on Trump, citing a 14th Amendment article written in 1866 to keep Confederate officers from re-entering politics after the war. That's not all. They want Florida, New Jersey and California to tear down all the Trump statues on his golf courses.

• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stepped in Monday and gave Title 42 a chance to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs pouring across the border. With all the Fentanyl out there, who needs to play Russian Roulette nowadays? You just select one of the six lines on the table.

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