About Top Pun’s Blog
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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Recent Posts
- POEM: Fallen Reign
- POEM: The Future, The Passed
- POEM: Your Fired
- POEM: I’ll Have a Side of History
- POEM: Bred of Life
- POEM: Scorpions in a Bottle
- POEM: Icarus Flies — The Gathering
- POEM: Healing Fire
- POEM: Net Zeroed
- POEM: Showing Up
- POEM: Taking, Their Q
- POEM: King of the Hill
- POEM: Go Figure — Owed to Haunting Season
- POEM: Wiled Fires
- POEM: Progress
- POEM: Fratricide
- POEM: Relieved of the Magic of Cynicism
- POEM: Owner Us
- POEM: In Summer-y
- POEM: Re fooling
- POEM: Monkey Business
- POEM: A Poet’s Currency
- POEM: Love Birds
- POEM: Needle-less to Say, ESC Late
- POEM: Oddly, Never Out of Whack
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Tag Archives: Top Pun
POEM: Commander-in-chief
Just Say it Three times fast He/she/it Commander-in-chief Presiding over No unwounded soldiers As sum kind Of used scars salesman Master of what we auto do Protector of awe we car about As if Some amored vehicle Good grief Shock … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Peace Signs, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awe, Creation, Evil, God, Hell, Image, Life, Military, Nationalism, Nonviolence, Normal, Pacifism, Poems, Poetry, Power, President, Propaganda, Reality, Sacred, Sacrifice, Slavery, Time, Top Pun, Trust, Violence, War, Worship
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FREE POSTER: King Trump, Queen Hillary — ARISTOCRACY RULES, Resistance is Feudal
Even in America, the so-called home of the free and leader of the free world, we can’t seem to escape the rule of aristocrats. While we escaped a Jeb Bush candidacy, we may be stuck with a Donald Trump and … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Political and Philosophical Musings, Political Cartoons, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Donald Trump, Family, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Funny, government, Hillary Clinton, Pictures, Political, Politics, Resistance, Rules, Third Party, Top Pun, Wealth
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POEM: Going, Going, Gone
Scores of politicians Going for green As peddlers of pabulum Powered buy vicious cycles Going for blue As admirals of addled ad mirers Sailing cynicism Going for red As wore, wore, wore Posing as knew Gone adieu this Until nothing … Continue reading
FREE POSTER: In Lieu of Building Social Trust Everything Everywhere Will Be Recorded To Be Used Against You Just In Case The Representatives of The Peephole Deem Any Behavior Unfit
I was just feeling under surveillance today. Please feel free to share or print out this free anti-surveillance poster, or other free posters from Top Pun. More designs against the surveillance and security state: … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Free Stuff, Political Action
Tagged Buttons-Pins, free poster, Free Posters, Image, Security, State, Top Pun, Trust
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TIME for Top Pun for President
I’m sorry, I can’t stop laughing.
Posted in About Top Pun
Tagged Funny, Political, Politics, President, Rich, Time, Top Pun, Visual Puns
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PUCO Testimony – FirstEnergy Robbery of Ratepayers
Below is my testimony at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) hearing regarding the proposed corporate welfare for FirstEnergy. There was an impressive show of force by the anti-nuclear and pro-environmental folks from the region. There was a show … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Health, News, Poems, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Accountability, Authority, Change, Congress, Control, Death, Economic, Employment, Environment, Environmental, Events, Faith, Farce, Future, government, Ironic, Job, Life, Market, Mourning, Nuclear Power, Pollution, Poor, Power, Public Health, Rich, Risk, Sustainable, Time, Toledo, Top Pun, Truth, Welfare, Work
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Testimony to NRC to Shut Down Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant
Below is my testimony for today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s public hearing regarding the potential re-licensing of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant: My name is Dan Rutt. So, what are my credentials for being here tonight? I live in the kill … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems, Political Action
Tagged America, Children, Congress, Death, Democracy, Environment, Faith, Farce, Future, Hope, Job, Jobs, Life, Mother Earth, Mourning, Nuclear Power, Poet, Possibility, Power, Probability, Prophet, Public Health, Reality, Rich, Shareholder, Titanic, Top Pun, Work
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POEM: Same Old Hope
He said, “Wow, you’re the same old hopeful person.” I said “Yes, and somewhat dyslexic. I’m a Samo Hopien” This short poem doubles as a bad joke. Appropriately so, my dyslexia is in tandem with the double vision of punning. … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Poems
Tagged Abundance, Chaos, Creativity, Cruelty, Gandhi, Gift, Hope, Integrity, Joke, Justice, Learning, Life, Meaning, Mind, Poems, Poetry, Psychology, Short Poems, Social Justice, Top Pun, Work
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POEM: Monkeys with Typewriters
If you put a hundred monkeys with typewriters in a room Would there be any way to tell That it wasn’t the Fox News copy room? This short poem is a parody of both the infinite monkey theorem and Fox … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Poems, News, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Balance, Blessing, Christian, Conservative, Evolution, Fox News, Meaning, Parodies, Perspective, Political, Probability, Randomness, Shakespeare, Time, Top Pun, Truth, Universe, Work
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POEM: OWED TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY – Statue of Liberty Kissing Lady Justice
