Thoughts we think so you don't have to
Category: Just Plain Silly...
Posted Monday, May 07, 2007 at 09:38 AM [GMT-6]

  • There has never been, to our knowledge, a credible superhero whose day job is economist.

  • For your child's next science fair, we strongly suggest doing an experiment demonstrating the power of a permeable membrane to conduct water from one side of an apparently solid material to the other side. For guaranteed results, use the plastic bag your newspaper is delivered in.

  • The world's simplest manufactured product is, in our opinion, the wooden toothpick. The runner-up is Paris Hilton.
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:-)

Posted by: Phyllis at May 7, 2007 09:49 AM

Eric, re: #1 ..... not quite the same thing, but Paul Cantor does write about "Berlin Batman" as a champion of free-market economics in Nazi Germany ..... would that count?

http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=91&sortorder=articledate

Posted by: Jeff at May 7, 2007 10:13 AM

But a toothpick is useful!

Posted by: Portia at May 7, 2007 10:35 AM

That's because economists do not live in the real world ;)

Posted by: Deborah at May 7, 2007 12:29 PM

Phyllis, well said.

No, Jeff; that would make him a blogger.

Portia, I think you're looking at these things too narrowly. For instance, a toothpick in the hands of Hannibal Lector might indeed be useful, but nevertheless difficult to contemplate. And without Paris Hilton, we'd have to endure even more coverage of Rosie, Britney, and Hillary. And no one wants that, right?

Deborah, I hope Alan Greenspan doesn't drop by here today. He's a very sensitive fellow, you know. ;-)

Posted by: Eric at May 7, 2007 12:51 PM

If only we could escape the hoopla over here - no such luck!

Posted by: Rach at May 7, 2007 03:46 PM

Nice work on the thoughts--although I'm not entirely sure there hasn't been an economist superhero. Too Much Coffee Man, perhaps; but then you pretty much eliminated him with the word 'credible'.

Posted by: Foo at May 7, 2007 07:13 PM
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