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Reminds me of the joke about the redneck who was walking along the beach and unearthed a bottle from the sand with his feet. Soon thereafter a genie appeared and said "I grant you 4 wishes."
"For my first wish, I wish all those $%%&$^ who've been undercutting the wages of our hard workin' EEEmerican unionists would vanish from our borders!"
Genie said, "Done!" and POOF they were gone.
"For my second wish, I wish all those unclean %&*% who don't believe in the true faith of our nation would vanish from the face of the earth!"
Genie said, "Done!" and poof they were gone.
"For my third wish, I wish that for once when you call for technical assistance for a part for my truck that doesn't work and isn't made in the good ole U.S. of A., you get somebody who can speak EEEEmerican."
After a pause, the genie said, "And what would your 4th wish be sir?"
The redneck thought for a bit and said, "O.K., we got rid of those undercuttin' $%%&$^....................and we got rid of those unclean, unholy %&*%.......................................................and we also got somebody who can talk on the phone so as ya can understand, right?"
"That's right!" said the genie.
After a good long pause, he said "Well then..................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................I'll take a BUD LIGHT!"
[ September 13, 2007, 06:32 AM: Message edited by: Bill Diaz ]
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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I have posted before about inferior stuff we buy. I think the warranty ends when it crosses the scanner. It seems everything is disposable nowadays and every extended warranty (if bought)is actually starting to look good.
But in the defense of US companies people just plain damn dont want to work anymore. Im sure insurance companies and taxes are pounding these large companies also. causing them to outsource
-------------------- You ever notice how easily accessible people are when they are requiring your services but once they get invoice you can't reach them anymore
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The reason domestic products and services cost more than 3rd-world is that we (Americans in this case) have a have a higher standard of living. Our ancestors were 3rd-world people (and/or slaves), and eventually they got tired of it. So we have now labor laws, safety regulations, minimum wage, etc. This was quite a struggle, and was accomplished by cooperation, mutual support and the idea of "union."
I eat from the mom&pop grocery 2 blocks away. The big supermarket prices may be lower, but I'm not really sure about that. For instance, if I have to DRIVE there, that's expensive as hell. Besides, Mom&Pop are neighbors, and they'd do me a favor if I were to ask. What would the Big Store do? A dollar goes further, spent locally. To "outsource" for cheap labor tends to undermine all this. But you know, "the bad one sells, the worse one buys." And those damned hypocrites who rant against foreign customer service, and yet pay for those products, I believe, are supporting slave labor.
-------------------- Bruce Williams Lexington KY Posts: 945 | From: Lexington, KY, USA | Registered: Mar 1999
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Foamy's Rants and find the one that is for tech support (4 columns down, 4 rows over)...
Absolutely hilarious.
-------------------- Mark Kottwitz Kottwitz Graphics Ridgely, MD www.SeeMySignWork.com -------------------------- Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein Posts: 746 | From: Ridgely, MD | Registered: Oct 2000
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