The following story is making its rounds in cyberspace and I’ve received it from several readers. There’s a real lesson in economics here, so if you’re puzzled about how things are being done nowadays, this might be very enlightening.
I received this most recently from Bob Dymke, a most prolific e-mailer. Enjoy.
It’s a slow day in a little Central Texas town. The sun is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk, saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.
As soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.
The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer.
The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill at the farm supply store.
The guy at the farm supply store takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her “services” on credit.
The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner.
The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.
At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, picks up the $100 bill, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money and leaves town.
No one produced anything. No one earned anything.
However, the whole town is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.
And that, dear readers, is how our federal government is conducting business today.
—bc— And now for a little common sense story reportedly told ages ago by an old Cherokee to his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
“One wolf is Evil full of anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
“The other wolf is Good, filled w ith j oy, p eace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.” —bc— And here’s some things to ponder:
• If a vacuum really sucks, is that good or bad?
• Why is the third hand on a watch called the second hand?
• If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we know?
• Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
• Why does “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?
• Why does “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same?
• Why do tug boats push?
• Why do they sing “Take me out to the ball game” when they’re already there?
• Why are they called “stands” when they’re really seating?
• Why do we say “after dark” when it’s really “after light?”
• Doesn’t “expecting the unexpected” make the unexpected expected?
• Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
• Why are overlook and oversee opposite?
• If love is blind, why shaving cream and makeup?
• Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
• Why is abbreviated such a long word?
• Why do we wash bath towels? Aren’t we clean when we use them?
• Why is it a TV “set” when it’s only one?
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