Randy Cassingham
@thisistrue.com
Founder at ThisIsTrue.com, the oldest entertainment newsletter on the Internet, yet still wanting to learn new things.
Never works for some reason.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Never works for some reason.
Pass me a moist owelette.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Pass me a moist owelette.
There is more commentary on this one, as well as the best A.I.-written alternative tags, in my blog: go.thisistrue.com/twj
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There is more commentary on this one, as well as the best A.I.-written alternative tags, in my blog: go.thisistrue.com/twj
Horse crossing is a travesty that we must be prepared to stop!
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Horse crossing is a travesty that we must be prepared to stop!
Good way to start the week.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good way to start the week.
This is just one of them!
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is just one of them!
I don't want there to be any confusion in this deal.
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I don't want there to be any confusion in this deal.
Even though I've left, I still love Colorado.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Even though I've left, I still love Colorado.
Hell, Mich., is a real place. Not a city, just a little hamlet. Population: >100 billion.
(The "factlet" that there are more humans alive today than there are humans who have died before us is absolutely wrong.)
(The "factlet" that there are more humans alive today than there are humans who have died before us is absolutely wrong.)
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hell, Mich., is a real place. Not a city, just a little hamlet. Population: >100 billion.
(The "factlet" that there are more humans alive today than there are humans who have died before us is absolutely wrong.)
(The "factlet" that there are more humans alive today than there are humans who have died before us is absolutely wrong.)
If you see the man, call police immediately.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If you see the man, call police immediately.
I'm grateful for one thing that Facebook does: it tells me of new "followers" on my personal account ...so I can go and block them. Really cuts down on the "please friend me" comments from scammers. (Yes, this is real. "Her" only 2 posts were the 2 photos you see. 🤮 )
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm grateful for one thing that Facebook does: it tells me of new "followers" on my personal account ...so I can go and block them. Really cuts down on the "please friend me" comments from scammers. (Yes, this is real. "Her" only 2 posts were the 2 photos you see. 🤮 )
I might be up late: just got another idea.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I might be up late: just got another idea.
Did you ever stop to think that YOU won the very first race you were ever in?
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Did you ever stop to think that YOU won the very first race you were ever in?
This is especially for my Dispatch buddy, Greg.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is especially for my Dispatch buddy, Greg.
My old person trait is I expect schools to teach civics and the basics of how government works ...especially the Checks and Balances.
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My old person trait is I expect schools to teach civics and the basics of how government works ...especially the Checks and Balances.
And you know, really, I need to avoid heat in general.
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And you know, really, I need to avoid heat in general.
The Communion thread I posted a couple of days ago went viral on Threads**. The best part was SEVERAL people from the South commented that their church used cheese crackers on occasion, and they called ’em Jeez-Its. So I couldn’t help....
** www.threads.com/@thisistrue/...
** www.threads.com/@thisistrue/...
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The Communion thread I posted a couple of days ago went viral on Threads**. The best part was SEVERAL people from the South commented that their church used cheese crackers on occasion, and they called ’em Jeez-Its. So I couldn’t help....
** www.threads.com/@thisistrue/...
** www.threads.com/@thisistrue/...
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Facebook ends up with SO many Likes from posts that they have to ship them to third world countries for “recycling” ...but then they’re typically trucked out and dumped any old place. It’s getting SO bad they’re even overwhelming the piles of useless “thoughts and prayers”!
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Facebook ends up with SO many Likes from posts that they have to ship them to third world countries for “recycling” ...but then they’re typically trucked out and dumped any old place. It’s getting SO bad they’re even overwhelming the piles of useless “thoughts and prayers”!
This Week’s Honorary Unsubscribe: it doesn’t really matter that you probably have eaten what Duane Roberts invented, but it’s interesting what he decided to do with the money he made from it. The story in about 4 minutes.
Duane Roberts - Honorary Unsubscribe
Roberts got rich from a singular idea: freezing burritos.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This Week’s Honorary Unsubscribe: it doesn’t really matter that you probably have eaten what Duane Roberts invented, but it’s interesting what he decided to do with the money he made from it. The story in about 4 minutes.
What other remake would need a big change? The Comments are open.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What other remake would need a big change? The Comments are open.
55 Years Ago This Week: the infamous “exploding whale” happened. But how did it suddenly go viral online in 1990? That story in my blog (with video) from 5 years ago.
The Exploding Whale, 50 Years Later – This is True
The First-Ever Viral Video (naturally of the “weird news” variety!) was shot a half century ago today. Its story + higher resolution video.
go.thisistrue.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
55 Years Ago This Week: the infamous “exploding whale” happened. But how did it suddenly go viral online in 1990? That story in my blog (with video) from 5 years ago.
P.S.: Don't defrag SSD drives either. (Really: bad idea.)
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
P.S.: Don't defrag SSD drives either. (Really: bad idea.)