Thought for the Day

[filghy2]

I'll tell you all about my stories, Flighty, and you can take this or leave it - they're ALL 100% true.

You've already admitted to exaggerating, so that statement must be another exaggeration. That's almost a mirror image of the "Everything I say is a lie" paradox.

How often does your binge drinking correspond to posting here?

[Stavros]

Does this thread risk becoming 'Thoughts About Me' rather than 'Thought for the Day'?

[Nick Danger]

You've backed yourself into this corner. You said yourself you were a liar. Now, why should anyone believe anything from someone who admits to being a trained liar, or was that a lie in itself?

What corner?

You've already admitted to exaggerating, so that statement must be another exaggeration. That's almost a mirror image of the "Everything I say is a lie" paradox.

How often does your binge drinking correspond to posting here?

You MIGHT be a lost cause, Flighty. Most people who find it impossible to trust other people are pretty untrustworthy themselves.

Does this thread risk becoming 'Thoughts About Me' rather than 'Thought for the Day'?

At least people actually read my thoughts, Stavros.

[Laphroaig]

What corner?

if you can't work it out, I'd suggest this one...

[Nick Danger]

if you can't work it out, I'd suggest this one...

Work out what, Laphro? Are you on an alternate timeline? If so, please give my best to Elvis.

[filghy2]

There is a "They," Bronco. The government does lie. The media lies. People lie. For reasons. And some other people prefer sifting through all these layers of bullshit and trying to parse out those reasons over silent acceptance of the lies. Those people are your "conspiracy theorists." Or, as some of us prefer to be called, your mechanic.

I don't really trust any of the numbers that get thrown at me about this thing - from any source. The problem with lying government is, you never really know when they're lying and when they aren't. The problem with medicine for profit is, you never really know whether a doctor is being paid by the government or Big Pharma or SuperHospoCorp for his opinion or if he's actually giving sound medical advice.

Most people who find it impossible to trust other people are pretty untrustworthy themselves.

You might be onto something there.

[filghy2]

Does this thread risk becoming 'Thoughts About Me' rather than 'Thought for the Day'?

Is it surprising the man is a big Trump fan when they have so many character traits in common?

You're right though. We should try to respond to Nick's posts in the Viper Room thread, especially when its about nothing but his delusional self-absorption.

[Nick Danger]

Is it surprising the man is a big Trump fan when they have so many character traits in common?

You're right though. We should try to respond to Nick's posts in the Viper Room thread, especially when its about nothing but his delusional self-absorption.

I think you're more absorbed with me than I am, Flighty.

[Nick Danger]

My father called me this morning and said, "Well, I'm off to deliver Joe Biden to the homeless."

"Wut?" I replied, knowing this was going to be good.

"Joe Biden" is what he named the wild turkey that was foolish enough to wander through his back yard this morning. He shoots them and brings them to a guy who cleans them and takes them to a shelter.

[Stavros]

Londoners (not me), will vote in May in local Borough elections, and for The Mayor. With Mr Cuomo under siege in the city of New York, my thought for the day is -are Mayors the best way to organize the management of a large city?

London did not have a political Mayor until 1999, management previously being organized through a Council or the Greater London Authority, which Margaret Thatcher abolished. Most Boroughs, like most towns and cities, have Mayors which perform ceremonial duties only. The City of London, which is an autonomous authority governing the Financial District, has had a Mayor since 1189.

if London and New York did not have Mayors, should they have a Management Committe? A Council? Blackchubby may pipe in -'been there, tried that' - but as I don't know, I can't add much more. Other than to query the position of Mayor, if only because it puts so much pressure to deliver on one Man (has a woman ever run for Mayor in NYC?) even if they don't work alone.

Some years ago the Mayor of Nice, Jacques Médecin, once ruled this beautiful, but crime-addled city like an Autocrat (he effectively inherited the job from his dad, Jean [Vichy? Pas moi!]) -until he did a runner with a suitcase full of cash. So I have tended to think of Mayors with enormous powers as a mistake waiting to happen.

But are there practical alternatives?