The Government is killing people! - Page 4

Archon · 02-02-2011, 09:54 AM

Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder.

Yes, I have read Asimov's Foundation series and know about Trantor and the Galactic center. Co-opting a great work of fiction to couch a political agenda may be mildy amusing but it is still a political agenda.

Maybe the Sarah the Mule will save them from the evil oppressive government. (See I combined two literary references into one but in this case there is only one mule for sister Sarah).

Apparently they didn't read about the Socialists in the Second Foundation and how powerful they are.
LOLZ
ARchon

ProfCrash · 02-02-2011, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon

Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder.

Yes, I have read Asimov's Foundation series and know about Trantor and the Galactic center. Co-opting a great work of fiction to couch a political agenda may be mildy amusing but it is still a political agenda.

Maybe the Sarah the Mule will save them from the evil oppressive government. (See I combined two literary references into one but in this case there is only one mule for sister Sarah).

Apparently they didn't read about the Socialists in the Second Foundation and how powerful they are.
LOLZ
ARchon

Sorry. Totally missed is. My bad.

wodin · 02-02-2011, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon

Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder.

Yes, I have read Asimov's Foundation series and know about Trantor and the Galactic center. Co-opting a great work of fiction to couch a political agenda may be mildy amusing but it is still a political agenda.

Maybe the Sarah the Mule will save them from the evil oppressive government. (See I combined two literary references into one but in this case there is only one mule for sister Sarah).

Apparently they didn't read about the Socialists in the Second Foundation and how powerful they are.
LOLZ
ARchon

Careful, or you’ll get exiled to the sandbox!

kennyc · 02-02-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wodin

Careful, or you’ll get exiled to the sandbox!

Or sent to the cornfield.

SameOldStory · 02-02-2011, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon

Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder.

Yes, I have read Asimov's Foundation series and know about Trantor and the Galactic center. Co-opting a great work of fiction to couch a political agenda may be mildy amusing but it is still a political agenda.

Maybe the Sarah the Mule will save them from the evil oppressive government. (See I combined two literary references into one but in this case there is only one mule for sister Sarah).

Apparently they didn't read about the Socialists in the Second Foundation and how powerful they are.
LOLZ
ARchon

We all have bad days, and I have them more often than many others on MR. Usually, I read more into others statements than is really there. When I realize that I've been a fool (there are times when I don't) and have behaved badly, I do apologize. Sometimes publicly, sometimes with a PM also.

Other times I just say some very stupid things and have to eat crow as I apologies to one and all.

Like you, I sometimes assume that my jesting, sarcasm, or plain foolishness are clearly apparent to one and all. So on the 12th posting I thought that I should make if very evident that this whole post was a joke. And so I wrote in bold orange print the following.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Thanks about the photo. The sky was almost completely gray when the early morning sun peaked thru. I ran inside for the camera and just caught it. Ten minutes later it was all gray again.

Then back to more shoveling.

"There are lots of people who love to do shovel sidewalks for a few bucks."

The law says us old folk have to do it ourselves. I think that it has to do with lowering Medicare coasts. Or something like that, anyway.

What about chipping away the lava when it covers the sidewalk?
WARNING - The OP is prone to flippancy and foolishness.
Any serious responces calls into question, ummm, all kinds of things.

I do apologize for getting your panties in a bunch by "Co-opting a great work of fiction". If you wish to explain to me my other transgressions you might want to do it in a PM. Trust me. I know all about making a fool of myself in public. Not that I'm telling you that you can't do as you wish.

"Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder."

Less would be better. Your brilliance astounds me as it is, and sends me to the darker corners to hide.

SameOldStory · 02-02-2011, 11:22 PM

Well, it seems that I have survived the storm of the century.

All we have is a lot of old snow covered in ice. Strangely we can let the ice build up, just not the snow.

On the first of the big snow storms we had, I slipped and fell twice while walking the dog. Ahhhhh. Nice. Soft. Snow.

The ice, though, has me putting salt down twice a day.

To all our warm weather friends on MR, PLEASE, feel free to come north and enjoy a winter wonderland shoveling snow. Better hurry while we have some left!

On a serious note, I hope all are well and warm. I once lost all power for 11 days, so I have a small clue as to how bad it can be. Luckily the temperatures never went down to freezing.

Good luck to all.

Laine · 02-03-2011, 05:48 AM

At the moment my husband and I are staying in a motel room 2 minutes from home. It's been so hot and humid for so long it is affecting our health. And we think it's worth the cost to spend a night in an air conditioned room. I'd love a little snowright now.

What shame we can't swap climates nowandthen.

A couple of years ago I met an elderly couple who had 2 homes. North in Queensland for winter and south in Tasmania for summer. If only I was rich I'd do the same.

SameOldStory · 02-03-2011, 07:03 PM

I think the same thing every summer and winter. If I could afford the time off I would love to trade places for two weeks. It really is nice looking here at the moment and the cold isn't too bad. I've put enough ice melt on the driveway and sidewalks to make it safe to walk to and from the cars.

Peco reports 7,800 customers remain without power Thursday morning. That's out of a total of about 185,000 who had their power knocked out by Wednesday's storm.

I just found out that we have another big storm coming this way next Wednesday, so my reprieve may have been short lived.

You may be off better down there for the moment Lain.

OverTwo · 02-08-2011, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

And they well know that a number of people will have heart attacks and die.

