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My SIL sent this to me today. It made me chuckle , so I thought I'd share, for anyone who wants a laugh going into the new year.
Not intended for serious discussion, really. Just inanities.
Thought #5 Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Thought #4 All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
Thought #3 Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut save you $30.00?
Thought #2 In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
And . . . Thought #1 We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where millions of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of Immigration and Homeland Security.
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I know it's supposed to be funny, but, I do have some comments:
quote:Thought #5 Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day, teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
I used this a couple of weeks ago to demonstrate the importance of people teaching people to use google instead of giving them the answer by googling it themselves. I think it's very applicable to the internet era. This was mine:
Give a person an answer, and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to google for themselves, and you feed them for a lifetime.
quote:And . . . Thought #1 We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue as to where millions of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of Immigration and Homeland Security.
The difference is that the terrorists and immigrants don't want to be found. The cows don't care either way (although if they could, I'm sure they wouldn't.)
quote:Thought #4 All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
I'm not sure this a positive attribute.
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I dunno, maybe the cow would go, "Well, they're still gonna kill me but at least they won't EAT ME!"
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I like your take on the feeding/teaching one, Teshi. Much better that way.
As for the rest, I assumed they were meant to be absurd and therefore funny when they were sent to me -- just laugh at 'em.
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Plus when they find they cow, they slaughter the entire herd that goes with it. Somehow I don't see the Ag Department getting a greenlight to kill and burn large groups of immigrants.
And I think there's a disturbing amount of truth to Mucus' "you hope" comment. They don't test near as much of our food supply as you might like, and they allow a lot more toxins and things you wouldn't want to eat than you'd like to know about.
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Plus when they find they cow, they slaughter the entire herd that goes with it. Somehow I don't see the Ag Department getting a greenlight to kill and burn large groups of immigrants.
Hey, if people can be burned at the stake for being witches, why not illegal immigrants?
quote: Plus when they find they cow, they slaughter the entire herd that goes with it. Somehow I don't see the Ag Department getting a greenlight to kill and burn large groups of immigrants.
You're no fun anymore.
quote: Thought #3 Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a substantial tax cut save you $30.00?
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: Quoted For Truth
I wonder if that is a WOW thing, wouldn't surprise me if it is, but then again forum acronyms and terminology spread pretty quickly amongst the various online communities.
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