Showing posts with label economic crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economic crisis. Show all posts

Bobby Langston Blasts...The Economy

By Bobby Langston 



Much ballyhoo has been made recently over our economic situation. The spendocrats would love for the conservatives to allow them to have more money so they can do what they do best: spend, spend, spend. The conservatives would love for the democrats to do the other thing they do best: bend over backwards to make a deal, even if it alienates their supporters.

Ever since my much discussed trip to Pizza Hut, I have been very thrifty when it comes to doling out the dollars. This is what the dems should be doing. Instead, they want to pay the lazy to stay at home! I hope you will pardon my French, but: zut allors! You are supposed to get paid when you do an honest day’s worth of work, such as being a CEO of an oil company or writing a conservative think piece on a website.

So, the real question, for which there is no true answer, is how can we fix this fine mess in which we find ourselves? Some of the other writers on this site bow down to the red Chinese, but I do not and I am not looking forward to where we are headed. My hope is that a true conservative finds his way into the White House and can rectify this situation. People, my fingers are crossed, and for once, I do not mean to invoke any religious imagery.

Our economy is more goofed up than a glue huffing dimwit at a back to school sale. America’s credit rating has gone from AAA to AA, which, is bad. Anytime you lose an “A” you know you are in trouble. I’m no warmonger, but what we need is another war. War always turns the economy around.

Until our economy turns, I am going to sleep with a gun under my pillow. Yes, this is extremely uncomfortable and barely effective as a form of protest, but if the Chinese come here trying to collect their debt and take over this country, I want easy access to a firearm. I will never shoot a Chinese person, but I will commit suicide before bowing down the the emperor of China.

Good morning from OYIT [April 16, 2009]

By Ingrid

Good morning…OR IS IT? Even if you are having a good morning, it’s important to remember that the majority of people in the world are having horrible ones. Consider the following stats, taken from www.globalissues.org:

-80% of humans live on less than $10 a day, which is about half of the cost of feeding Glenn a single meal.
-25,000 children die every day in poverty. Did you survive childhood, and did you have Cadbury eggs on Easter? Yes? Count yourself lucky.
-1.1 billion people live without clean water. I can’t imagine not being able to drink safe water when I was thirsty. I can't imagine not being able to leave the water running full blast when I brush my teeth or talk on the phone.

Of course, life is not so bad if you are in school. People in school are relatively sheltered from the sagging job market and the international shortage of clean water. My dad forced me to re-enroll in college as a grad student and said he would come get me when the economic crisis had blown over. That was years ago, before the economic crisis had even really started. I think he may have abandoned us.


How the Weather Works



As you can see, this is how our weather system works. The earth, sun, and atmosphere just sort of keep volleying radiation back and forth at each other all day until the sun goes down, which causes the water from the sea to evaporate. Consequently, the pine trees suffer from mild to severe friction. Friction amongst trees is one of the most alarming issues in our modern world — in some ways more disturbing than aforementioned poverty stats. The white mountains just sit there silently, having little to no effect on the weather. The next time you have a question about the weather, consult this diagram.

Phallic-shaped Object of the Day



The geoduck! Immature people like myself are always giggling because they think that everything resembles a penis – the Washington Monument, certain types of cacti, certain types of squash, hot dogs (veg or meat), the bell curve – but in reality, the similarities between these objects and the male organ are just wishful thinking (ESPECIALLY the Washington Monument, women, am I right??). In reality, only two things really look like a penis besides an actual penis: 1) Michael Stipe’s bald, post-1993 head and 2) the geoduck!

The geoduck is a strange species of saltwater clam that moves by siphoning water out of its long shaft in an orgasmic way. It is sometimes referred to as the King of Clams, just as the penis is frequently referred to by the patriarchal news media as the King of Genitals. But, before you go laughing the geoduck off as just another phallic-shaped object, get this: its life expectancy is around 146 years! Can your erection say that??!

I myself love the geoduck, and I hope you do, too. It is undeniably hilarious. And tasty, too! The Chinese, those quirky culinary experimenters, eat the geoduck as a delicacy; the King of Clams is said to have a delicious nutty (ha, ha) flavor and a nice crunchy texture. The silly hippies at Evergreen State College even went so far as to adopt it as their mascot.

On second thought, never mind the part about all those babies dying! WE have water to drink, and that's all that matters! Have a great day!