If you're going to get a heart attack while shoveling snow then you're not going to last long if you refuse to shovel the snow anyway.

It's for a good cause, help get rid of the snow for the disabled, the old, the mailman, you. It's also good exercise, the world needs more exercise!

kennyc · 02-08-2011, 06:23 AM

Snowing again.....

SameOldStory · 02-08-2011, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OverTwo

If you're going to get a heart attack while shoveling snow then you're not going to last long if you refuse to shovel the snow anyway.

It's for a good cause, help get rid of the snow for the disabled, the old, the mailman, you. It's also good exercise, the world needs more exercise!

I agree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

Which law? The one about killing off the old people with heart attacks while shoveling? Or the one about having to clean off the sidewalks at all?

On the latter I can see the reason. Safer for kids going to school (as opposed to walking in the street). A clear area for emergency services - ambulances, fire, and police. Pedestrian safety - slips and falls from icy pavement.

But there can be no denying it, every winter some old farts die shoveling their sidewalks. Some don't have the money to pay others to do it, and some have done it all their lives "I ain't a cripple, I'll do it myself"!

I'm just being facetious about the snow shoveling deaths. The thought occurred to me as I was doing the third snow removal of the day (and one the night before).

No matter what activity we, or the government, engage in some deaths will occur.

Staying with the government for instance, here in the US some states restrict the sale of liquor to state run liquor stores. (On a purely personal level that offends me, but I'll keep that out of the discussion unless someone wants to start another thread.)

The next step in the chain is that someone will buy some booze from the state liquor store, drink too much, drive, and possibly kill others.

Is the government responsible for the deaths? Emphatically NO. But is the government involved in the chain of events? Yes.

NOTICE

I enjoy a sense of the absurd. Although some can see that and laugh with me, others have, unfortunately, misunderstood my intentions.

I did try to add a disclaimer on the first page of the thread, but that too was missed.

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

....

WARNING - The OP is prone to flippancy and foolishness.
Any serious responces calls into question, ummm, all kinds of things.

To those that I've upset, I'm sorry. Not for upsetting anyone in particular, because some will be upset if there're told that it's a nice day. I'm sorry that there is no way to avoid such misunderstandings other than to be totally bland and uninteresting.

vivaldirules · 02-08-2011, 10:25 PM

Oh, quit yer dang whining and get back out there and shovel. You're still breathing, right?

SameOldStory · 02-08-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Oh, quit yer dang whining and get back out there and shovel. You're still breathing, right?

But I thought it was a fine whine. A little pretentious, but not bad for the price.

That darned snowman deserves to die!

pholy · 02-08-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Oh, quit yer dang whining and get back out there and shovel. You're still breathing, right?

Is that your hoomin, VR? Why's he wearing boots?

nohmi2 · 02-09-2011, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Oh, quit yer dang whining and get back out there and shovel. You're still breathing, right?

I just knew that that snowman was dangerous!

Now they are breeding.

Cheers

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02-02-2011, 09:54 AM	#46
Archon Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 5176 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Mac OSX, iPad, iPod, & Nook	Apparently, my sarcasm was not as obvious as I thought. Me needs to try harder. Yes, I have read Asimov's Foundation series and know about Trantor and the Galactic center. Co-opting a great work of fiction to couch a political agenda may be mildy amusing but it is still a political agenda. Maybe the Sarah the Mule will save them from the evil oppressive government. (See I combined two literary references into one but in this case there is only one mule for sister Sarah). Apparently they didn't read about the Socialists in the Second Foundation and how powerful they are. LOLZ ARchon

02-02-2011, 11:22 PM	#51
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Well, it seems that I have survived the storm of the century. All we have is a lot of old snow covered in ice. Strangely we can let the ice build up, just not the snow. On the first of the big snow storms we had, I slipped and fell twice while walking the dog. Ahhhhh. Nice. Soft. Snow. The ice, though, has me putting salt down twice a day. To all our warm weather friends on MR, PLEASE, feel free to come north and enjoy a winter wonderland shoveling snow. Better hurry while we have some left! On a serious note, I hope all are well and warm. I once lost all power for 11 days, so I have a small clue as to how bad it can be. Luckily the temperatures never went down to freezing. Good luck to all.

02-03-2011, 05:48 AM	#52
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	At the moment my husband and I are staying in a motel room 2 minutes from home. It's been so hot and humid for so long it is affecting our health. And we think it's worth the cost to spend a night in an air conditioned room. I'd love a little snowright now. What shame we can't swap climates nowandthen. A couple of years ago I met an elderly couple who had 2 homes. North in Queensland for winter and south in Tasmania for summer. If only I was rich I'd do the same.

02-03-2011, 07:03 PM	#53
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	I think the same thing every summer and winter. If I could afford the time off I would love to trade places for two weeks. It really is nice looking here at the moment and the cold isn't too bad. I've put enough ice melt on the driveway and sidewalks to make it safe to walk to and from the cars. Peco reports 7,800 customers remain without power Thursday morning. That's out of a total of about 185,000 who had their power knocked out by Wednesday's storm. I just found out that we have another big storm coming this way next Wednesday, so my reprieve may have been short lived. You may be off better down there for the moment Lain.

02-08-2011, 06:23 AM	#55
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Snowing again.....

02-08-2011, 10:25 PM	#57
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Oh, quit yer dang whining and get back out there and shovel. You're still breathing, right?

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