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Monday Open Thread | 97 comments (97 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Now, now, haven't you had enough?

What are the first two rules?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:08:26 PM EST

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

Something about the sheep dip. I forget.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:09:47 PM EST
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New Rules (4.00 / 4)

You can't call yourself a think tank if all your ideas are stupid.
If you're someone from one of these think tanks that dreamed up the Iraq War and who predicted that we'd be greeted as liberators, and that we wouldn't need a lot of troops, and that Iraqi oil would pay for the war, that the WMD's would be found, that the looting wasn't problematic, that the mission was accomplished, that the insurgency was in its last throes, that things would get better after the people voted, after the government was formed, after we got Saddam, after we got his kids, after we got Zarqawi, and that whole bloody mess wouldn't turn into a civil war, you have to stop making predictions.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:13:30 PM EST
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Sorry (4.00 / 2)

Oooops, I just realised "think tanks" are staffed by .....ex-spurts

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:15:16 PM EST
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Re: New Rules (4.00 / 2)

When all the group's ideas are both stupid and nasty, perhaps they should be called a "drunk tank."

by PIGL on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:35:34 PM EST
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Re: New Rules (none / 1)

Thash not fair on ush drunksh

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 01:43:23 PM EST
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Re: New Rules (none / 1)

present company always excepted....

by PIGL on Mon May 19th, 2008 at 05:04:26 PM EST
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