This might be the best answer to the Sarah Brady campaign EVER. It’s a spoof on anti-gun ownership propaganda, but with swords instead of guns. I recommended this video for all gunnies, because whoever made it clearly had us all in mind. Be advised, for those who work in offices: you will probably draw a lot of attention to yourself when you fall off your chair doubled over cackling and gasping for air.
This one might be my favorite:
Parts 2 and 3 are worth it as well!
In my oppinion, this description is perfect as it is, but clicking the link on the bottom is well worth the funny thread of comment’s that followed. Enjoy!
“Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that’s what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until on day, the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily bee r by $20.” Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men – the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his ‘fair share’?
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same percent, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings).
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The n inth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings.
“I only got a dollar out of the $20,”declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,” but he got $10!”
“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got TEN times more than I!”
“That’s true!!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!”
“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. B ut when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.”
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia
(h/t DBKP)
This had me laughing so hard I cried and nearly peed my pants. It’s called EPMotion!
And the best part: it is not a spoof. It’s on the company website:
http://www.eppendorf.com/int/hawkpopup.php?contentid=13
We’ve all heard these one liner jokes:
“Liquor? I don’t even know her!”
and
“Poker? I don’t even know her!”
Well, I’ve finally found an analogous one-liner that suits us geeks perfectly:
“Super colider? I don’t even know her!”
Dorktastic, isn’t it? I overheard it at a bar, used by a non-physical scientist in response to his physicist buddy’s talking about supercoliders and accellerators.
courtesy of White Mike:
PHD comics: a sadly accurately and uncanny depictiion of grad school life.
“T-day” is August 31, and it stands for “Thesis day”, the date I will hand in my thesis. Now begins the official countdown! For those who don’t know me, I love counting down the days and am usually counting down until my next trip to AZ or the BF’s visit here. Shit, I have a lot to get done. On that note, I’m going home to mentally prepare for the final stretch………..
Finally, a news report that will leave you glowing!
Ahhhhh, I needed that. Was it good for you too?
