The Economy Is So Bad That......

sterling40man · By: **sterling40man** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:00 am

...I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

...Iordered a burger at McDonalds and the kid behind the counter
asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"

...CEOs are now playing miniature golf.

...if the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you
call them and ask if they meant you or them.

...McDonalds is selling the 1/4 ouncer.

...parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their
children's names.

...a truckload of Americans were caught sneaking into Mexico.

...Barack Obama asked Dick Cheney to take Nancy Pelosi hunting.

...Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.

...the Mafia is laying off judges.

...Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen

:lol:

JB Sparks · By: **JB Sparks** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:21 am

Hey sterling, those are good lines, kind of fits right in with your by-line at the bottom of your post.

JB

jeromemsn · By: **jeromemsn** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:45 am

Sterling, Thanks for the knee slappers! I needed that, lol.

RMA · By: **RMA** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:56 am

That sure harkens back the days of CARSON-MCMAHON...
McMahon to Johnny: "Oh HOW BAD IS IT?" :rofl:

Bob

sterling40man · By: **sterling40man** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:32 pm

JB Sparks wrote:Hey sterling, those are good lines, kind of fits right in with your by-line at the bottom of your post.

JB

There is one thing that I've learned. When you tackle a project and nothing is going right, it's always better to walk away for a few minutes and think of something funny that has happened to you or your family and laugh. After you've collected your thoughts and your stomach doesn't hurt anymore from laughing so hard :lol:

, get right back to it. It always works for me. Throwing tools and :bang:

doesn't help.

JB Sparks · By: **JB Sparks** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:32 pm

sterling40man wrote:There is one thing that I've learned. When you tackle a project and nothing is going right, it's always better to walk away for a few minutes and think of something funny that has happened to you or your family and laugh. After you've collected your thoughts and your stomach doesn't hurt anymore from laughing so hard , get right back to it. It always works for me. Throwing tools and doesn't help.

Although I know your absolutely right and I try to do just that, sometimes I have to throw the tools and then laugh about that but not as often as in the old days.

009to090 · By: **009to090** On: Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:02 pm

sterling40man wrote:Throwing tools and doesn't help.

AMEN!!

ken · By: **ken** On: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:30 am

I would usally throw a few tools , then walk away and come back later.

ceccil · By: **ceccil** On: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:27 pm

ken wrote:I would usally throw a few tools , then walk away and come back later.

That's what I usually do. Except a few weeks ago at work when I did this, I threw a 2 1/2" wrench which landed right on the edge of my parts pan and flipped it over. When it went over, the aprox. 400 parts that were in the pan were now laying all over the floor. :mad:

That made me even madder. At that point I figured it was time to walk away and regroup. :lol:

Should have done that to start with.

Jeff

whistlenut · By: **whistlenut** On: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:03 pm

Usually you lose more skin when you have a freak-out session. It isn't safe to be around, so look around and make damned sure the only skin lost is going to be your own! "Murphy's Law" states that the velocity of a thrown object is directly proportional to the rebound of said object! Remember to duck!!!!

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