(275) ENGINES & ECONOMICS
Mars Bonfire wrote "Born to Be Wild" and "The Speed of Life". His tune, "Born to Be Wild," is played 2,000 times a day around the world. His income is secure. His royalty payments keep him happy. Now why did I mention Mars? Answer: "Get your motor running" is offensive to me. Motorcycles do not have motors, they have engines. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has misnamed the place--cars running there do not have motors, they have engines. Another one of my futile, time-consuming projects is to get Indianapolis to change the name of the Speedway. This is as bad as fools who pronounce Monet, 'Moan A.' Clearly, his name is pronounced 'Mon ett.'
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Napoleon sold the western part of the United States for three cents per acre. Before you scoff, remember in those days three cents was still three cents. President Jefferson thought it was a grand idea and cheerfully paid the asking price. Meanwhile, back in England, in order to raise money to fight the Napoleonic War, England imposed an income tax on the populace. What an unfortunate precedent, but, to the credit of the British, they did not try to fight a war and introduce massive social programs at the same time. You can have one or the other, but not both. The United States has not learned that lesson.
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Have you noticed that prices are beginning to creep upward? Ice cream, potato chips, beer, candy bars, coffee. The fun has just begun. The government has got to stop printing money, or we are dead meat. On the Internet, I noticed there are several commercial properties selling for three times what they are worth. When I moved the office, I noticed there was a lot of commercial space available--for twice the reasonable value of the space. On two occasions, I offered the reasonable price for the space, only to be rejected. The landlord would rather leave the space vacant than lease it for a reasonable sum of money.
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I am writing today from a hot air balloon that looks like a UFO. We are drifting toward Hawaii. I could not afford an airplane ticket, so I jury-rigged a balloon, and I am on my way. Even if I don't make it, there will be enough publicity to make me famous and get me on TV in prime-time. If rescue planes are sent, I may write a book.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald M. Heavrin,
UFO Pilot
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Napoleon sold the western part of the United States for three cents per acre. Before you scoff, remember in those days three cents was still three cents. President Jefferson thought it was a grand idea and cheerfully paid the asking price. Meanwhile, back in England, in order to raise money to fight the Napoleonic War, England imposed an income tax on the populace. What an unfortunate precedent, but, to the credit of the British, they did not try to fight a war and introduce massive social programs at the same time. You can have one or the other, but not both. The United States has not learned that lesson.
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Have you noticed that prices are beginning to creep upward? Ice cream, potato chips, beer, candy bars, coffee. The fun has just begun. The government has got to stop printing money, or we are dead meat. On the Internet, I noticed there are several commercial properties selling for three times what they are worth. When I moved the office, I noticed there was a lot of commercial space available--for twice the reasonable value of the space. On two occasions, I offered the reasonable price for the space, only to be rejected. The landlord would rather leave the space vacant than lease it for a reasonable sum of money.
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I am writing today from a hot air balloon that looks like a UFO. We are drifting toward Hawaii. I could not afford an airplane ticket, so I jury-rigged a balloon, and I am on my way. Even if I don't make it, there will be enough publicity to make me famous and get me on TV in prime-time. If rescue planes are sent, I may write a book.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald M. Heavrin,
UFO Pilot
posted by Donald Heavrin at 3:04 PM
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