Vinohrady Street Art

It's hard to catch these on foot, when the stores aren't open.

Abbot & Costello Explain Unemployment

from one of my bears . . . .

The unemployment numbers explained by Abbott & Costello. 
COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It's 9%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%. 
COSTELLO: You just said 9%. 
ABBOTT: 9% Unemployed. 
COSTELLO: Right 9% out of work. 
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%. 

COSTELLO: Okay, so it's 16% unemployed. 
ABBOTT: No, that's 9% . 
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 9% or 16%? 
ABBOTT: 9% are unemployed. 16% are out of work. 
COSTELLO: IF you are out of work you are unemployed. 
ABBOTT: No, you can't count the "Out of Work" as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed. 
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!! 
ABBOTT: No, you miss my point. 
COSTELLO: What point? 
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn't look for work, can't be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn't be fair. 
COSTELLO: To whom? 
ABBOTT: The unemployed. 
COSTELLO: But they are ALL out of work. 
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work stopped looking. They gave up. And, if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed. 
COSTELLO: So if you're off the unemployment roles, that would count as less unemployment? 
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely! 
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don't look for work? 
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That's how you get to 9%. Otherwise it would be 16%. You don't want to read about 16% unemployment, do ya? 
COSTELLO: That would be frightening. 
ABBOTT: Absolutely. 
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number? 
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct. 
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct. 
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job? 
ABBOTT: Bingo. 
COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to just stop looking for work. 
ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like an economist. 
COSTELLO: I don't even know what the hell I just said! 
ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like a politician.

Funky french keyboards

well, the only thing really funny about this is me trying to print Mrs' crosswords using this keyboard . . . it reduces my normal machine like efficiency to that of a sub-normal human.

Germany Knocks Greece Out of Euro

Germany Knocks Greece Out Of Euro Championship

by EYDER PERALTA

 

Germany scored three goals in the second half to knock Greece out of the European Championship, today.

 

As we reported, it was a match dubbed the "debt derby," because it pitted the Eurozone's weakest economy with its paymaster.

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/22/155596473/germany-knocks-greece-out-of-euro-championship

 

I just think its funny . . .

Mandles

Yankee Candle releases Man Candles that smell like sawdust, freshly mowed grass, and other very masculine things

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When writing this post we were first concerned that the term "mandles" might confuse readers into thinking Yankee Candle entered into the men's summer footwear category. Alas they are not -- they've released a collection of limited edition home fragrances branded as Man Candles with soon-to-be classic scents like:

Riding Mower: "Hot sun. Cool breeze. And the intensely summery scent of freshly cut grass."

2 x 4: "The warm, unmistakable scent of freshly planed wood and sawdust evokes a sense of confidence and quality."

And who could forget?:

First Down: "This combination of orange, patchouli, vetiver, and leather is as exciting as game day."

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/stylephile/2012/05/yankee_candle_releases_man_candles.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2_HP

Providence Place Book Store

it usta be, that book stores were common in malls, I mean, before Barnes & Nobles and Borders super stores, there was always a Waldenbooks and a Doubleday or something -- at least 2 . . .

 

now f'rinstance, tho', this is the entire Fiction section in the only store that sells books in the whole mall, the biggest, nicest mall in Providence, RI . . . its mostly a comic book store . . . groovy in-store music, tho'.

is it due to the implosion of the super stores, the advent of the internet & e-books, or the common shift to new media?

Street Art, Korunni, Praha

near Namesti Miru