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Top Pun's mission is to maximize prophets. Top Pun creates serious, funny, and seriously funny peace and justice designs which are available on your choice of products such as buttons, T-shirts, and bumper stickers. Top Pun blogs to highlight additional facets of his word artistry such as pun-filled poetry and funny political satire, free posters, as well as political actions of local and global importance -- and don't forget the noncommercial, public health radio show available online, Just for the Health of It . Top Pun's serious playfulness ever reminds us that justice is no yoke, and the pun is mightier than the sword!
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- POEM: The Problem with Violence
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- POEM: I’d Give My Write Arm for the Sound of You
- POEM: Awe is Not Lost
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- POEM: Arose
- POEM: Fallen Reign
- POEM: The Future, The Passed
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Tag Archives: Reality
POLITICAL CARTOON: Country Club Jesus – Jewish, Non-American, Non-English-speaking
Country Club Jesus Speaks! Country Club Jesus speaks to us in many ways. Ironically, Country Club Jesus, perhaps soon to be an American icon (lol), is neither American, nor speaks English. Even more shocking, is that Jesus was a Jew. … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cartoons
Tagged America, Authorities, Balance, Bible, Cartoon, Christian, Comics, Elite, Free market, Ironic, Irony, Jesus, Jewish, Life, Minorities, Modern, Musings, National, Nature, Parodies, Political, Reality, Religion, Terrorism, Xenophobia
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Real Test of Power to Prevent War
PEACE QUOTE: Real Test of Power to Prevent War–PEACE SIGN BUTTON PEACE QUOTE: Real Test of Power to Prevent War–PEACE SIGN BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Accountability, Amorality, Business, Coercion, Conflict, cool design, Demonization, Enemies, Ethical, Evil, Immorality, Iran, Moral, Morality, Nature, Power, Reality, Responsibility, Top Pun, War
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Who’s the One percent and 99 Percent?
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been successful in framing much of the political debate in this country around the concept of who is the 1%, and who are the 99%. Obviously, for those in the United States, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Ancient, Children, Citizens, Class Warfare, Conflict, Economic, Economy, Evolution, Hope, Income, Inequality, Justice, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Political, Politics, Poor, Poverty, Public Health, Reality, Revolution, Rich, Success, Suffering, Wall Street, War, Wealth, Women
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POEM: Wrong Ballpark
Being in the wrong ballpark is a mere scheduling error Maybe I need a game changer This simple two-line poem is meant to challenge the reader regarding both the size and nature of change that may be needed to change … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Change, Diminishing Returns, Image, Insanity, Life, Meaning, Mind, Nature, Paradigm Shift, Poetry, Reality, Short Poems
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POEM: Arguing with Atheists
Arguing with atheists is like panning for gold in a bathtub. This one line poem is certainly provocative, and probably dangerous. First I would like to concede that I cannot prove that God exists. Secondly, and equally, I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Absurdity, Argument, Athiest, Conflict, Existential, Experience, Foolish, God, Heart, Intellect, Life, Materialism, Meaning, Modern, Musings, Objectivity, One-line Poems, Philosophy, Reality, Rules, Scientific Reductionism, Simplicity, Subjectivity, Thiest
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POEM: Subconscious Not What You Think
Don’t bother pondering the subconscious It’s not what you think This funny poem is a reminder that much of what is life is not directly accessible by us. Most of what goes on in our bodies is outside of our … Continue reading
POEM: Morning Prayer, Waking Up
I say a prayer of thanks every morning I wake up Except about the whole having-to-wake-up thing This is a simple one of my short poems. The first line of the poem strikes a very traditional chord, dealing with morning … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Busyness, Conundrum, Culture, Experience, Gratitude, Life, Mind, Poems, Prayer, Present, Reality, Short Poems, Time
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Religious Liberty, Conscience Exemptions for Everything
With the Obama administration’s recent rules requiring organizations owned by religious groups to provide contraceptive coverage as part of their employees’ health insurance, conservative groups and the Roman Catholic Church have gotten all their panties in a bunch, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Balance, Bible, Birth Control, Catholic, Church, Community, Congress, Conscience, Conscientious Objection, Conscription, Conservative, Control, Draft Registration, Economic, Existential, Freedom, God, government, Grace, Health Insurance, Illegal, Immigration, Law, Law Enforcement, leadership, Logic, Love, Mennonites, Military, Obama, Pacifism, Parodies, Philosophical, Political, Politics, Power, Quakers, Questions, Reality, Religion, Religious, Religious Freedom, Resistance, Respect, Rules, State, Status, Supreme Court, taxes, Toledo, Truth, Violence, War, Work
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Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic
Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON Every Revolutionary Ends Up Oppressor or Heretic–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Attitude, Authority, Camus, Change, Conventional Wisdom, cool design, Egalitarian, Equality, Freedom, Heretics, History, Ironic, Justice, Life, National, Nature, Nonviolence, Oppression, Paradigm Shift, Philosophical, Politics, Poor, Power, Powers that be, Punishment, Reality, Revolution, Revolutionary, Society, Status, Status Quo, Top Pun, Violence, Wisdom
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POEM: Getting Your Ducks in a Row
