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This week in entirely made up horoscopes….

Oct 22 2025 | The Signs as weird things children say

Aries: “WHERE IS MY BLOOOOOD???”

Taurus: “my dad has diabetes” 

Gemini: “Wow, you’re really high!” talking about someone who’s just really tall

Cancer: “He’s behind you” *The room is empty*

Leo: “But I don’t want to be Kanye, not in this climate…”

Virgo: “For someone who plays sports, you look like you need to walk more.”

Libra: “Ermmm actually”

Scorpio: “I’m gonna wait till there’s three cars coming, then I’ll push you in the road.”

Sagittarius: “When I grow up, I don’t want to be a fat grown up, I want to be a skinny grown up”

Capricorn: “CONGRATULATIONS, you’re going to the bathroom.”

Aquarius: “my poop is coming!”

Pisces: “I love you so much, I will never forget you when you pass away”

This week in entirely made up horoscopes….

Oct 8 2025 | The Signs as roommates

Aries: swears they don’t hate you but won’t follow you on insta

Taurus: NEVER wears their own clothes. Watch your closets, people.

Gemini: Do they even exist..? Never been seen.

Cancer: Constantly arguing on the phone with their significant other 

Leo: Their 27 alarms will wake you up before it wakes them up

Virgo: Says you look great in a bad outfit

Libra: Never home and always going out

Scorpio: Eats all your snacks and refuses to Venmo you

Sagittarius: Has a new guy over every week

Capricorn: hotboxes the room 24/7 so you get contact high

Aquarius: 7+ bottles of wine in the recycling every week

Pisces: Super performative, room is decorated with vinyls they’ve never listened to and books they’ve never read and while they’ll never say it they think you’re inferior to them in every way. 

This week in entirely made up horoscopes….

Oct 15 2025 | The Signs at a Haunted House

Aries: Runs ahead of you, waits for you at the exit and makes fun of you when you come out frazzled

Taurus: gets scared and lowkey assaults an actor

Gemini: way too friendly to the scare actors and keeps complimenting them and their costumes

Cancer: Holds your hand to make sure you’re all good.

Leo: Will shout behind you to scare you

Virgo: pees their pants out of fear

Libra: Goes on their phone to look at cat memes instead

Scorpio: convinces you to go with them but then pushes you in front to save themself

Sagittarius: Walks through the house scaring the scare actors 

Capricorn: laughs the whole time because they have no soul

Aquarius: does not attend the haunted house

Pisces: Spends most of the time standing by the entrance debating whether they should go in or not. Tries to turn back multiple times once they finally decide to walk in. 

Let’s Talk Turkey Puns!

Share some turkey puns during thanksgiving; they are sure to get at least a few pity chuckles

Compiled by The Western Howl staff

Gobble ‘til you wobble.

I’d like to cut back on thanksgiving leftovers but I can’t cut back cold turkey

Where do turkeys go when they die? The gravey-yard

Gravy is the turKEY to my heart

What did the cranberry say to the gravy? Let’s get sauced. 

It doesn’t get butter than this. 

Nobody puts gravy in the corner. 

The nap after eating is called the silence of the yams. 

Bread-y or not, here I crumble!

Gobble me, swallow me, drip down the side of me. 

What do you call a turkey after Thanksgiving? Lucky

A Letter About Donald Trump’s…Penmanship?

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By: Katrina Penaflor
Staff Writer

It’s been a big week for me. I mean, huge.

I’ll begin by saying hello. My twitter followers have nearly tripled in the last four days on account of this penis-gate and, as a very busy penis, I couldn’t be more thrilled.

Let me start with my weekly penis recap. This is super important for me as I often have many things to discuss, but I feel like now I have the ideal platform for people to willingly listen.

First off, did you notice Donald has been wearing slightly shorter ties? I have reason to believe this is to put me back in the spotlight.

