Science fiction writer Ben Bova wrote:
The most prescient — and chilling — of all the science fiction stories ever written, though, is “The Marching Morons,” by Cyril M. Kornbluth, first published in 1951. It should be required reading in every school on Earth.

The point that Kornbluth makes is simple, and scary: dumbbells have more children than geniuses. In “The Marching Morons” he carries that idea to its extreme, but logical, conclusion.

Kornbluth tells of a future world that is overrun with dummies: men and women who don’t know anything beyond their own shallow personal interests. They don’t know how their society works, or who is running it. All they care about is their personal — and immediate — gratification.

A comedy with similar reference....Watch the trailer......click me


Monday, August 9, 2010

Monday Morning Chuckle

Read this headline and scratched my bald head................

Trend of US Mortgages 'Under Water' Drops

 A smaller percentage of U.S. homeowners were saddled with "underwater mortgages" in the second quarter as more homes entered the foreclosure process even as price declines slowed, real estate Web site Zillow.com said on Monday. CNBC

 Laugh my ass off............Sweet....... so the more foreclosures, the lower the percentage of those that owe more than their home is worth. I guess they forgot the simple theory that for every empty home on your block the lower the less you will get for yours thus putting even more pressure on existing mortgages.


 

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