Sometimes, Only Laughter Will Do: The Abraham Lincoln Ad

OS is, well, weary. The week is being spent on restoring the house post-flood, post-contractor, pre-academic year.

Yesterday was spent helping rescue an 80+ year old friend from the clutches of an auto dealer in Brentwood, Tennessee, who attempted to convince her that her lovely Caddy need $3500 of work, and that she needed to just get rid of it (e.g. trade it to us for about 2K or so), and buy another car (from us). OS drove it to his mechanic, who serviced it, replaced one tie rod end, replaced a piece of molding ($10 in supplies consumed), went over it with a fine-toothed comb, and charged her $233 for his efforts. The car has 70k miles on it, and drives showroom new.

When the propaganda about the 'New GM' begins to ratchet up, and the dealers pipe in about their 'new approaches to customer care', remember this little old lady. OS suggests we all run the other direction.

Another friend has lost a family member to a tragic drowning. A student is in the process of being tossed from her family, because she wishes to go to college, which is anathema in her world. Another friend was just summarily fired after eleven years, because the boss doesn't like him, and the organization he helped hold together (the church OS holds his membership in) is about to go through a period of chaos. OS lacks the energy to get involved, but he is anyway...

So, with nothing to say of value, OS offers a moment of dry, lovely humor. His readers in the US have seen this, but the readers from overseas likely haven't. Kudos to the creators of this little gem.

Where Words Fail, Pictures Illuminate

Calculated Risk, in my humble opinion, is the best of the blogs documenting events in the economy. Accurate, insightful, no axe to grind, no hysteria, and to the point.

Today's notice about the GM bankruptcy is typical of the spare and factual style found at CR.

But, from a more colorful corner, the UK Libertarian Party, comes the perfect image to portray the 'New GM', aka 'Guv'mint Motors'.

Now, all we lack is a name for this creature.

Your suggestions welcomed below.