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British Humorists Bird and Fortune:The Banking Crisis

John Bird and John Forture are noted for their staged "interviews". This parody of the Banking Crisis made me laugh out loud. It's too bad that that the crisis is more the stuff of tragedy than comedy. Still, this little video ought not to be missed: You Tube — It's Credit and It's Crunchy

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Note: I deleted an earlier, similar post where I inappropriately attributed "It's Credit and It's Crunchy" to humorist John Cleese. Apologies to Bird and Forture

More from Bird and Fortune: You Tube — The Subprime Crisis and Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs)

Scott Adams on Secret Society, Conspiracy Theory

Scott Adams' Dilbert and Point-Haired Boss dolls decorate my cubicle and his comic strips adorn my cubicle walls. So it is fitting that I air this "conspiracy theory" twist from his Dilbert.blog:

Secret Society

My favorite conspiracy theory is the one that says the world is being run by a handful of ultra-rich capitalists, and that our elected governments are mere puppets. I sure hope it’s true. Otherwise my survival depends on hordes of clueless goobers electing competent leaders. That’s about as likely as a dog pissing the Mona Lisa into a snow bank.

The only way I can get to sleep at night is by imagining a secret cabal of highly competent puppetmasters who are handling the important decisions while our elected politicians debate flag burning and the definition of marriage.

It’s the only explanation for how the governments of the world could be staffed with morons and yet everything still runs okay, sort of. ...