Email received. Not likely from the real Dr. Seuss. Author unknown. I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like his health care scam … I do not like these dirty crooks, or how they lie and cook the books. I do not like when Congress steals, I [...]
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Bernanke Bears the Brunt of the Jokes This WeekI suppose I shouldn’t laugh, but I found humor in Eric Fry‘s description of Chairman Bernanke’s performance at Jackson Hole: Like a guy who falls down a flight of stairs, then stands up and says, “I meant to do that,” Bernanke insisted the economy’s dismal trajectory is neither particularly surprising [...] |
Math as Taught over the yearsEmail received. Original author unknown. 1. Teaching Math In 1950s – A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ? 2. Teaching Math In 1960s – A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His [...] |
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ObamaCare explainedEmail received. Author unknown. Let me get this straight. We’re going to be “gifted” with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don’t, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn’t understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn’t read it but exempts themselves from [...] |
Humor — The EconomyHow much better off would we be if they had started laying off economists before the crisis started? There probably would have been no crisis. Even if there were, your average citizen would not have mucked up a “stimulus” package as badly as the politicians and their poodle economists. Talk [...] |
Quiz on StimulusI suppose it is good to laugh, but most will not think this funny, merely another example of an out-of-control government. Recovery SummerMath as Taught over the yearsObamaCare explained |
History for the UneducatedAnother example of our school system. Andrew Klavan provides a humorous history lesson for today’s young. When you realize that many of our high school graduates do not understand much of this, I suppose it is not so humorous. The Corrupt Political ClassOur Only Asset is FreedomPity This Objection was [...] |
Obama MotorsReceived via email from a reader. Author unknown: Recovery SummerMath as Taught over the yearsObamaCare explained |
A Political ActivistA likely accurate representation of what might be called a “political activist.” This “concerned citizen” leads a useless existence, at least with respect to effecting change in what matters to him. From The Big Picture via via Windowless Van: Mauldin on the EconomyDecade Returns by Asset Class |
QE HumorClick to enlarge. Cartoon from Jim Sinclair Recovery SummerBarack Herbert Hoover ObamaFlying High and Dropping Fast |
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Flying High and Dropping FastI think the following cartoon from Glen McCoy captures the Obama phenomenon nicely. Cultists don’t take kindly to their god being revealed as human with as many foibles and faults as the masses. More Supporters DissatisfiedRecovery SummerEggs vs. Idiots |
California vs. ArizonaA friend forwarded this. Author unknown, but truth evident. California: The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out, bites the Governor and attacks his dog. 1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie “Bambi” and then realizes he [...] |
Impersonating a PresidentSome humor: Steve Bridges as President Barack Obama To prevent starting and stopping wait a few moments before playing to allow buffer to fill.. New Link: This Video can now be viewed on this page. Obama remakes “Jaws”The Telegraph on ObamaThe Fraud of Obamacare |
Gun Owners and WhyAnother email, author unknown. Sure to make gun owners smile. Others probably will not see the humor. Things that I found helpful by living this long. The purpose of fighting is to win..The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either… The final [...] |
Union RulesSome economists have no sense of humor. Some have normal senses of humor. And some have warped senses of humor. I suppose I fall into the latter category because jokes like this one, received via email, appeal to me. The humor also has some truth in it (like most good [...] |
Our Leaders Sing InflationHat Tip to Daily Bail. James Quinn’s CommentaryWait til You See the Banking Crisis!Bernanke Bears the Brunt of the Jokes This Week |
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Econ Gangs of New YorkA humorous but reasonably accurate depiction of the economic thinking on and around Wall Street: Econ Gangs of New York Joshua M Brown June 24th, 2010 The factions that are shaping the economic dialog these days are becoming every bit as colorful and distinct as the proto-gangs that once ruled [...] |
Political HumorI received the following via an email. I don’t know that they have any significance other than they represent a significant change in attitude from late-night talk shows from when Obama was recently elected. The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. We agree . . . and think [...] |


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