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http://bit.ly/8PHupAMegaDisaster and Obama’s Heroes: We think the Haiti 2010 Earthquake qualifies as what one could call a MegaDisaster. And the USA is right there with them. Fortunately, this is not turning into the debacle like the one we had with Katrina. Yes, its just taken literally two days for aid from the US - and all corners of the world - to land in Haiti. The last three sentences of this paragraph have changed since we last posted. We did not want to appear ghoulish, but we thought the destruction of Haiti would reach a level of 200,000 fatalities, comparable to the 2004 Tsuanmi. Though this disaster does not (so far...we hope and pray...) present the loss of life as seen in the 2004 Tsunami. The loss of life is striking when you consider that it might be the equivalent of your hometown; like Grand Rapids, Des Moines, Boise, Yonkers, Modesto, Irvine, Fremont and on...passing in one day. Or 6.7 million US citizens passed in one day. Now that should give you some perspective on the current disaster...Worse and sorry to say, this is only the first disaster of the decade. Is the next one happening now in Caracas? Having just been struck (close by) by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake. Or the magnitude 4.0 earthquake that struck Oklahoma about 9:18 AM today. Oklahoma?? Brings one closer to Haiti's woes, doesn't it?Again, US Aid and others are mobilizing aid to Haiti. Which reminds us, our hero, Barack Obama, really did deserve that Nobel Peace Prize - didn't he? He wasted very little time in the Haitian call for aid. Shame, shame... Yes, the people mobilizing the aid effort and the people transporting the aid and themselves to Haiti are now heroes. You might disagree (like Rush...but, Rush has done some good things...), but some of them are Obama's Heroes. But, apparently, there were warnings...And there should be wasting no time in getting aid and resources to a country like Haiti (or any other in desperate circumstances...). For god's sake, some of the poor folks have to live on dirt. They actually make cookies out of mostly dirt (which are bought and sold, for God's sake...) and they call them bon bon terre. They might throw in a little sugar, flour and some stuff that is actually edible. Haiti was a horrible economic and ecological disaster before the quake.So why should you contribute and make that donation? Selfishness. That's right - selfishness. Because if you don't, they will have to leave their homes in Haiti and move in right next door to you. That's right. And, the image of one dead child should move anyone to tears.And if the dead are left unburied, they will have to leave. Before the disease sets in. Diseases like typhus and cholera and God help them.FOM: Haiti quake toll 'may be 200,000'U.S. providing relief to Haiti
US Stands with Haiti (COUNTDOWN MSNBC)
http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/10/instant-peace-prize-or-10-day-prize.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Disastershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquakehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_tsunamihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Hurricanehttp://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/19/dirt-poor-haitians-eat-cookies-made-of-mud/4120/http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/14/us-prepares-to-launch-100-million-aid-effort-to-haiti/9242/http://worldfocus.org/Looting in HaitiScientists warned Haiti officials of quake in '08Burying Haiti’s Deadjavascript:vPlayer('34881362','5bea6c96-c712-429f-a19b-513b4d732957')Please Note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen DictionaryRevised/Updated: Monday, January 18, 2010
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Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take amnesia and a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances & scandals of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating and pandering stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had poking fun about
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money paid out
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry skewering on The SoupAnd chuckled and roared at jesters fine;
Keith and the great Jon Stewart intrigue in public view
Then with Stephen and Dave we would unwind.
5.
Now we know why he’s called Tiger,
Its for that feline in his pants.
And that cuckqueaned Mrs. Tiger,
Might put in some honey and fire ants.
6.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief all the time;
Thinking that’s the end of a troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
http://americanpoliticalhandbook.blogspot.com/2009/12/lame-old-times-variation-3.html
Lame Old Times http://bit.ly/5ebfmu Variation 2
Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had poking fun enough
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money spent
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry minute on The SoupAnd chuckled at jesters fine;
Stephen, Keith and the great Jon StewartThen with Dave we would unwind.
5.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief;
Thinking that’s the end of troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
http://americanpoliticalhandbook.blogspot.com/2009/12/lame-old-times-variation-2.html
Lame Old Times http://bit.ly/6GQ4uu Variation 1
Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had fun enough
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money spent
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry minute on The SoupAnd chuckled at jesters fine;
Stephen, Keith and the great Jon StewartThen with Dave we would unwind.
5.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief;
Thinking that’s the end of troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
http://americanpoliticalhandbook.blogspot.com/2009/12/lame-old-times-variation-one.html
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Lame Old Times (To be sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne)Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/4Z0hW3
Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take amnesia and a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances & scandals of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating and pandering stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had poking fun about
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money paid out
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry skewering on The SoupAnd chuckled and roared at jesters fine;
Keith and the great Jon Stewart intrigue in public view
Then with Stephen and Dave we would unwind.
5.
Now we know why he’s called Tiger,
Its for that feline in his pants.
And that cuckqueaned Mrs. Tiger,
Might put in some honey and fire ants.
6.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief all the time;
Thinking that’s the end of a troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
Image licensed under Creative Commons by wallygLame Old Times (to be sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne)Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/5ebfmu
Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had poking fun enough
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money spent
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry minute on The SoupAnd chuckled at jesters fine;
Stephen, Keith and the great Jon StewartThen with Dave we would unwind.
5.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief;
Thinking that’s the end of troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
Image licensed under Creative Commons by wallyg
Lame Old Times (to be sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne)Bit.ly: http://bit.ly/6GQ4uu
Chorus.
And to Lame Old Times, my cuppa forgetfulness,
To Lame Old Times,
We’ll take a cuppa forget-all-this,
To Lame Old Times.
1.
Should Lame Old Times be forgot,
Whatever! Don’t Remind!
Should John, Michael, Mark and Tiger be forgot,
And dalliances of Lame Old Times.
2.
Should we the cheating stop,
And never be adulterously employed.
Should cheating mistresses be forgot,
And wedding vows & rear windows destroyed,
3.
We have had fun enough
To give us laughing fits all the year;
With all the hush money spent
When the going gave some a little fear.
4.
We’ve tivoed ev’ry minute on The SoupAnd chuckled at jesters fine;
Stephen, Keith and the great Jon StewartThen with Dave we would unwind.
5.
And there’s the rub good friend mine,
They’ve given and received grief;
Thinking that’s the end of troubling time
And jesting and jeering about Lame Old Times.
The White Ale House / The White Public House: The (unfortunate?) collision of The White House with Public House or Ale House. We know, we know, 'The Beer Summit', 'Beer Diplomacy', we believe we've heard it all too. And, we know 17th century humor doesn't translate well to our time.References: Obama more bartender than mediator at beer summit, Hopes for 'positive lesson' from beer chat, Ale House or Public House, The White House, Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates arrest.Note: This posting also appears in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.
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