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Okay, I'm Clueless.

Maybe one of you guys can explain to me how Harry Reid still has the unmitigated gall to appear in public, let alone on national television.

Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good

Reid then had the temerity to re-appear and announce that his remarks


were mischaracterized by those seeking to score political points

Right. What he *meant* to say, evidently, was that it was really good that February's losses were only 10,000 more than January's.

Oh -- make that 36,001 jobs lost.

When someone with BCR's credentials gets laid off, that's a sign that this administration's multi-billion dollar "Job Stimulus" package is stimulating the economy right into the Paleolithic.

The good news is, even after we finish with the Congers, there will still be plenty of stones left with which to make soup...

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@Bill, Okay, you got me, I'm even more clueless. It's that last clause in your post that really throws my logic for a loop. "...there will still be plenty of stones left with which to make soup..". I'm not talking about kidney stones. I'm not talking about stones. Are you putting your *stones* into the pot? I haven't seen a pair of stones down there for a *long time* on either side.
 
I messed up, it should be, "I'm not talking about kidney stones. I'm not talking about gall stones."
 
Heh. Stone soup is from an old Polish folk tale, Grumpy.

Three hungry, penniless soldiers walk into a village and wonder how they'll be able to get some supper. They build a fire, fill a small pot with water, and start loudly asking the villagers if they have any smooth stones they can use to make stone soup.

The villagers thought they were nuts, but brought them a couple of stones, and the soldiers thanked them profusely, all the while extolling the healthful benefits and gastronomic delight that was stone soup. They offered to make enough for the villagers, so they could have some, too.

Someone brought out a large pot, and onto the fire it went after the soldiers filled it with water. As it was boiling, one of the soldiers dipped a spoon in, and declared it just about perfect -- but a bit of onion would bring out the flavor. Several of the villagers tossed in some onions. Another soldier tasted it and declared it just about perfect, but it could use a bit of chicken for body, so a couple of villagers tossed in some chicken. The third soldier tasted it and suggested some carrots to add color. Then the first suggested some cabbage...

See where it's going?

At the end of the tale, there was a huge couldron of soup full of veggies and meat, everybody in the village chowed down, and the soldiers were applauded for having introduced the village to the wonderfulness of soup made from just a couple of stones...

So, "stone soup" is just boiled rocks, until you add something to it. But the way things are going, all we're gonna have is the stones...

 
BCR got laid off?  Well, then, I am officially buried at the bottom of the pile of cast-off, superannuated, used-up, too-weird-to-be-hired-even-in-good-times people.

Mebbe I should start a business, heppin' folks out? Nope, cain't afford the license fees.

(Unlicenced contracting in FL, such as replacing a neighbor's doorknob for money, is a felony.)
 
@BillT,  Yeah, I knew the story.  Hopefully, we can learn and *apply* its lessons as a Nation. As a Nation, we are not proactive, we are *reactive*. The pendulum swings back and forth.
 
We have a "soup out of an ax" fairy tale: a hungry tired pennyless soldier and a tightfisted nasty wealthy old woman who ended up giving him a pinch of salt, pepper, onions, carrots, potatoes and cabbage. No chicken though...