tonight i'm hitting the sack early because i have a flight so early i think i am getting up before i actually go to bed.
(curious: do you like super early flights over others? i do. as much as i hate getting up, there's something about early flights that make me feel important! and its fun to drink airplane coffee for some reason - makes me feel like i'm in a movie)
so i won't be live chatting the awesome show tonight (as much as i want to).
and tonights show is sooooooo good. even i was able to make 2 or 3 non cringeworthy jokes (as i get older, i realize my goals are getting more realistic).
i'll be in Austin tomorrow - maybe some of you will be there.
i won't be there long, and from what i can tell, i can't really even go anywhere to eat etc. the rules for traveling from texas to NY are really stringent. so i can't really go to bars etc. but i'll wave to you from the stage. I wanted to eat Chic fila but they're closed on sundays (god love em)
just a note -- and this is directed not at all of you, but a few.
I didn't just leave Twitter behind, i also left my Ggutfeld website behind - because it became overwhelmed not just with trolls, but people who were fed up or angry or just disliked my different hosts or guest. it's not worth naming who they are, because I don't listen. you can't like everyone. But at one point my GG website was overrun with thousands of messages about one person. and I couldn't read other messages because of that. That's one reason why i am here.
this place -- the gutter - is meant to be positive.
if you don't like juan or kat or tyrus or dagan - fine -- express it somewhere else, but not here.
i don't have any rules here, except for rejecting flippant negativity.
we are all doing are best.
the desire to be negative is natural -- god knows - i am the biggest offender.
i am a hypocrite. I can be negative all the time, and i have an outlet.
you folks dont. So i understand TOTALLY the frustration you feel when watching a show. in fact, when you see me on the Five, you can see the frustration in my face at times!
but i say this all the time: conflict makes me a better host. imagine how boring i would be if i wasn't tested every day. i would be like don lemon or chris cuomo - vacuous vessels who've not worked their intellectual muscles in years.
so i ask that when your'e here - its entirely natural to not like Joe Blow, or Jane Doe - but realize I am trying to escape that. And that's why i'm here.
having said that, i'm glad you're here with me!
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Congratulation to @SGKusmertz, @bek1, and @wilbner. Your questions were chosen for tonight’s Ask Joe and the Panelists.
@SGKusmertz If you could have one song play when you enter a room, what would it be?
@bek1 Do you usually feel excited or stressed out about going back to school after summer break?
@wilbner What was the best prank you’ve ever pulled?
Congratulations to @Ted_Prohowich. Your question was chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@Ted_Prohowich What's your back to school advice?
We have some great Gutters who regularly send in questions for Friday night’s Gutfeld! Viewer Mail—and we LOVE seeing them. But lately, it seems like the same crew is doing most of the asking. 😏
So we’re wondering… what’s holding the rest of you back?
Do you have a question but aren’t sure what to ask? Not sure what makes a good Viewer Mail question? Or maybe you just haven’t gotten around to submitting one?
If there’s something we could do to make it easier or more fun to participate, tell us! We’d really love to hear your suggestions.
And if you’re ready to give it a shot, here are a few tips that can help your question get noticed:
• Keep it positive.
• Make it open-ended so Greg and the panel can have some fun with it—not just answer YES or NO.
• Ask the whole panel, rather than directing it only to Greg.
• Keep politics out of it.
• Avoid super-heavy or serious topics.
• And lastly … POST before 7 PM Pacific time Thursday
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Sorry to be late posting Funday, it has been a busy day. Our church celebrated Founders Day for our 265th anniversary. Up early to bring something to the potluck. The church was founded by Scots, so we had a bagpiper...they put out a lot of volume. There was choir singing Jesus Hold my Hand(had fun singing the secondary harmony). I had Children's Sermon...talked about the words Foundation(used 131 times in the Bible) and Founders. Had them try and walk on 2 stacked firmish pillows to contrast with the stability of a slab of concrete). I recited the Selkirk Prayer made famous by Bobby Burns(Scottish theme again). And the crowd loved my very non-Scottish pan fried dumplings with ginger sauce and red cooked mushrooms. Then home to cut wood, repot chrysanthemums and plant broccoli and collards. Then cooked dinner and gave my wife a "backrub"
Anyway, with no further ado...
Funday-political edition
