{"id":1892,"date":"2020-01-25T12:59:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T20:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2020-01-25T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T20:59:58","slug":"sominex-announces-new-impeachment-strength-sleep-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1892","title":{"rendered":"Sominex Announces New &#8220;Impeachment Strength&#8221; Sleep Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1782\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?fit=695%2C362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?w=1782&amp;ssl=1 1782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=1024%2C534&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Finally, our\nlong national nightmare is almost over.&nbsp;\nI am speaking, of course, of being forced to hear Official Cable News impeachment\ncommentators tell us 1,000 times a day that the only beverages allowed on the\nSenate floor are water and milk.&nbsp; For the\nrecord, I don\u2019t buy that load of FAKE NEWS for a nanosecond.&nbsp; If you think that there aren\u2019t A MINIMUM of two\ndozen whisky flasks stashed throughout the Senate chamber, I\u2019ve got some ocean\nfront property in Arizona I\u2019d like to sell you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Whether you\nthink this \u201chistoric\u201d snooze-fest is a Galant Effort or a Witch Hunt,\nhopefully, we can join together to celebrate the new consumer product\ninadvertently discovered as a result of this impeachment trial.&nbsp; Many successful consumer goods were discovered\nby accident.&nbsp; Rogaine was invented as a heart\nmedication.&nbsp; Play-Doh was invented as a\nwall-paper cleaner.&nbsp; Post-It Notes resulted\nfrom a scientist\u2019s failed attempt to create a <em>strong<\/em> adhesive.&nbsp; And now, thanks to the steadfast determination\nto keep the Russians from Stealing our Democracy (Oh, sorry, that was last week)\n\u2026 I meant, To Keep President Trump from Buying the Next Election, we now have\none of the strongest sleep aids known to mankind.&nbsp; One of these godless multinational companies\nneeds to trademark the term, \u201cImpeachment Strength\u201d \u2013 <em>and pronto.<\/em>&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All of\nsudden, EVERYTHING is impeachment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I overheard\nOliver the Cat yesterday telling a neighborhood stray that he\u2019s thinking about\nimpeaching his political enemy, Milo the Dog.&nbsp;\nFrom the bits and pieces, I could understand, Oliver thinks he has the\nvotes in the House.&nbsp; But he\u2019s worried\nabout the Senate.&nbsp; Here he is looking\nworried (that or hungry \u2013 I\u2019m not sure) \u2013&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?fit=695%2C521\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Oliver-Worried.jpeg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Meanwhile, I\u2019m\nworried about one of my senators.&nbsp; Ron Wyden\nhas been representing Oregon since the Paleozoic Age.&nbsp; I met him, and he\u2019s a super nice guy.&nbsp; But he\u2019s got to be <em>at least<\/em> 110 years\nold.&nbsp; These marathon impeachment sessions\nare brutal.&nbsp; I can only hope that he\u2019s keeping\none of the approved Senate beverages close at hand, and by \u201capproved,\u201d I mean a\nwhisky.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hang in there, Ron!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=640%2C334\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=1024%2C534&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?w=1782&amp;ssl=1 1782w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jocularious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sominex-Box_LI.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color\"><strong><em>Earn good\nkarma!&nbsp; 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I am speaking, of course, of being forced to hear Official Cable News impeachment commentators tell us 1,000 times a day that the only beverages allowed on the Senate floor are water and milk.&nbsp; For the record, I don\u2019t buy that load of FAKE NEWS for a <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/?p=1892\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[831,856,854,855,853],"class_list":["post-1892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-humor","tag-impeachment-humor","tag-oregon-senator-ron-wyden","tag-ron-wyden","tag-senator-ron-wyden","tag-sleeping-pill-humor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1899,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jocularious.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}