A dedicated Teamsters union worker was attending a convention in Las Vegas
and decided to check out the local brothels.
When he got to the first one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?"
"No”, she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The house gets $80 and the girls get $20,” she answered.
Offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off down the street
in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop.
His search continued until finally he reached a brothel
where the Madam responded,
"Why yes sir, this is a union house. We observe all union rules."
The man asked, "And, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the union man said.
He handed the Madam $100, looked around the room,
and pointed to a stunningly attractive green-eyed blonde.
"I'd like her," he said.
"I'm sure you would, sir," said the Madam.
Then she gestured to a 92-year old woman in the corner,
"but Ethel here has 67 years seniority
and according to union rules, she's next.'"
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE:
AUTO INDUSTRY,
EDUCATION,
GOV'T UNIONS,
AND THE SENIORITY SYSTEM IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE!
Think about this and have a successful New Year. Shop Supergrannys Treasures for tobacciana collectibles.
We worked hard and played hard. We played 'Snowbirds' for 7 years. Bought a small bungalow in a nice very small town in rural Colorado. Now we spend our time playing internet, reading with our feet up. Take a few moments and read my bloviating about growing old, politics, or whatever pops into my gray matter...leave your thoughts..
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hobby Week at OnlineAuction.com
The OLA Six Week Stimulus Extravaganza
continues Feb 28th to Mar 6th
with your favorite hobby items!
Don't miss out on these great deals!
WEEK 5 CATEGORIES:
Crafts and Hobbies
Dolls and Bears
Entertainment Memorabilia
Handmade Items
Memorabilia
Movie and TV Memorabilia
Pets and Supplies
Toys and Hobbies
To search the event, please visit OnlineAuction.com
and enter W5 into the search box.
Here is just a small sample of the fantastic products
available from Week 5 participating sellers...
(just click on the title to visit the page)
Crafts and Hobbies
Dolls and Bears
Entertainment Memorabilia
Handmade Items
Memorabilia
Movie and TV Memorabilia
Pets and Supplies
Toys and Hobbies
To search the event, please visit OnlineAuction.com
and enter W5 into the search box.
Here is just a small sample of the fantastic products
available from Week 5 participating sellers...
(just click on the title to visit the page)
From AdirondackArts:
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF HOME CRAFTS BY PAMELA WESTLAND W5
From Annimae:
Branch Octopus Coral Pieces Shellcraft Dollmaking Aquariums W5
From Bedding4me:
Plush Ivory Simon Its a Boy Bear 10 Inches Sitting W5
From Supergranny:
CROCHET EDGINGS DECORATIONS NEEDLEWORK MAGAZINES 1937 1945 W5
From Goldi:
Linen and Lace Vintage Doily W5
From LFWoodworking:
Bird House Red and White Barn Style, Custom Made W5
From Aphrodite:
Gift box Clam Shell Has Pearls and Turtles Earrings Inside W5
From Fleapirates:
Vlasic Pickle Jar Decorated for Craft Storage W5
From Tjintx:
Handcrafted Victorian Look Padded Lingerie Hanger W5
From DustyCorners:
Grandma grandmother doll granny Handmade ooak vinyl doll w5
From YawningDawg:
Family Circle Crewel Stitchery Kit Puppy Love W5
From GabbyDanie:
BRAND NEW SPECIAL HANDMADE AND HANDPAINTED SOUVENIR FANS - W5
From StubsInc:
1932 Rhododendrons Golden Gate Park San Francisco Postcard NM W5
From IceColdSales:
Colored Glow Bracelets W5
From Maggiemaybecrafty:
Environmentally Friendly Re-Cycled Craft Glass #7 sea glass substitute W5
From MetzyMom:
Blueberry Scented Goats Milk Soap Homemade Soap W5
Please click here to view
our YouTube video for Week 5!
