Hillary has quit the race, Obama is now the clear winner of the Democratic Nomination for President. Rumors were circulating this morning that Hillary has decided to be a stay-at-home wife, and take care of Bill in their home in upstate New York. Her change of heart is credited with renewed sense of maternal instincts that she nurtured deep in her psyche.
Funny Things
Deteriorata in the New World
While this is a bit dated, it is still funny, if sad. I have been thinking of additions or modifications that would fit the current world conditions. Things like Global Warming, Corrupt government, the Iraq war etc. What would you add to this classic?
Go placidly amid the noise and waste,
And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons unless you are in need of sleep.
Rotate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself,
And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss and when.
Consider that two wrongs never make a right,
But that three lefts do.
Wherever possible put people on “HOLD”.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember the Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mutilate.
Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you;
That lemon on your left for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls,
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore; it will stick to your face.
Carefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan,
And let not the sands of time get in your lunch.
For a good time, call 606-4311.
Take heart amid the deepening gloom that your dog
Is finally getting enough cheese;
And reflect that whatever fortunes may be your lot,
It could only be worse in Sioux City.
You are a fluke of the Universe.
You have no right to be here, and whether you can hear it or not,
The Universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore make peace with your God whatever you conceive him to be,
Hairy Thunderer or Cosmic Muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,
The world continues to deteriorate.
Give up.
–From the National Lampoon Radio Dinner album.
Truman vs Dewey ; Bertie vs Truth
In my previous post I mentioned the Truman vs Dewey election and was reminded of the slogan most associated with Truman, and how important it was in defining the man.
The Buck stops here!
It describes an era where no one wanted to take responsibility for the problems in the government. And Truman was willing to take that buck that was being passed, and step up to the responsibilities of government errors and problems.
And I was thinking about Bertie, and how the quote could be changed to reflect his apparent behavior,
The buck stops here, in my pocket.
Except that in this case we are talking about the ‘real’ Buck, the Euro, the Quid. After all, banking out of his suitcase is his defining moment.
And everything else
As we were talking about our cat, my wife mentioned; “What would we do without him”, and I replied “Everything else!” And this brought to mind an old saying that was common when I was in the Navy. “A bitchy sailor, is a happy sailor”. This is more or less what blogging is about, a place and a platform to bitch about things, and as I blog more about politicians and government, I could apply this meaningful cat dialog to my blogging. What would I do without bad politicians and rotten government, why, everything else. Governments could reform health care, cure cancer and fly to the Moon, Mars and the Stars. We could live in peace and have happier lives with our families. And I would have to find another subject to blog about. 😉
Monopoly’s new game, or how to profit from Global warming.
Having seen the Christmas Ad’s starting up, and this years crop of children being introduced into corporate finance in the form of the old board game of Monopoly, I was inspired to create a new variant Global Warming Monopoly What a great new way to teach our children how to profit from the future disasters of our new world.
Looking forward to my 300th comment
Looking forward to my 300th comment, someone please post something rude 😉
Life the universe and everything
I recently coined a phrase, which I have to admit I like a lot;
Life is what happens, when Plan A fails!
This does not explain the family issues that I have been weeding through, but it surely explains all of the artifacts that my life has had to date.
Why is a politician, like a good Pint?
Do you know why a Politician is like a good pint?
After you fill the pint with brown stuff, it starts to empty.
After you slip the politician the brown envelope, it starts to empty.
and you just can’t keep either of them filled up 😉
Dublin, second city of the British Empire
I was watching a historic program the other day, and was amazed that Dublin was considered the Second City of the British Empire, Second to London! Very interesting, so, in fact the people who pride themselves on being Dubliners are really (secretly) proud to be from the second city of the British Empire 😉 and not really Irish at all :-0
Maybe that is why they continue to believe that corrupt politicians are the norm, and continue to vote for Bertie, better the devil you know, Eh!
The Rapture, past tense!
I have finally figured out why Fundamentalist Christian groups are so fanatical lately, it’s because the The Rapture has already happened 😉 They didn’t get select to go, 🙁 and so few did ascend that no one noticed. 😮 They believe the liberal press refused to report it, and that if they generate enough religious Zealotry that they can get Jesus to come back around for a second pickup. Enjoy the Tribulation 🙂
When is an iPhone only an iTalk
When is an iPhone NOT what Apple will call their new iPod/Mobile Phone? When they call it an iTalk. A name they trademarked several years ago, and is generally clear of any trademark infringement. The iPhone is what the press have been calling it all along. Don’t expect Apple to call it that.
Update: Cisco — not apple — announces iPhone
Told you!
Political Deadlines don’t kill anyone
The problem with deadlines, with regards to political issues, is there is no penalty for flying past them with no results. In fact, in most cases it behooves both parties to do just that, zooming past deadlines is part of the process.
Wouldn’t it be interesting if there were penalties? Not that I advocate violence, I wish ill on no one. But what results would happen if when a politician passed the deadline, they would just drop dead.
It sure would be a motivator to agreement! Isn’t that what is being proposed in Northern Ireland? Agree, or go back to killing each other?
Politicians shaking hands
You know that you can believe what politicians say when they shake hands in front of the press and say … well, anything!
Just as much as any other time that their mouths are moving.
A little light hearted break.
Surfing today, and found something lighten my day, Make it Funny. Take a minute and lighten your’s.
A big load of poppycock on Global Warming
If you want to read BS on Global Warming this is it. The case for neglecting global warming and while it’s obvious he doesn’t know a twit about history, medicine or biology Mr. Boudreaux is chairman of the Department of Economics and doesn’t know anything at all about Economics.