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texas_rebel_1980 · 03-03-2008, 12:00 AM

Aesop's Fable circa 1929 . . .

The ants work hard in the withering heat all summer long, building their anthill and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshoppers think the antsare fools, and laugh and dance and play the summer away. Come winter, theants are all warm and well fed.

The grasshoppers have no food or shelter, so they die by the dozenout in the cold.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!

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Aesop's Fable 2008:The ants work hard in the withering heat all summer long, building their
anthill and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshoppers think the ants are fools, and laugh and dance and play the summer away

Come winter, the shivering grasshopperscall a press conference and demand to know why the ants should be allowed to be warm and well fed while othersare out in thecold, starving.ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and PBS show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshoppers next to a video of the ants in their 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 anthill where the news media film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshoppers' sake.

Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ants have gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on ants to make them pay their 'fair share'.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity &Grasshopper Relief Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.The ants are fined for failing to employ a proportionate number of green bugsand, having nothing left to pay their retroactive taxes, their home isconfiscated by the government.

Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ants, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfarerecipients.Not unexpectedly, the ants lose the case.

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

The ants have disappeared in the snow.

The grasshoppers are found dead in a series of drug related incidents and theanthill, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the oncepeaceful neighborhood.

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

XDConvert9mm · 03-03-2008, 12:19 AM

Very good and too true. Thanks for posting that, it will get forwarded.

**eric_t12** · 03-03-2008, 08:59 AM

why does that sound familiar...

FLSTFI Dave · 03-04-2008, 08:51 AM

Good post. Sad but true these days

03-03-2008, 12:00 AM	#1
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,436	Aesop's Fable PV Aesop's Fable circa 1929 . . . The ants work hard in the withering heat all summer long, building their anthill and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshoppers think the antsare fools, and laugh and dance and play the summer away. Come winter, theants are all warm and well fed. The grasshoppers have no food or shelter, so they die by the dozenout in the cold. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself! ------------------------------------------- Aesop's Fable 2008:The ants work hard in the withering heat all summer long, building their anthill and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshoppers think the ants are fools, and laugh and dance and play the summer away Come winter, the shivering grasshopperscall a press conference and demand to know why the ants should be allowed to be warm and well fed while othersare out in thecold, starving.ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and PBS show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshoppers next to a video of the ants in their 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 anthill where the news media film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshoppers' sake. Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ants have gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on ants to make them pay their 'fair share'. Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity &Grasshopper Relief Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.The ants are fined for failing to employ a proportionate number of green bugsand, having nothing left to pay their retroactive taxes, their home isconfiscated by the government. Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ants, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfarerecipients.Not unexpectedly, the ants lose the case. The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ants' food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be thenow old and rundownanthill, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it. The ants have disappeared in the snow. The grasshoppers are found dead in a series of drug related incidents and theanthill, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the oncepeaceful neighborhood. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2008. __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!! Don't Look At Me, I Voted for the Old Guy with the Pit Bull!

03-03-2008, 12:19 AM	#2
XDConvert9mm XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NW Atlanta Suburbs Posts: 5,773	Very good and too true. Thanks for posting that, it will get forwarded. __________________ "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."

03-03-2008, 08:59 AM	#3
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,774	why does that sound familiar... __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member "There are lots of problems, but if you destroy the dollar, you're going to destroy a worldwide economy, and that's what we're doing." Ron Paul - Speech on the house floor 29SEP2008 opposing the reworked economic 'rescue' plan

03-04-2008, 08:51 AM	#4
FLSTFI Dave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ten Mile TN Posts: 1,153	Good post. Sad but true these days __________________ XD 40 Service If you don't Stand behind our Troops, Please feel free to Stand in front of our Troops.

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