Better than "WHOLE HOME PARTAY!!"
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Better than "WHOLE HOME PARTAY!!"
http://ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/200...ip-doodle.html
not sure how to take that ...Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by some of the best linguists in the world: Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese, was the clear winner.
His final challenge was this:
Some say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.
Please explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand.
Here is his astute answer:
"When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.
But, when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!"
His answer was received with a standing ovation lasting over 5 minutes.
TAX SYSTEM EXPLAINED IN BEER
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this...
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve ball. "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.". Drinks for the ten men would now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men? The paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by a higher percentage the poorer he was, to follow the principle of the tax system they had been using, and he proceeded to work out the amounts he suggested that each should now pay.
And so the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% saving).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% saving).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% saving).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% saving).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% saving).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% saving).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But, once outside the bar, the men began to compare their savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20 saving," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,"but he got $10!"
"Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar too. It's unfair that he got ten times more benefit than me!"
"That's true!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back, when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison, "we didn't get anything at all. This new tax system exploits the poor!" The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had their beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and government ministers, is how our tax system works. The people who already pay the highest taxes will naturally get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas, where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics.
^^^THIS^^^
Kamerschen didnt write this ^^^.
A interesting article expounding on the original idea is here...
http://www.viralgrapevine.com/how-ta...ernet-garbage/
Our admins should consider creating a forum where our politically conservative posters can daily reaffirm their worldview.
Maybe give a clever name ...
"Troubled Minds" ???
Maybe, but I do know what the liberal board would be titled .... "Obamalivious to Reality"
WWDog
La Tech
Region and hyphen free since 1894!
Flagship of the University of Louisiana System
That would be the accurate contrast.
You didn't like the story?
Good old Memorial Gym
It was amusing the first 50 times it was passed around the internet.
I would submit it's in poor taste to make an overtly political post in the sports section. The whole reason the Pawlitics forum was created (I think dating back to Delphi days) was because of how quickly a thread can deteriorate -- often into personal attacks -- when somebody starts talking politics.
It's just rude.
Don't blame me. I tried to kill this thread 3,430 posts ago.
Well, I was hoping this could be a fun thread in the middle of all these serious..and sometimes argumentative threads. Also, it seems a lot of people just elected an individual and expected DIFFERENT results this time!!! What were they thinking????
As for this thread dying...........NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!! If someone doesn't like it.....VERY EASY SOLUTION...DON'T READ IT!!!
Great idea!! Green for you!
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