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How To Be A "Think Tank" | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Did I say I was depressed? (none / 1)

This is not helping...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:52:14 AM EST

Re: Did I say I was depressed? (none / 1)

Tell you what. Let's open a think tank of our own (I already have the spreadsheet app), get some funding and publish scathing diatribes. We'll be invited to conferences (think free lunches), appear as distinguished commentators on the news, and generally sit in the catbird's seat.

Cheer up. It's a natural. :)

"It Can't Be Just About Us"
--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire

by papicek (papi_cek_at_hotmail_dot_com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:07:03 AM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (4.00 / 3)

You've got a spreadsheet? Wow, let's do it! ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:10:17 AM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (4.00 / 2)

What billionaire do we write to though?

and what do you think he'll want us to think?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:11:24 AM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (none / 0)

Sure. This is America, where anyone is free to make as big a fool out of oneself as you want. Got any data we can steal and rework? My excel spreadsheet can make charts!

"It Can't Be Just About Us"
--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire

by papicek (papi_cek_at_hotmail_dot_com) on Fri Mar 27th, 2009 at 02:37:39 AM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (none / 1)

I thought it would cheer you up...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:11:02 AM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (none / 1)

Mmm OK I am about to sound silly, but then I haven't been following the past few weeks...

The title of your post is just rethoric, right? Not actually informative?

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 12:02:55 PM EST
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Re: Did I say I was depressed? (none / 1)

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/21/711440/-depressed

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Mar 25th, 2009 at 12:11:40 PM EST
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