bilk

From the Word of the Day feed in the right-hand column

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bilk \bilk\, verb, noun:

1. to defraud; cheat
2. to frustrate
3. to escape from; elude

noun:
1. a trick; fraud; deceit.
2. a cheat, swindler

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Regular and not-so-regular readers of this blog (as well as those who stumble across it) will know this word.

It's what I do to them when they expect something substantial from my posts.

With Chocolate on Top

You Are Vanilla

You are a delightful, friendly person. You are optimistic about life and people. You are enthusiastic and energetic. You enjoy everything you do. You are cooperative and flexible. You get along with people from many walks of life. You're not a show off. Instead, you're more likely to help other people shine.

Are You Chocolate or Vanilla?

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Me and Lani

As I announced a few months ago, Lani Rose was the winner of the Marlboro Music Contest.

Just minutes ago I signed for a package from Marlboro and it turns out I was a winner too. No, I didn't win the jukebox, but I DID win a ten dollar gift certificate at Amazon.

Cool. It's not even a down payment on the thousand dollar camera I want, but I can purchase an mp3 album or add a few bucks and get an ice cream maker.

Or, I can put it aside, forget it and then remember it after it expires, like I've previously done winning lottery tickets and phone cards. -sigh-

That's Gotta Hurt

Types of Govt.

From the email archives:

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FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.

PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else’s cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.

BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else’s cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need.

FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.

PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.

RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.

CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you.

DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.

PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk.

BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.

PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.

LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.

SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.