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The subject of this posting is an incomplete sentence. The complete sentence is, “He is not dead yet and I can hardly wait to send my Tweet”.
Why am I subjecting you to this? That’s because this subject is in the news. This is the state of the world we live in. This is progress...Or is it?
This is what caused me to go off today’s deep end...
- An erroneous rumor circulated yesterday that a former Mexican President had died.
- The current Mexican President sent his condolences via Twitter.
That’s it. Leaders of countries now are conducting affairs of state via Twitter.
This all means that you better not buy any Hallmark Card stock.
When I was young my mother often sent me to the local drug store to buy a Hallmark Card (she always cared to send the very best) for some relative for some occasion. My instructions were to spend 10 cents for the card. If it was an elevated relative, I was told to spend 15 cents.
If now was then, my mother would have just sent a Tweet. If it were an elevated relative, she would have added a Smiley Face.
Speaking of Rumors...
- Aren’t most rumors erroneous?
- They may be erroneous but that fact does not keep our News Media from reporting them as fact.
- The one that really gets to me is, “The Stock Market fell sharply yesterday on rumors something bad happened in Greece. Those rumors later proved to be untrue”.
I would feel especially bad if I had said to my stock broker the day before, “I’m going to Tahiti overnight. Sell the entire vast fortune that I have accumulated after working hard all my life. Do not bother me tomorrow. Just do what I am telling you. I’m going to be lying on the beach feeling rich”.
Would I kid u?
