Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Monument to Human Folly

Sadly, this would have been a better use of money than the stimulus debacle.  At least it would have actually created construction jobs.

WASHINGTON—In recognition of mankind’s inherent propensity for tragically foolish decisions, Congress allocated nearly $500 billion Monday for the construction of a new national monument honoring human folly.

“From Hannibal’s disastrous crossing of the Alps to Custer’s humiliating defeat at Little Bighorn, human history has been plagued by senseless mistakes, and it is high time we built a memorial to honor that history,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said of the expensive and ill-advised monument. “My deepest hope is that future generations of Americans will one day look upon this pointless edifice and be filled with a sense of awe and wonder at mankind’s utter lack of foresight.”

 

“To think of all the ways our time and money could have been better spent,” Pelosi continued. “I can imagine no more fitting tribute.”

(6) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2220 hrs
Off-Duty + Humor + Politics + Politics - General

  1. *chuckling softly*  Why did The Onion pop into my mind immediately when I started to read this excerpt?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 0903 hrs


  2. I nominate the concept of government as by far the largest exhibit that demonstrates the failure humanity.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 1409 hrs


  3. I think Jay needs to move to equatorial Africa where he can be a hunter/gatherer. Watch out for the Masai. They don’t believe in governments either.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 1600 hrs


  4. LOL

    I think Jay needs to move

    They took our jobs!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 1650 hrs


  5. They took our jobs!

    Perhaps if your job was making dung huts or spears.
    Maybe our dairy farmers can start exporting milk to the Masai. The only requirement is that it is a mixture of milk and blood.
    Yumm….

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 1713 hrs


  6. America, love it or leave it!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 05, 2009 at 1954 hrs


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