I once put all my ducks in a row Only then realizing What am I doing with all these ducks?! Getting one’s ducks in a row is an idiom or metaphor that most people are familiar with, meaning that we … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Absurdity, Business, Busyness, Chaos, Counter-Cultural, Culture, Freedom, Future, God, Heart, Hope, Humanity, Idioms, John Lennon, Laziness, Lazy, Learning, Life, Meaning, Mind, Objectivity, Perspective, Physics, Poet, Poetry, Productivity, Quotes, Reality, Rumi, Scientific Reductionism, Short Poems, Simplicity, Spiritual, Status, Status Quo, Subjectivity, Time, Universe, Work, Yogi Berra
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Silence Will Not Protect You
Your Silence Will Not Protect You – Pink Triangle–Gay Pride Rainbow Shop BUTTON Your Silence Will Not Protect You – Pink Triangle–Gay Pride Rainbow Shop BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products … Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Community, Compassion, cool design, Disenfranchised, Disillusionment, Diversity, Experience, Humanity, Illusions, Learning, Life, Minorities, Minority, Normal, Paradoxes, Pink Triangle, Political, Pride, Queer, Reality, Silence, Time, Top Pun, Work
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Birth Control as a Human Right – Toledo Protest
On Friday, February 6, about a dozen protesters gathered outside St. Anne’s Hospital on Secor Road in Toledo, Ohio. This protest was organized by the Toledo Chapter of the National Organization for Women (see Toledo NOW facebook page), it also … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Birth Control, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Church, Conflict, Conscience, Control, Conventional Wisdom, Creation, Doctrine, Events, facebook, Freedom, God, Health Insurance, Hospitality, Human Rights, Idolatry, Ironic, Life, Mystical, National, Nationalism, Obama, Occupy Toledo, Political, President, Protesters, Protests, Radical, Reality, Religion, Religious, Religious Freedom, Respect, Risk, Sacred, Sacrifice, Security, skin in the game, Society, Soul, State, Stewardship, Time, Toledo, Values, Willingness, Wisdom, Women, Work
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It’s the Greed, Stupid
It’s the Greed, Stupid POLITICAL BUTTON It’s the Greed, Stupid POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, magnets, posters, and sticker sheets can … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Change, Conundrum, cool design, Creation, Culture, Dehumanizing, Economic, Economy, Environment, God, Greed, Health Care, Heart, Jobs, libertarian, Life, Logic, Mind, Morality, Musings, Objectivity, Occupy Wall Street, Philosophical, Philosophy, Political, Power, Puns, Reality, Republican, Scientific Reductionism, Society, State, Status, Stupid, Time, Top Pun, Universe, Values, Violence, Wall Street, War, Western Civilization, Worldview, Worship
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If You Think The Poor are Hard to Get Rid of Try the Rich
If You Think that the Poor are Hard to Get Rid of Try the Rich-POLITICAL BUTTON If You Think that the Poor are Hard to Get Rid of Try the Rich-POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, … Continue reading
Posted in Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Change, Class Warfare, cool design, Elite, Funny, Hope, Injustice, Life, Meaning, Media, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Parodies, Political, Poor, Poverty, Power, Powers that be, Present, Privilege, Proverb, Questioning, Questions, Reality, Rich, Satire, Society, Status, Status Quo, Time, Top Pun, Wall Street, Wealth, Work
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POEM: I will not insist that you misunderstand me in a certain way
POEM: I will not insist That you misunderstand me In a certain way This short poem is a mere dozen words, yet, it touches on many themes. The primary theme of the short poem is about understanding and misunderstanding. The … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Acceptance, Awareness, Disillusionment, Experience, Illusions, Learning, Life, Love, Musings, Nature, Paradoxes, Perspective, Poems, Poetry, Power, Reality, Short Poems, Time, Truth
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Support the Police, Beat Yourself Up – FUNNY POLITICAL BUTTON
Support the Police, Beat Yourself Up – FUNNY POLITICAL BUTTON Support the Police Beat Yourself Up – FUNNY POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, … Continue reading
Posted in Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Control, cool design, Culture, Democracy, Demonstrators, Direct Democracy, Environment, Funny, Future, Job, Justice, Law, Meaning, Nonviolence, Nonviolent, Normal, Occupy Wall Street, Play, Police, Police Brutality, Political, Reality, Responsibility, Social Movements, Society, Top Pun, Wall Street, Work
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Maybe There’s a Reason It’s Straight to Hell Not Gay to Hell
Maybe There’s a Reason It’s Straight to Hell Not Gay to Hell FUNNY BUTTON Maybe There’s a Reason It’s Straight to Hell Not Gay to Hell FUNNY BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top … Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Peace, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Ancient, Anti-Homophobia, Balance, Bigotry, Buttons-Pins, Colloquial, Control, Conventional Wisdom, cool design, Evil, Experience, Fear, Funny, God, Happiness, Healing, Hell, Homophobia, Irony, Joy, LGBT, Life, Meaning, Moral, Morality, Musings, Mystical, Nature, Parodies, Philosophical, Piety, Play, Probability, Queer, Quotes, Radical, Reality, Religion, Religious, Respect, Responsibility, Risk, Sex, Sexuality, Society, Time, Top Pun, Wisdom
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TopPun.com Celebrates 10 years, Launches TP Paper
TopPun.com Celebrates 10 years, Launches TP Paper Ten years ago I had little idea exactly what I would be doing in 10 years. Fortunately, TopPun.com – Maximizing Prophets has turned out to be too small to fail. And while General … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Free Stuff, Web Specials
Tagged America, Anti-Corporate, Celebrations, Class Warfare, Corporate Personhood, downloadable poster, Free Downloadable Posters, Free Speech, Imperialism, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Parodies, Reality, Satire, taxes, Wall Street, War
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Any Jackass Can Kick Barn Down, Takes a Carpenter to Build
Any Jackass Can Kick a Barn Down Takes a Carpenter to Build–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON Any Jackass Can Kick a Barn Down Takes a Carpenter to Build–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top … Continue reading →