[ratpack] Re: HUMOR: NEW Stimulus Check
- From: Aleta Boyce <alboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:23:59 -0600
Yup, mine's not gold dust, just the regular kind.
How are you doing now? still have lots of problems or has it abated?
On May 17, 2012, at 8:19 AM, John Christensen wrote:
> Glad you are OK. I had my sinuses worked on last year about this time.
> Polyps, too many to breathe, probably from inhaing the gold dust I am
> allergic to at the polishing machine. No fun.
>
> JC
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> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Aleta Boyce <alboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Still laughing...
> How about if I get the tatoo and have a yard sale while I drink beer all day
> with a ball player??
>
>
> I called the Canon tech to figure out why my printer wasn't printing
> correctly from Photoshop (JUST photoshop - not Illustrator, Preview or Word).
> btw - Photoshop printed fine to the big Epson printer, just not the Canon,
> and I had already reinstalled Photoshop from Disk.
>
> I got to talk to a guy in Virginia who spoke perfect English. He actually
> KNEW his business and had me back up and running within 20-30 minutes.
> (Print driver update was no good, go back to disk copy and reinstall.) Yeah,
> it was a no-brainer, but he'd never seen one just print badly from one
> program. It was a bit weird.
>
> anyway -
> I'll buy Canon again just for that call. I HATED calling HP support. If I
> could even understand the tech they had no clue how to handle the problem and
> I spent hours on the phone unnecessarily for a cheap printer.
>
> also, my sinus operation was a success, and I'm headed out to the track this
> weekend and next weekend, at least for a few hours each day. I'm finishing
> up a big painting of Shane Turpin in a race from last year and it looks
> pretty good.
> Sorry, guys, but I'm enjoying the negative/positive space in motorcycles, and
> they're the only races out here, anyway.
>
> I almost cried when I watched the Rolex race the other day.
>
> Aleta
>
>
>
> On May 16, 2012, at 11:54 PM, humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another 'Economic
>> Stimulus' payment.
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>> This is indeed a very exciting program, and I'll explain it by using a Q &
>> A format:
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>> Q. What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment ?
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>> A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
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>> Q.. Where will the government get this money ?
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>> A. From taxpayers.
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>> Q. So the government is giving me back my own money ?
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>> A. Only a smidgen of it.
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>> Q. What is the purpose of this payment ?
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>> A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV
>> set, thus stimulating the economy.
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>> Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?
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>> A. Shut up.
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>> Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. Economy by
>> spending your stimulus check wisely:
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>> * If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to
>> China or Sri Lanka .
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>> * If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
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>> * If you purchase a computer, it will go to India , Taiwan or China
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>> * If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico ,
>> Honduras and Guatemala ..
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>> * If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea .
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>> * If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan .
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>> * If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to
>> management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
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>> Instead, keep the money in America by:
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>> 1) Spending it at yard sales, or
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>> 2) Going to ball games, or
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>> 3) Spending it on prostitutes, or
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>> 5) Tattoos.
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>> (These are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S. )
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>> Conclusion:
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>> Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and
>> drink beer all day !
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>> No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help.
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