Mother Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 The scene is this: !!!The world has gone crazy or at least your part of the world. For some time the rising oil prices have caused all transportation and heating costs to be almost unattainable for most people. (Does this sound familiar?) The stock market had been climbing by leaps and bounds but suddenly has cashed due to rumors of economic unrest and war around the globe.( Does this resemble what we've been hearing lately?) Even if you don't have interests in the stock market, you suddenly find your bank closed and your funds are unattainable. Businesses are folding daily and people out of work, perhaps even yourself or a loved one. The prices of gas, food, supplies, medicine and almost all goods have gone out of sight and what you can afford is now in scarce supply. On top of that, now the threat of avian Influenza has become a reality. People are falling ill by huge numbers, hospitals are overflowing, schools are closed, hungry rioters are starting to amass in the streets and now the electricity has gone off and you have just heard that it will not be on for many months to come, if at all. The National Guard has been called out but there are not enough of them to handle the chaos; Society, as we know it, has totally broken down!!! Laughter will help us get through this. Find some humor in this situation and share it with us? There must be SOME! Link to comment
cartoongirl Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 As hysterical as I may find myself (God help me to compose myself). I can see myself breaking into great laughter after the realization of how STUPID we as a SOCIETY have been. I mean who are we really kidding....we are not "Invincible" as many think....SAD and at the same time comical/ludicrous. Crazy as that may sound (shaking head). What else will there be to do but laugh, laugh at the craziness of it all. Wasn't the writing on the wall? This is the best I could do. *Note* WE does not refer to us. Editing to say: I was in the kitchen cleaning up and thinking to myself. If this truly happened today I would seriously be sceaming "Why didn't "I" prepare MORE" Very thought provoking. Link to comment
Synn Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Maybe we should all stock up on WINE!!!!!! Seems to keep Westie on the up and up!!!! (Just kidding)... Link to comment
brightblessings5 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I have wine! Make my own. This may help at the end of a hard day--but, seriously.... I think it will be very stressful and hard to find humor at first. Maybe if we are able to laugh at ourselves in doing things in a manner that we're unaccustomed to, then we will find humor. Trying to accomplish the most natural acts usually seem to get the most laughter. Link to comment
chooselife Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I think it'll be 'funny' that the people that society values as 'successful' will be dependant on us poor country yokels to feed them. no wait. that's just sad. because we will feed them. and if it were reversed, they would not feed us. Link to comment
Cathyv Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Lori will have no problem............... she has Michael! enough said! Link to comment
cartoongirl Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Great advice. We can just DRINK lots of wine and PRETEND life is gooooood. Problems solved. Maybe we can borrow Michael from Lori, but then how would we ship him around? In a bubble? hmmm bubbles..bubbles... Link to comment
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