President Obama, after holding the first Passover Seder in the White House, for those of the Jewish faith who are on his staff, has learned of the action of the Somali Pirates in holding an American citizen hostage. Having read historical sayings of prior sages of the Jewish community, in other situations, felt it appropriate [...]
In response to my previous post concerning outrageous pay to actors, actresses and sports figures who do not deliver that for which they have been paid (up front – I might add), I have received several threatening letters. Out of concern for their safety from my outraged readers, I will not disclose the names of [...]
The Obama Administration has stated that they feel many in business are overpaid because of their poor performance. The Big Guys draw Big Salaries, regardless of their performance, and, they say this is not fair to the Little Guys who draw Little Salaries. . They want to control salaries for all businesses, even if they [...]
(Washington, D.C. Exclusive to eGrumps.) Defense Secretary Gates and President Obama announced a savings of about Eight Billion Dollars ($8,000,000,000) by eliminating, or reducing, certain programs and weapons systems which the Pentagon, but not the Administration, feels are important to the security of the United States. Among the programs affected were missile defense programs, helicopters, fighter [...]
In California, 1. It is ILLEGAL to text from a car (unless you are legally (as distinguished from illegally)) parked. 2. It is ILLEGAL to text from a motorcycle (unless legally parked) 3. It is LEGAL to text from a bicycle , whether legally parked or not. This is part of the legislature’s grand [...]
Great Invention: For people who like peace and quiet, a phoneless cord. Great fortune cookie message: Ignore previous cookie. Mae West Quote: He who hesitates is lost. Sex is the most fun you can have without smiling. I’m in a phone booth at the corner of Walk and Don’t Walk.
NEW TV SHOW: NBC has cancelled the television show ER. There was no truth to the rumor that it was cancelled because too many uninsured illegal aliens were using ER as their primary source of medical advice. NBC proudly announced that it had developed a new reality show to replace ER — The Morgue. Its [...]
Question: Should the plural of bonus be boni, “i” being the plural of “us” in Latin? Guess not. Never heard of a company awarding boni to its employees. Maybe if the companies called it boni, it would not be so controversial since no one would know what was meant, except for we Latin scholars, and [...]
At the G20 meeting Angela Merkel, chief German honcho said: “I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money.” I wonder in Angela is married!
London (Special to eGrumps News Service). The White House announced that after the wonderful reception that their gift of 25 DVDs to P. M. Brown received, they had given an iPod to the Queen of England with a $50.00 credit to download any songs of her choice from the Internet. They felt it was more appropriate [...]