Not necessarily. It has to have a result that's opposite of the intended result. Usually, this unintended result is a negative one. George Carlin seems to have explained in the best in some of his bits. Here's one (paraphrased) example:
If a diabetic, on his way to buy insulin, is killed by a runaway truck, he is the victim of an accident. If the truck was delivering sugar, he is the victim of an oddly poetic coincidence. But if the truck was delivering insulin, ah! Then he is the victim of an irony.
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Fortunately, Donald Rumsfeld clarified it for us:
There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.
There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know.
But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know.
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Donald Rumsfeld, the guy who destoyed all known and unknown mass destruction weapons in Iraq even without our help?
"Then there are three or four countries that have said they won't do anything. I believe Libya, Cuba and Germany are ones that have indicated they won't help in any respect. "
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You're just asking for an oatmeal, aren't you? Here you go. :D
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Look at it this way: at least you're not one of those guys who has to work for FREE now.
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at least theres that.
and On the other hand the good thing about this shutdown is that I've learned how little the government's absence actually affects my life.
fuck national parks I never use em. if thats all its about I'll just stop paying taxes and found my own microcountry. Give it another week or 2 and I feel like I'd waited long enough for them to come back before putting up my flag. (Hold the line obama don't give an inch(the stance of "I'll be happy to negotiate a compromise from my side once you surrender entirely and give me everything I want before I'll come to the table" has my full support.) I promise I'll name my country after you, just stand firm for a little longer so I have an excuse to found it.)
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I've been looking for a new country to join. Well actually I've been trying to win the lottery so that I could start my own, but that isn't working out. So can I join yours?
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sure, you can be my vassal(figured feudalism had a good run in the past(serfs will take care of themselves. you can have whatever refugees illegally cross your portion of our borders and squat in your lands)). I assume you can bring your own lands? right now it'll just be my bedroom which could get awkward... but promise not to start an armed revolt and I guess you could have a futon.
"Obama-mama-bo-bama_land'); DROP TABLE IRS; DROP TABLE NSA;" is a pretty terrible name to have stamped on a passport though...but a newly minted monarch can't have his first act be going back on his word >_>
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just getting this in now that I'm declaring my own country(i feel like they've had plenty of time at this point to object) and if conquered/annexed/ignored will still at least be docking their tax collectors for the days they've been gone. I'm not paying for time they've been sitting on their asses more than usual and being dicks about closing memorials.
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Still, overall I'm pretty sure we can agree that the shutdown isn't a good thing. Quite a few people are getting laid off around where I am due to the lack of business in the Washington area the last few weeks.
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give it a few weeks and take your concerns to the south Cascadia militia
wait...washington meaning district of colombia not washington state. so I have no idea where you live or who's territory you'd fall under. ....Hey how about becoming a serf? I can guarantee work. farming mostly, nice outdoors manual labor. none of that desk crap watching your vision slowly dim against a computer screen. there won't be pay per sey but you can keep enough of the harvest to live and I'm sure if we ever get attacked you can hide in the castle while papachabre is out dieing fighting to keep them from sacking the village. its what you feed him for afterall.
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District of ColUmbia. Colombia is where the coke comes from.
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That is nice of them to do that for those who are getting screwed in this situation.
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Says who? Democrats aren't exactly for the shutdown either.
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I think it's because of the email address, which lays the blame squarely on Obama.
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"Thanks Obama" is pretty much just a meme at this point. Don't think it shows preference for either Democrats or Republicans.
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"Thanks obama" is a line frequently commonly used when doing the political scapegoat dance. So over and misused that it actually became a little meme of its own. The trouble is that it's hard to tell when people are mocking the people who use it, or when people are once again saying Obama ruined everything. It's in that awkward space where it's almost a universally known meme, but people are still using it without a grain of humour intended.
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Great, now people are using the meme to make fun of discussions on the theme. Thanks Obama
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the funniest thing about it is the theme of these games (mostly economical management + Redneck Rampage, lol)
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"...we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to thanksobama@gog.com with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.
We hope the games will keep you all occupied while you're waiting for someone on Capitol Hill to get their act together. Meanwhile, get The Guild, Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage 50% off (or free if you met the requirements above), in our special Shutdown Promo! The offer lasts until Thursday, October 10, at 12:59PM GMT."
Good luck to anyone whose losing income or benefits over this nonsense.
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