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF HOME CRAFTS BY PAMELA WESTLAND W5
From Annimae:
Branch Octopus Coral Pieces Shellcraft Dollmaking Aquariums W5
From Bedding4me:
Plush Ivory Simon Its a Boy Bear 10 Inches Sitting W5
From Supergranny:
CROCHET EDGINGS DECORATIONS NEEDLEWORK MAGAZINES 1937 1945 W5
From Goldi:
Linen and Lace Vintage Doily W5
From LFWoodworking:
Bird House Red and White Barn Style, Custom Made W5
From Aphrodite:
Gift box Clam Shell Has Pearls and Turtles Earrings Inside W5
From Fleapirates:
Vlasic Pickle Jar Decorated for Craft Storage W5
From Tjintx:
Handcrafted Victorian Look Padded Lingerie Hanger W5
From DustyCorners:
Grandma grandmother doll granny Handmade ooak vinyl doll w5
From YawningDawg:
Family Circle Crewel Stitchery Kit Puppy Love W5
From GabbyDanie:
BRAND NEW SPECIAL HANDMADE AND HANDPAINTED SOUVENIR FANS - W5
From StubsInc:
1932 Rhododendrons Golden Gate Park San Francisco Postcard NM W5
From IceColdSales:
Colored Glow Bracelets W5
From Maggiemaybecrafty:
Environmentally Friendly Re-Cycled Craft Glass #7 sea glass substitute W5
From MetzyMom:
Blueberry Scented Goats Milk Soap Homemade Soap W5
Please click here to view
our YouTube video for Week 5!
Thanks for supporting our sellers!
Enjoy shopping...
Enjoy shopping...
Labels:
6 week stimulus extravaganza,
craft,
e-commerce,
hobby,
OLA,
shopping
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Political Correctness...What is the origin?
Terrorism is now called 'overseas contingency operations'.
The 9 11 attack is now called a 'man-caused disaster.'
Global warming is now 'clinate change'.
Merry Christmas should now be 'happy holidays'.
Blacks are now African Americans...(what if they are not from Africa?) We're going to have to be careful or we will not be able to ask for black coffee! I am American and consider ALL citizens of the U.S. as Americans.
Act of terrorism is now 'Fort Hood murders'.
The list could go on and on.
In an effort to find out just where the term 'political correctness' originated I started doing some research...(OK, I could be doing some laundry or some other household engineering project), I was surprised to find a wealth of information.
The theme remained constant and I thought this article from 2002 told it best. Click here to read the entire article.
This is just a small portion of this article:
"Agustin Blazquez with the collaboration of Jaums Sutton
Monday, April 8, 2002 "
"Does anyone know the origins of Political Correctness? Who originally developed it and what was its purpose?
I looked it up. It was developed at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, which was founded in 1923 and came to be known as the "Frankfurt School." It was a group of thinkers who pulled together to find a solution to the biggest problem facing the implementers of communism in Russia.
The problem? Why wasn't communism spreading?
Their answer? Because Western Civilization was in its way.
What was the problem with Western Civilization? Its belief in the individual, that an individual could develop valid ideas. At the root of communism was the theory that all valid ideas come from the effect of the social group of the masses. The individual is nothing.
And they believed that the only way for communism to advance was to help (or force, if necessary) Western Civilization to destroy itself. How to do that? Undermine its foundations by chipping away at the rights of those annoying individuals.
One way to do that? Change their speech and thought patterns by spreading the idea that vocalizing your beliefs is disrespectful to others and must be avoided to make up for past inequities and injustices.
And call it something that sounds positive: "Political Correctness."
Political Correctness remains just what it was intended to be: a sophisticated and dangerous form of censorship and oppression, imposed upon the citizenry with the ultimate goal of manipulating, brainwashing and destroying our society.
With profound dismay, I have seen how the scourge of Political Correctness has taken hold in the U.S. It is very well entrenched in our educational system, at scientific, religious and community levels, the media, the workplace and even our government.
It is changing the American society from within, and the citizens of this nation are increasingly censoring themselves and losing their freedom of speech out of fear of Political Correctness repression.
All citizens who cherish liberty must reject the scourge of Political Correctness. Freedom of speech must be preserved in America if we are to continue to be free.
It's one thing is to be educated, considerate, polite and have good manners, and another to be forced to self-censor and say things that are totally incorrect in order to comply with the arbitrary dictums of a deceiving and fanatical far-left agenda.
Let's preserve our freedom and say NO to the scourge of Political Correctness."
I guess the best definition by an unknown person is this....."Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
I have spent so many decades keeping myself safe and living under my own personal 'rock' being a 'sheeple'. Now I am using my brain the way it was intended to be...used. I'm just backing it up to the 'loading dock' and opening the doors to the facts...just the facts.
Now a brief commercial post. I have boxes of ashtrays, advertising items, tobacciana that need to be sold. I have over 200 items for sale at Supergrannys Treasures . Valentines day is coming and wouldn't a little 'vintage' something make a nice gift? I guarantee all items are bargains.
