Posted on 03/28/2014 3:50:50 AM PDT by upchuck
Are you ready for some Friday Silliness?
lucky9teen sent me a FReepmail saying she is sick and asking me to post this thread. This is an awesome responsibility and I hope, with your help, that this thread will be a crazy, insane, off-the-wall and out-of-the-box experience.
Let's get started:
Some would say this is a perfect mix:
Ukraine buys almost all its energy (natural gas)from Russia. Revenues from natural gas sales are a primary source of income for Russia.
Because of the recent disagreement between Ukraine and Russia, Russia is raising the price of natural gas it sells to Ukraine.
Ukraine is almost broke and can't afford the increase in the natural gas price because it would be forced into bankruptcy.
Obama(the USA) just announced the United States is giving Ukraine $1 billion to assist in paying for the higher priced natural gas it buys from Russia.
So, the United States is actually giving Russia $1 billion because the money is just passing through Ukraine.
The first question: Has Putin figured out a way to raise the price of his natural gas sales and make the U.S. pay for the increase?
Next question: Was he really in the KGB or was he a commodities trader?
If this analysis is accurate, Putin just got Obama(the USA) to pay him $1 billion by holding a press conference and trucking some troops across town from the Russian Navy base in Ukraine.
Who is the smartest guy in the room now?
Some people never develop beyond this stage.
A Tale of Two Cities
Chicago Houston
Population 2.7 million 2.15 million
Median HH Income $38,600 $37,000
% African-Americ 38.9% 24%
% Hispanic 29.9% 44%
% Asian 5.5% 6%
% Non-Hispanic White 28.7 26%
Pretty similar until you compare the following:
Chicago Houston
Concealed Carry gun law no yes
# of Gun Stores 0 184 Dedicated gun stores plus
1500 legal places to buy guns: Walmart,
K-mart, sporting goods, etc.
Homicides in 2012 1,806 207
Homicides per 100K 38.4 9.6
Avg. Jan. high temp. (F) 31 63
Liberal conclusion: Cold weather causes murder.Ok, two more things, a beautiful woman and a beer...
5.56mm
Reminds of an old song I was listening to yesterday. "...the only two things in life that make it worth living, guitars tuned good and firm feeling women...."
Not silly, I know.
A stinkin’ SNICKERS commercial?? ;-P
If your going to be funny and creative you might as well get paid for it.
Winter cold causes murders — global warming to blame!
Thanks for fillin in...
TGIF!!!!!
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.
mlak mlak
Oh, sorry. My “Christmas Story” reference sailed right past you that time.
Snickers and Payday = my two favorite candy bars for many years.
My low-carb diet put an end to them for me, though. Sigh...
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