tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post1516629123868274554..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: GovernmentDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-49582611261181935122007-06-15T19:38:00.000-07:002007-06-15T19:38:00.000-07:00government, n. a gathering of people standing on a...government, n. a gathering of people standing on a pedestal of illusionMinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-38086912798952089592007-06-15T08:35:00.000-07:002007-06-15T08:35:00.000-07:00Actually, I'd have to agree with old Winston.Actually, I'd have to agree with old Winston.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-32926378952096060602007-06-15T06:09:00.000-07:002007-06-15T06:09:00.000-07:00G, you remind of Winston Churchill's "Democracy is...G, you remind of Winston Churchill's "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others."<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jamie Dawn. And untaxed!<BR/><BR/>Wonderful metaphor, TLP, and they get tangled up in their own coils, too.<BR/><BR/>Pops, since you became a lawyer, government purse-carrier was kind of a noble profession to aspire to.<BR/><BR/>TLP, you can call him "Steve" if you like.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, "the people" is the silly part.<BR/><BR/>Icy, I think the man who writes three blogs for his two dogs might ve in on the joke.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-56297075609571974782007-06-14T22:18:00.000-07:002007-06-14T22:18:00.000-07:00Dusty and I have a Democracy at our house... we le...Dusty and I have a Democracy at our house... we let the 'masters' think they are making the decisions.Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-54508577759103548892007-06-14T19:48:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:48:00.000-07:00government "of the people, by the people and for t...<B>government</B> "of the people, by the people and for the people ... " Right.<BR/><BR/>see also <I>fairy tale</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-61507946085875197772007-06-14T19:32:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:32:00.000-07:00Doug's dad: I'm a retired state worker myself. An...Doug's dad: I'm a retired state worker myself. And thanks, I guess "it's good enough for government work."TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-80292983063528747612007-06-14T18:25:00.000-07:002007-06-14T18:25:00.000-07:00tlp, as a longtime "toiler" in the service of govm...tlp, as a longtime "toiler" in the service of govmint, I should be offended - but THAT is funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-36971127440271414682007-06-14T17:38:00.000-07:002007-06-14T17:38:00.000-07:00People in government are like Slinkies. Not really...People in government are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but you <BR/>still can't help but smile when you see 'em tumble down the stairs or fall from grace.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-2577886914898988752007-06-14T17:36:00.000-07:002007-06-14T17:36:00.000-07:00government: big spenders with little to show for i...government: big spenders with little to show for it<BR/><BR/>Excellent definitions today from both you and Bierce.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-59152390571778208332007-06-14T17:17:00.000-07:002007-06-14T17:17:00.000-07:00I could have sworn I commented earlier. Governmen...I could have sworn I commented earlier. <BR/><BR/>Government: something that makes anarchy look very appealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-22757298444694363992007-06-14T15:42:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:42:00.000-07:00Gosh, TLP. Student Government was all B students....Gosh, TLP. Student Government was all B students. What goes wrong?<BR/><BR/>Excuse me, Sar, but you're awfully hard on fat-on-pork-thin-on-follow-through-Americans.<BR/><BR/>Nessa, I think that's very wise. My poetry sounds like dictionary but I'll get it straightened out one of these days.<BR/><BR/>Miz B, no estuve mi pata.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, and that which I work so hard to steal, too. Sumsabitches!<BR/><BR/>Not even a plan, Actonbell.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-28330929053824602842007-06-14T13:27:00.000-07:002007-06-14T13:27:00.000-07:00government, the criminals can legally steal the mo...government, the criminals can legally steal the money *I* work for.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-2051740281160765482007-06-14T10:09:00.000-07:002007-06-14T10:09:00.000-07:00Your update sounds like poetry.I try to avoid the ...Your update sounds like poetry.<BR/><BR/>I try to avoid the government like the plague.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-720265282435091352007-06-14T09:40:00.000-07:002007-06-14T09:40:00.000-07:00Government: A body collectively fat on pork yet th...<STRONG>Government:</STRONG> A body collectively fat on pork yet thin on follow through.Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-10064052623565198962007-06-14T08:53:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:53:00.000-07:00Government: a vague-minded body of C and D studen...Government: a vague-minded body of C and D students, who are incapable of leading us, and who will not follow our will, so they simply stand in our way, re-arranging the issues every day or so.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-27104138147366847542007-06-14T08:37:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:37:00.000-07:00Thanks, Neva the first.Amoeba, old enough to miss ...Thanks, Neva the first.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, old enough to miss Nixon is getting younger. Nice to hear from you, and thanks for the editorial support. <BR/><BR/>Bow wow, Terry!<BR/><BR/>That's because it's all their saying, Jenna.<BR/><BR/>Theresa, it isn't every day we get a well written piece of existentialist wordplay. Well done.<BR/><BR/>Wombat, nowadays we just waterboard the losers or debate them.<BR/><BR/>Al, that could be government or the biology department at the University of Hawai'i.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-31803037943793934932007-06-14T08:32:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:32:00.000-07:00Government: A bacteria culture that releases a nox...<B>Government:</B> A bacteria culture that releases a noxious gas when deprived of oxygen and exposed to fluorescent lighting.<BR/><BR/>(Hi, Amoeba... nice ta see ya.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-11290655010180774302007-06-14T08:26:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:26:00.000-07:00Government: The winners; the writers of history. ...<B>Government</B>: The winners; the writers of history. The losers have been shamed and defamed or hanged for treasonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915186427167408768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-13905662775805016442007-06-14T08:12:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:12:00.000-07:00"By definition, a government has no conscience. So..."By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more." -Albert Camus<BR/><BR/><B>Government</B>, n. A collection of politicians with no conscience.Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-48529057652475989072007-06-14T06:30:00.000-07:002007-06-14T06:30:00.000-07:00Only a brave beagle would tackle such a subject. ...Only a brave beagle would tackle such a subject. They know no fear.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-2362187433888401292007-06-14T06:26:00.000-07:002007-06-14T06:26:00.000-07:00And here I thought I just might be last ... er, fi...And here I thought I just might be last ... er, first. Having not gotten to bed yet while the rest of you are sipping your morning coffee.<BR/><BR/>That <I>is</I> some update, Doug. Those of us who are perhaps older than we should be admitting in public might accuse you of defining <I><B>McGOVERNMENT</B></I>. See the ancient bumper sticker, "Don't Blame Me, I Voted For ..." And the modern one, "I Never Thought I'd Miss Nixon".<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-87841082651222193012007-06-14T06:22:00.000-07:002007-06-14T06:22:00.000-07:00and "wow", by the way. i'm thinkin' your update is...and "wow", by the way. i'm thinkin' your update is even <I>better</I> than Bierce's. i may have to ponder this word for a minute... or 3. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-78534369169290228652007-06-14T06:20:00.000-07:002007-06-14T06:20:00.000-07:001st. just because i am... and i can. ; )1st. just because i am... and i <I>can</I>. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com