Annoyance of the day: Another Rental Car rip-off - Hertz secret fees include and unholy alliance with a Company called Platepass. Platepass is a transponder for automatic tolls.They don't tell you about it at the counter so you don't have the option to refuse it.
If you go through a toll gate, they charge you an exorbitant "Administrative Fee" which they base on the # of days you rented the car, not on the day you actually used the transponder.
My one and only trip through a toll booth was from Englewood CO to Denver Airport (30 miles). The tolls were $10 and the fee was and added $24.
Hertz, you are dead to me from now on! Don't ask for whom the bell Tolls, it tills for you
I am not the only one who finds Platepass and Hertz compliance to be FRAUDULENT
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/travel/platepass-com.html
8/24/2014
New Ideas for Raising Money
The "Ice Bucket Challenge" has been the latest viral trend on social media and in the news. Perhaps a million people have videoed themselves pouring icy water in their heads as an attention getting act to raise money and awareness for ALS. Contributions have increased tenfold, according to ALS charity groups.
Such a successful fad cannot be ignored by fundraisers of other worthy causes.
I've been thinking about ways other charities could hijack the idea and make it work for them. Here is a modest list. If you come up with other clever ideas write them as comments and maybe I'll publish them:
Shoot yourself in the Foot Challenge for Psoriasis
Show us your Tits for Breast Cancer
Group Moon challenge for hemorrhoids
Competitive bug eating for the Morbidly Obese
Shark baiting for Erectile Dysfunction
Playing "Chicken" on the railroad tracks for Deafness
Tasering for Tourettes
Such a successful fad cannot be ignored by fundraisers of other worthy causes.
I've been thinking about ways other charities could hijack the idea and make it work for them. Here is a modest list. If you come up with other clever ideas write them as comments and maybe I'll publish them:
Shoot yourself in the Foot Challenge for Psoriasis
Show us your Tits for Breast Cancer
Group Moon challenge for hemorrhoids
Competitive bug eating for the Morbidly Obese
Shark baiting for Erectile Dysfunction
Playing "Chicken" on the railroad tracks for Deafness
Tasering for Tourettes
8/20/2014
Politics is a Joke
In the WSJ today there was a review of "Politics is a Joke," a book about political humor and the relatively recent phenomenon, where serious candidates must appear on late night talk shows to assure the public that they have a sense of humor.
It was interesting to note that Bill Clinton was the first pol to appear on Johnny Carson's Tonight how. But going back in time, I recall that Presidential candidate Nixon did a "Sock it to me" cameo on the "Laugh-in" program back in 1968 (which he credited as one of the reasons he got elected.)
It is gratifying to consider that the US electorate prefers a leader who has a sense of humor. I have always thought a sense of humor requires a having a sense of perspective. The fundamental element of humor is the delight in the unexpected. Humorless people hate surprises and unintended outcomes.
It was not surprising that Republican politicians are more likely to be the butt of the jokes than Democrats. Claims that comedy shows and comedians tend to be liberal are true. It follows that most of the mainstream media lean toward a "progressive" agenda. It is a hallmark of the intellectually curious mind to dare to question the dogma of the past, to chuckle at irony, hypocrisy and paradox.
This is not to say that Conservatives lack a sense of humor. They are big on fart jokes, puns, banana slips, ethnic jokes, and 3 stooges sight gags. What they lack is the ability to laugh at themselves, to be silly, or to question their own fundamental beliefs. Comedy is a world of color. The Conservative sees things as chiaroscuro.
(Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls).
It was interesting to note that Bill Clinton was the first pol to appear on Johnny Carson's Tonight how. But going back in time, I recall that Presidential candidate Nixon did a "Sock it to me" cameo on the "Laugh-in" program back in 1968 (which he credited as one of the reasons he got elected.)
It is gratifying to consider that the US electorate prefers a leader who has a sense of humor. I have always thought a sense of humor requires a having a sense of perspective. The fundamental element of humor is the delight in the unexpected. Humorless people hate surprises and unintended outcomes.
It was not surprising that Republican politicians are more likely to be the butt of the jokes than Democrats. Claims that comedy shows and comedians tend to be liberal are true. It follows that most of the mainstream media lean toward a "progressive" agenda. It is a hallmark of the intellectually curious mind to dare to question the dogma of the past, to chuckle at irony, hypocrisy and paradox.
This is not to say that Conservatives lack a sense of humor. They are big on fart jokes, puns, banana slips, ethnic jokes, and 3 stooges sight gags. What they lack is the ability to laugh at themselves, to be silly, or to question their own fundamental beliefs. Comedy is a world of color. The Conservative sees things as chiaroscuro.
(Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls).
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