BTW, mark your calendar for the beginning of this Stimulus Extravaganza January 31st to March 13th.
The 9 11 attack is now called a 'man-caused disaster.'
Global warming is now 'clinate change'.
Merry Christmas should now be 'happy holidays'.
Blacks are now African Americans...(what if they are not from Africa?) We're going to have to be careful or we will not be able to ask for black coffee! I am American and consider ALL citizens of the U.S. as Americans.
Act of terrorism is now 'Fort Hood murders'.
The list could go on and on.
In an effort to find out just where the term 'political correctness' originated I started doing some research...(OK, I could be doing some laundry or some other household engineering project), I was surprised to find a wealth of information.
The theme remained constant and I thought this article from 2002 told it best. Click here to read the entire article.
This is just a small portion of this article:
"Agustin Blazquez with the collaboration of Jaums Sutton
Monday, April 8, 2002 "
"Does anyone know the origins of Political Correctness? Who originally developed it and what was its purpose?
I looked it up. It was developed at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, which was founded in 1923 and came to be known as the "Frankfurt School." It was a group of thinkers who pulled together to find a solution to the biggest problem facing the implementers of communism in Russia.
The problem? Why wasn't communism spreading?
Their answer? Because Western Civilization was in its way.
What was the problem with Western Civilization? Its belief in the individual, that an individual could develop valid ideas. At the root of communism was the theory that all valid ideas come from the effect of the social group of the masses. The individual is nothing.
And they believed that the only way for communism to advance was to help (or force, if necessary) Western Civilization to destroy itself. How to do that? Undermine its foundations by chipping away at the rights of those annoying individuals.
One way to do that? Change their speech and thought patterns by spreading the idea that vocalizing your beliefs is disrespectful to others and must be avoided to make up for past inequities and injustices.
And call it something that sounds positive: "Political Correctness."
Political Correctness remains just what it was intended to be: a sophisticated and dangerous form of censorship and oppression, imposed upon the citizenry with the ultimate goal of manipulating, brainwashing and destroying our society.
With profound dismay, I have seen how the scourge of Political Correctness has taken hold in the U.S. It is very well entrenched in our educational system, at scientific, religious and community levels, the media, the workplace and even our government.
It is changing the American society from within, and the citizens of this nation are increasingly censoring themselves and losing their freedom of speech out of fear of Political Correctness repression.
All citizens who cherish liberty must reject the scourge of Political Correctness. Freedom of speech must be preserved in America if we are to continue to be free.
It's one thing is to be educated, considerate, polite and have good manners, and another to be forced to self-censor and say things that are totally incorrect in order to comply with the arbitrary dictums of a deceiving and fanatical far-left agenda.
Let's preserve our freedom and say NO to the scourge of Political Correctness."
I guess the best definition by an unknown person is this....."Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
I have spent so many decades keeping myself safe and living under my own personal 'rock' being a 'sheeple'. Now I am using my brain the way it was intended to be...used. I'm just backing it up to the 'loading dock' and opening the doors to the facts...just the facts.
Now a brief commercial post. I have boxes of ashtrays, advertising items, tobacciana that need to be sold. I have over 200 items for sale at Supergrannys Treasures . Valentines day is coming and wouldn't a little 'vintage' something make a nice gift? I guarantee all items are bargains.
BTW, mark your calendar for the beginning of this Stimulus Extravaganza January 31st to March 13th.
Labels:
advertising,
ashtrays,
censorship,
doctrine,
freedom of speech,
OLA,
Political Correctness,
shopping,
tobacciana
Sunday, November 16, 2008
OnlineAuction.com Family Album
To quote kiltNkaboodle, the creator of this cute slide show.
“To meet up with some of your favorite sellers here on OLA rather than have to go through all the posts, simply click on the link below and watch our slideshow work in progress …..”We chose NOT to be nameless & faceless anymore and thats why we are here at OLA”…….Enjoy the show and thanks for looking.”
“To meet up with some of your favorite sellers here on OLA rather than have to go through all the posts, simply click on the link below and watch our slideshow work in progress …..”We chose NOT to be nameless & faceless anymore and thats why we are here at OLA”…….Enjoy the show and thanks for looking.”
http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4e5455794d4459324f413d3d0d0a (Updated 11/20/08 @3:50 CT)
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