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On Milton Friedman’s 100th Birthday

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 9 Comments › )
Filed under Academia, Economy, Education, OOT, Open thread at July 30th, 2012 - 11:00 pm


One of Milton Friedman‘s best known examples of Free Market Economics came from Leonard E. Read who wrote a famous article published in 1958 entitled, “I, Pencil.” (Download the .pdf here.)

The basic concept is so full of common sense that it amazes me that it’s not required reading for every student, every civilian and every government politico of every country on the face of the earth. Get government out of the way of the free market, and the free market will take care of everything else.

It’s that simple.

Friedman’s timeless presentation of “I, Pencil” is well worth the 10 minutes it takes to view.

Proven throughout history, practical common sense transcends politics, and it is presented here for purposes of forwarding and linking and rocking and rolling on
The Overnight Open Thread.

Saturday Night Retro Rock

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 39 Comments › )
Filed under Humor, OOT, Open thread at July 28th, 2012 - 11:00 pm

Michigan bar band Brownsville Station‘s hit “Smokin In The Boys’ Room” was a built-in classic, and here they cover Robert Parker‘s 1966 hit “Bare Footin’” as well.

Kinda self-explanatory for you peeps who need no explanatrons on
The Overnight Open Thread.

Bobby never saw it coming.

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 35 Comments › )
Filed under Caption This, Humor, Movies, OOT, Open thread at July 25th, 2012 - 10:00 pm

“Bobby’s behind the bike rack. Go pound him.”

(“Psst… and then meet me back here for The Overnight Open Thread.“)

Think Before You Rub

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 39 Comments › )
Filed under Humor, OOT, Open thread at July 24th, 2012 - 11:00 pm


[via]
“So then I said, ‘Genii, for my second wish, please return my manhood to its previous size. Now for my third wish, I want a small house in a beautiful valley, with a fireplace, running water, an unlimited supply of cold beer, and with fishing nearby.’
You know, some geniis can be real assholes.“

Don’t know why folks complain when they get what they ask for, and in this case he got the dam house for nothing. Meanwhile, here’s another dam edition of
The Overnight Open Thread.