January 2010
22 posts
A Joke on Parliament
R.B. Sheridan*: Where shall I find a more foolish knave or a more knavish fool than this?
Eager Honorable Gentlemen: Hear! Hear!
* Sheridan, a member of Parliament from 1780 - 1815, one day was annoyed with fellow members of the House of Commons who kept crying out every few minutes, "Hear! Hear!" (a parliamentary expression of approval). To express his exacerbation he stood and proclaimed the above witty quote and received the response he desired.
The Simple Life: Goodbye to Having it All →
mattan:
“After a 10-year bender of gaudy dreams and godless consumerism, Americans are starting to trade down. They want to reduce their attachments to status symbols, fast-track careers and great expectations of Having It All. Upscale is out; downscale is in.”
Take a look at how this article relates to what is going on these days. Then note that it was written in 1991.
This time it’s...
“BTW, happy new year everyone. Here’s to a productive 2010.”
