To true to be funny {non racing topic}

Stagger · 1/15/08, 7:32 PM

Two Different Versions!
Two Different Morals!

OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long,
building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays
the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.

The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!

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MODERN VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his
house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays
the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving.

CBS, NBC, PBS , CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the
shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home
with a table filled with food.
America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper
is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody
cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where
the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Jesse
then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that
the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call
for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act
retroactive to the beginning of the summer.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green
bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is
confiscated by the government.

Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a
defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of
federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent
welfare recipients.

The ant loses the case.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of
the ant's food while the government house he is in, which just happens
to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't
maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house,
now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once
peaceful neighborhood.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2008

Just thought this is way to true or is it just me?

fasterthanu · 1/15/08, 8:03 PM

It's just you......

Crankin · 1/15/08, 8:38 PM

:emote20:
It would be funnier if it wasn't so true!! :crying:

kinser · 1/15/08, 8:43 PM

I can`t believe that Jesse Jackson was involved and Al Sharpton wasn`t by his side !

throb · 1/15/08, 9:40 PM

THATS GREAT! but soooooooo true!

Mud Packer · 1/15/08, 9:47 PM

I think that is called scary true!:headbang:

8ball · 1/15/08, 10:26 PM

Good post! :emote20:

cabjr111 · 1/15/08, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinser

I can`t believe that Jesse Jackson was involved and Al Sharpton wasn`t by his side !

MY thought exactly.

1/15/08, 9:40 PM	#5 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
throb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 888	THATS GREAT! but soooooooo true! __________________ Rob Botts

1/15/08, 7:32 PM	#1 To true to be funny {non racing topic}
Stagger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 243	Two Different Versions! Two Different Morals! OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself! ------------------------------------------- MODERN VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. CBS, NBC, PBS , CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.' Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake. Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share. Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government. Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients. The ant loses the case. The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2008 Just thought this is way to true or is it just me?

1/15/08, 8:03 PM	#2 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
fasterthanu Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 67	It's just you......

1/15/08, 8:38 PM	#3 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
Crankin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,003	:emote20: It would be funnier if it wasn't so true!! :crying:

1/15/08, 8:43 PM	#4 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
kinser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 487	I can`t believe that Jesse Jackson was involved and Al Sharpton wasn`t by his side !

1/15/08, 9:47 PM	#6 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
Mud Packer Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 59 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,094	I think that is called scary true!:headbang:

1/15/08, 10:26 PM	#7 Re: To true to be funny {non racing topic}
8ball Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 29	Good post! :emote20: