Re: Quotation of the day

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:07:41 GMT, "Homer J Simpson"
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"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We were walking down Church Street (see "Sister Act", that's the
neighborhood) this afternoon. There were, in about 6 blocks, three or
four nail/hair salons open and busy, two gyms, and two chiropractors,
all arguably unnecessary service jobs. Is having your nails done, or
getting a bikini wax, "wealth"? If you enjoy it, I think it is.

Once a society produces plenty of goods and food, using only a small
fraction of the available labor, the rest have to do something.

I recollect the comment of one German officer during WWII. They had come
across a birthday cake which had been baked in the USA and flown to Europe
for some officer's birthday. He said that it was at that moment that he knew
the war was lost.

I still find it amusing that you can buy ready to eat jello in supermarkets.



The Swiss Miss ready-to-eat vanilla pudding is superb, as is the
Safeway Select frozen Creme Bruille. Use a proper blowtorch, please,
not one of those fru-fru toys they sell in the kitchen stores.

John

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