Dr Dan
@drdanfrench.bsky.social
Rhetoric PhD with a creative streak. Emmy-nom'd late night comedy writer (Late Late Show on CBS). Cruise ship standup. Creator of one-person shows. Founder of Rhetoric Training for Good People. Gave seminars at Naval War College. Let's think this through.
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Dr Dan
@drdanfrench.bsky.social
· Nov 15
@comedywriter.bsky.social “Cats in the Cradle” is a melancholy folk song about two douchebags.
Two people in a room. One is intensely studying engineering plans for building a dam. The other is praying, really hard, for God to spontaneously reroute a river so it doesn’t drown his family.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Two people in a room. One is intensely studying engineering plans for building a dam. The other is praying, really hard, for God to spontaneously reroute a river so it doesn’t drown his family.
Trump -- speaking power to truth for over a decade.
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump -- speaking power to truth for over a decade.
Caribou can read marmot’s minds. We don’t know why, but isn’t nature amazing?
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Caribou can read marmot’s minds. We don’t know why, but isn’t nature amazing?
Who won the Macy's Day Parade?
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Who won the Macy's Day Parade?
“Conservative Christian” officially changed to “Cruelty Christian.” Make a note.
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Conservative Christian” officially changed to “Cruelty Christian.” Make a note.
Good job, Kimmel. That “Quiet, Piggy” has some real potential to boomerang back on Trump in some really painful, interesting ways. It could be the Left’s “Let’s Go, Brandon,” if said back to Trumpers often enough.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good job, Kimmel. That “Quiet, Piggy” has some real potential to boomerang back on Trump in some really painful, interesting ways. It could be the Left’s “Let’s Go, Brandon,” if said back to Trumpers often enough.
So you ruined American democracy. Congrats. Now what?
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So you ruined American democracy. Congrats. Now what?
Every time a politician lies in public, they get a taser to the neck. Our troubles here will be over quite quickly. I promise. Next issue.
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Every time a politician lies in public, they get a taser to the neck. Our troubles here will be over quite quickly. I promise. Next issue.
"I was only following (illegal) orders." (They always forget the adjective.)
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"I was only following (illegal) orders." (They always forget the adjective.)
Logic is a tool of the devil.
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Logic is a tool of the devil.
Certainty is a symptom of stupidity.
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Certainty is a symptom of stupidity.
Getting educated makes you a commie. That's just facts.
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Getting educated makes you a commie. That's just facts.
We need to MAGA-proof America.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We need to MAGA-proof America.
Republicans have snails in their souls.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Republicans have snails in their souls.
Take an expensive drug created by science to stop you from eating addictive food designed by science. That is some smooth capitalism right there.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Take an expensive drug created by science to stop you from eating addictive food designed by science. That is some smooth capitalism right there.
I can solve every political problem we have in America with one simple idea. Ready? 24/7 body cams on every single person who runs for or holds public office in America. If you turn yours off, you are disqualified from running or staying in an office you won.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I can solve every political problem we have in America with one simple idea. Ready? 24/7 body cams on every single person who runs for or holds public office in America. If you turn yours off, you are disqualified from running or staying in an office you won.
Every time Trump says “fake news,” yell, “Fake American!” Please note this tactic and apply liberally.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Every time Trump says “fake news,” yell, “Fake American!” Please note this tactic and apply liberally.
Trump announces public burning of Epstein files. Anyone mentioning them after the bonfire will be sent to an El Salvadoran prison. White sheets welcome!
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump announces public burning of Epstein files. Anyone mentioning them after the bonfire will be sent to an El Salvadoran prison. White sheets welcome!
What I’m hoping is that all this fucking Trump/MAGA/GOP bullshit finally wakes up American Democracy again, and gets us to repair it, plug its vulnerabilities, modernize it, replace it with Democracy 2.0. That’s what I’m hoping.
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
What I’m hoping is that all this fucking Trump/MAGA/GOP bullshit finally wakes up American Democracy again, and gets us to repair it, plug its vulnerabilities, modernize it, replace it with Democracy 2.0. That’s what I’m hoping.
America is nice people working hard to get along and build an amazing world and earn enough money so we can all have great lives. "F'n communist."
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
America is nice people working hard to get along and build an amazing world and earn enough money so we can all have great lives. "F'n communist."
He’s a man of the creeple.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
He’s a man of the creeple.
Only billionaires pay taxes. Okay, next issue.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Only billionaires pay taxes. Okay, next issue.
“In the case of the Supreme Court v. Democracy…”
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“In the case of the Supreme Court v. Democracy…”
How’s life as a diffident sycophant?
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
How’s life as a diffident sycophant?
America loves being lied to.
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
America loves being lied to.