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The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor...

POSTED BY: CANTTAKESKY
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 19:32
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:58 PM

CANTTAKESKY



...Named the Eighth Wonder of the World.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/gap-between-rich-and-poor-named-8th-w
onder-of-the,18914
/

Sometimes, The Onion only pretends to joke, but speaks the truth.

Quote:

PARIS—At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," describing the global wealth divide as the "most colossal and enduring of mankind's creations."

"Of all the epic structures the human race has devised, none is more staggering or imposing than the Gap Between Rich and Poor," committee chairman Henri Jean-Baptiste said. "It is a tremendous, millennia-old expanse that fills us with both wonder and humility."

"And thanks to careful maintenance through the ages, this massive relic survives intact, instilling in each new generation a sense of awe," Jean- Baptiste added....


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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:17 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


Hysterical. Beautifiul. Right on!


Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off




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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 6:33 PM

KANEMAN


I have not read the thread...don't care to


Rich = work hard and try

Poor = not so much...got a fourty?

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:32 PM

DREAMTROVE


Or, the poor work, and the rich don't, but then they win a lawsuit, and it's okay

I'm wondering where my bailout is.

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