Second, hello Marco Rubio, you hater. I heard what you had to say about Donald’s hands, and as someone who is very closely acquainted with both his hands I have to say they also are huge. P.S. Donald told me you wear a wig.

Third, have you noticed how beautiful Melania looks? How she’s always smiling? Yeah, you’re welcome.

Fourth, back to Marco Rubio, notice how he couldn’t even say the word penis? How can you vote for a guy who doesn’t say the word penis? I mean, come on.

Also, I wanted to discuss that aside from the very important job of being Donald Trump’s penis, I’m also his fact checker, chief advisor, and Twitter writer on Thursdays.

Remember his idea to build the wall? Yeah, he asked me about it and I said, “Erect it, definitely. Make it the biggest, thickest wall possible.”

Remember everything he’s ever said during every debate? Yup, those points went straight through me first.

Remember how he always calls people a loser on Twitter? Well, that wasn’t me because I think calling people a loser is mean, but I definitely once tweeted a complaint about how short Marco Rubio is.

Oh, and how can I forget, I co-authored “The Art of the Deal” with Donald. Greatest business book of all time. Seriously, bring me a copy and I’ll be happy to sign it for you.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting with a Mr. Christie at four.

Contact the author at kpenaflor@wou.edu or on Twitter @journalkatrina

Weekly Horoscopes: What’s Written in the Stars for You?

Aries 3/21-4/19
100 percent the answer to your question is vodka. (I’m contractually obligated to assert this horoscope is for readers 21+.)

Taurus 4/20-5/20
A mysterious box will arrive at your door tomorrow, Taurus. I advise you to take everything that’s inside, but leave the Troll doll that was clearly given a haircut by a five-year-old with safety scissors.

Gemini 5/21-6/20
Tomorrow at lunch you’ll receive a bread roll that looks extremely similar to a vagina. This is your new lucky charm. Seriously, Jupiter told me. I can’t make this sh– up. But then again, these horoscopes are completely made up … so, I guess I can.

Cancer 6/21-7/22
Vanilla wafer.

Leo 7/23-8/22
We get it, Leo, you’re a hipster. Please stop serving people deconstructed dinners on dust pans and unsanded blocks of wood.

Virgo 8/23-9/22
#avocadotoast #encryptedpromproposal #Wolfieontheloose #earlymorningcardio #detoxtea #wanderlust

Libra 9/23-10/22
The stars are all over the place for you this week, Libra. I spy a vacation coming up. And by vacation, I mean a low-budget trip, and by low-budget trip, I mean you’ll have to time to drive over to Salem tomorrow.

Scorpio 10/23-11/21
You received incredibly high ratings on Yelp this week, Scorpio. One reviewer said, “Handshakes are definitely above par.”

Sagittarius 11/22-12/21
Sagittarius, the question you asked the universe last week was “how many cats are too many?” Seven. Seven cats are WAY too many.

Capricorn 12/22-1/19
I’ve exhausted all my horoscopes pertaining to you being pregnant, Capricorn. So, here’s a riddle: what has four legs, four arms, two sets of eyes, and two mouths—but only for nine months?

Aquarius 1/20-2/18
I know it’s a rough situation, Aquarius. Believe me, I’ve been there. But you cannot prevent the grilled cheeses from burning on Thursday. No way around it, just order a pizza.

Pisces 2/19-3/20
For the next week your diet will consist entirely of those cheese crackers with the peanut butter in them and Gardetto’s rye chips.

This week in entirely made up horoscopes….

March 12, 2025

The Signs as Dog Breeds

Aries: Siberian Husky

Taurus: Corgi

Gemini: chow chow

Cancer: Chihuahua 

Leo: Vizsla

Virgo: poorly bred pug

Libra: White Poodle 

Scorpio: Belgian Malinois

Sagittarius: Chocolate Lab

Capricorn: German Shepherd

Aquarius: Crusty white dog (aka Maltese)

Pisces: Shiba Inu