A Ship of Fools, defined as “a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction”.
Rome Italy has had a subway, or Metro as most Europeans call it (with the exception of Londoners, who call theirs “The Tubes”) since 1955. I know it exists because I have been on it (in May, 1985). It’s difficult to expand the Metro in Rome because every time a spade full of dirt is dug up a priceless artifact is discovered and the archeologists descend upon the spot..
Why complain about politicians drinking excessively?
When they drink, they get drunk.
When they get drunk, they go to sleep.
When they sleep, they pass no laws and raise no taxes.
Maybe we need more Batson D. Belfrys, not fewer…
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
And he’s the tightest ship in the fleet.
gngbfly Premium Member over 13 years ago
Reminds me of school. Tight means taut, and around here we have been taut a lot!
Sandfan over 13 years ago
A Ship of Fools, defined as “a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction”.
Sounds like Congress to me.
Dkram over 13 years ago
And that ship is headed for a water fall.
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mjpankr over 13 years ago
Rome Italy has had a subway, or Metro as most Europeans call it (with the exception of Londoners, who call theirs “The Tubes”) since 1955. I know it exists because I have been on it (in May, 1985). It’s difficult to expand the Metro in Rome because every time a spade full of dirt is dug up a priceless artifact is discovered and the archeologists descend upon the spot..
gofinsc over 13 years ago
They got hammered by the public when the junket was over too.
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
Why complain about politicians drinking excessively? When they drink, they get drunk. When they get drunk, they go to sleep. When they sleep, they pass no laws and raise no taxes. Maybe we need more Batson D. Belfrys, not fewer…