You made me chuckle before my coffee.

:-)

Happy new year! / r

Well, if I hadn't lost my one and only digital camera and had yet memorised all your instructions on how to embed photos, I'd claim I'm the one "wot" posted that photo. But in the Spirit of the Truth of All Those World Leaders, I Canna Tell a Lie.

R

Hilarious. Now, I know that there's a psychology to economics, and that people's expectations tend to drive the market. Still, this is hilarious. One would hope that elected officials would have, I don't know, ideas, plans of action, pragmatic solutions, clear-eyed vision instead of ideological scales on their eyes. Your post got me thinking of Jiminy Cricket's "When You Wish Upon a Star," an action that'd probably be about as effective as the one you picture.

It worked really well for the snow...

Not.

Sky, this is just an adaptation to what world leaders have been doing for years, with one exception... They usually have their crossed fingers behind their backs while making the promises.
28%... I'll tell you the truth, but it's going to hurt.
R

It's a halfway measure. She's still got four fingers she's not crossing.

Sky, you on drugs?!

I'm laughing through my tears.

Love it! As for the pic.....I do that every day as Mom goes into the bathroom!

~r

And toes crossed too!!!

The eyes are heavenward but closed to what they must not see with their eyes. The raised fingers intertwine their neighbor. The attitude is earnest. And the Special Bulletin is wise.
R

Sky, I don't know if it'll be on January 1st - but I'd put my money on "Right before the Election"! Happy New Year to all! R

I was so afraid it would be mushroom clouds.

Thanks everybody!!! Yer all a really great bunch'a folks!

Up to my ass in alligators just now, tying off the end of the week, end of the month, and end of the year; back later to make individual responses.

(Didn't know we had alligators in Canada? You folks call them lawyers, I think........;-)
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What's a wise cat like you doing with litigators?
It's New Year's Eve - almost.

R♥

Come now, the best way to get the economy back in shape is to fund small businesses. But since we blew up all of our money in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for years decided not to collect enough taxes to pay the budget, we'll have to be creative and come up with a way to raise more cash. Tax multinational corporartions instead of allowing them to pay almost nothing? Nah, they supply jobs. To workers in foreign countries of course, but let's not quibble. Tax multimillionaires and billionaires who have amassed more wealth than an entire third of the US's population? No, no, no. That would be SO unfair to them! Fuel costs for their private jets have gone up.

Here's the proper way to do it using good old free enterprise -- The US Treasury should bet 2 trillion dollars that the Packers will beat the point spread in the Super Bowl. By February our troubles will be over!

toritto,
Before your coffee?!!!
Now that's something I'll treasure forever!


po,
Yer Scotts accent is showing, Lassie


Jerry,
The error we make is that we think those who are good at getting elected - an art in itself - will be good at running the country - a totally different skill. Then we compound our error by thinking that those we elect will try to run the country on our behalf, for our best interests. Experience shows us that they actually run they country in the interest of others and on behalf of their own bank balances.


phyllis,
That's because you didn't close your eyes tight enough or cross your fingers enough or wish really, really hard, with all your heart.


Out,
For over forty years I've said that average citizens, chosen by lottery, would do a far better job of running the country than those who NEVER represent - or intended to represent - the population. Sure the idea has drawbacks; but not as great as the drawbacks involved when out-and-out crooks run the country without even any effort to do it right whatsoever.


Con,
Half-way measure? You want more than that from government? I'd settle for that happily in comparison to what we get.......


Spike,
Only caffein and nicotine. But I HAVE been spending a lot of time on OS lately. Too much maybe.......?


TME,
Um.....er. OK, if you say so. Does it help?


Cathy,
Specially if you can find someone really cute to cross toes with!!!


ASH,
The attitude is one that smarmy politicians would have trouble with too!


Marilyn,
The advantage of this method is that it can be practiced by anyone at any time. It's always just as effective.


bobbot,
Silly boy! They don't make clouds out of mushrooms.....


Fusun,
Protecting my vast holdings from the 99%..... what else?


Gary, Gary, Gary,
Whatever are we going to do with you?
This was a fun post. I didn't expect you to come along with such a serious, workable proposal......
;-)
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They been doing that plan for YEARS!! :D

Tink,

True. But now they plan to get us all involved!

Between this and prayer we ought to be totally safe in no time. After all, everybody knows that wishes come true and God loves Amerika.....

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Not always Sky. But you see, I have to try everything I can to keep her regulated and healthy despite her bad self. With that being said I believe we'd be in better shape if the house and congress were forced to take probotics as well.

TME,
A healthy dose of warfarin would help too....!
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Bwhahahahaha! (Done very femininly!)

Chrissie,
Thank you for your (very feminine) Bwhahahahaha!

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