Here is my Independence Day tribute to marriage equality. Enjoy! Owed to Marriage Equality by Dan Rutt, alias “Top Pun” (it’s just, my pun name) When lady justice Who is out of sight Sees statuesque liberty Carrying a torch for … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Gay, Poems
Tagged Civil Rights, Equality, Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Homosexuality, Justice, Love, Love Poems, Poetic Justice, Top Pun
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Just Eating For Life: New Web Site
I have been interested in nutrition pretty much my whole adult life. This started out from a concern for world hunger and stewardship of our natural resources, as well has an interest in nutrition and health. I became a vegetarian … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Health, News
Tagged Business, Change, Community, Gift, Hope, Job, Life, Mind, Nutrition, Public Health, Science, Stewardship, Time, Top Pun, Work, World Hunger
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FREE Bradley Manning with purchase of large drink – Free Poster
I hope that you enjoy this free mini-poster: FREE Bradley Manning with purchase of large drink. You can download a PDF version here: FREE Bradley Manning with Purchase of Large Drink PRINTABLE POSTER. I enjoy juxtapositioning seemingly unrelated things to create funny, … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff
Tagged Free Downloadable Posters, free poster, Free Posters, Funny, Hope, Humor, Learning, Political, Top Pun
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Romney Campaign Bans Top Pun from Event
Today, the Mitt Romney campaign held a “victory” rally at the Seagate center in downtown Toledo, Ohio. Top Pun ran into a mitt-full of cards as the Romney campaign drew a full house; but, as the rain fell, Top Pun … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, Gay, News, Political Action
Tagged Business, Change, Cowardice, drone, Events, Experience, Extinction, First Amendment, Free Speech, God, government, Hate, Irony, Job, Law, Law Enforcement, Media, Mitt Romney, Obama, Police, Power, Present, Pride, Protesters, Protests, Security, Soul, Toledo, Top Pun, Trust, Violence, War
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New Design Categories
Soon after adding 225 political designs to the Top Pun store, I added subcategories to help people find the designs they most want. Most important, is the new category of Occupy Wall Street. Also, I added the political subcategory of … Continue reading
Posted in About Top Pun, Anti-War, News, Peace, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Catholic, cool design, Death, Death Penalty, Fox News, Occupy Wall Street, Parodies, Police, Political, Quotes, Religious, Socialism, Spiritual, Top Pun, Vegetarianism, Wall Street, War
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Psychedelic Rainbow Peace Sign
Black Light Party 7–Psychedelic 60s PEACE SIGN BUTTON Black Light Party 7–Psychedelic 60s PEACE SIGN 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, … Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Peace, Peace Signs, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Buttons-Pins, cool design, Top Pun
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Support the Police, Beat Yourself Up
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 Accountability, Control, cool design, Demonstrators, Denial, Farce, Funny, Law, Law Enforcement, Military, Nonviolent, Occupy Wall Street, Parodies, Police, Police Brutality, Political, Power, Protesters, Reality, Responsibility, Satire, Top Pun, Violence, Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street Buttons
I am finally uploaded a new batch of Occupy Wall Street designs. This batch of 125 political designs is mostly Occupy Wall Street designs, but there are also a large series of “stop socialism” designs, a large series of Fox … Continue reading
Posted in Health, News
Tagged Advertising, African American, America, Anarchism, Big Brother, Business, Buttons-Pins, Capitalism, Change, Chaos, Class Warfare, Community, Compassion, Congress, Constitution, Consumption, cool design, Corporate Personhood, Corruption, Crime, Death, Death Penalty, Debt, Democracy, Democrat, Dream, Dreams, Economy, Education, Elections, Environmental, Evolution, Facts, First Amendment, Food, Fox News, Free Speech, Freedom, Freedom of the Press, Funny, Future, Gandhi, God, GOP, government, Greed, Heart, Hell, Human Race, Illegal, Jesus, Jobs, Liberal, Life, Love, Medicare, Military, Mind, Money, National, Normal, Nuclear Power, Occupy Wall Street, Parodies, Police, Political, Politics, Pollution, Poor, Postal Service, Poverty, Power, Protesters, Questions, Reality, Religion, Republican, Responsibility, Revolution, Rich, Risk, Security, Silence, Slavery, Social Security, Socialism, State, Success, taxes, Tea Party, Time, Titanic, Top Pun, Trust, Truth, Vegetarianism, Violence, Wall Street, Wall Street Bull, War, Welfare, Work, Xenophobia
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DTE Shareholder Protest
Between 200 and 200,000 protesters gathered outside the DTE Energy headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. This DTE Energy protest was visited upon by two to 2,000 Occupy Toledo protesters. One unidentified protester, with a striking resemblance to Homer Simpson, wearing a … Continue reading
Posted in News, Peace
Tagged Anti-Corporate, Economy, Environmental, Events, leadership, Nuclear Power, Occupy Toledo, Protesters, Protests, Security, Shareholder, Toledo, Top Pun
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The Poor Have Suffered Enough
The Poor Have Suffered Enough-POLITICAL BUTTON The Poor Have Suffered Enough-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 Community, Compassion, Conflict, Control, cool design, Death, Experience, Greed, Learning, Life, Love, Money, Political, Poor, Poverty, Reality, Respect, Spiritual, Suffering, Top Pun, Wealth
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FREE DOWNLOADABLE POSTER: Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins
Gandhi does it again with this genius taxonomy of social sins. Feel free to share widely and/or print out this free downloadable poster: This free poster design is based on this Top Pun design, available on buttons, T-shirts, bumper stickers, … Continue reading →