Co-worker's comment at a staff meeting today:

[mac56]

We were looking ahead to our schedule for the spring and summer. Planning which of our sales people would call upon which of our further-flung advertisers (usually a day trip, and always by car).

Naturally the prospect of $3+ per gallon gasoline came up. Much gnashing of teeth about that. And then one of the sales people said, in all seriousness:

"And it'll get really bad once Iran nukes us."

Good freakin' lord.

I got assertive. Told him that was nonsense (but used a stronger word). Said that even if that's Iran's agenda, everybody with more than half a brain recognizes that Iran's at least ten years away from being able to develop weaponry.

"But..but..," he stammered, "the TV news said they could do it in 14 days."

"Sure," I replied. "And remember when they said Saddam Hussein had robot drones ready to fly across the ocean and drop down our chimneys? Did I miss them?"

And he's an alleged "media sales professional".

:banghead:

[MikeNearMcChord]

1. I bet he he left the place

with his brains scrambled. Did you see any reset buttons on him when the smoke from the grinding gears coming out of the ears?:D

[NMDemDist2]

3. Welcome to DU MikeNearMcChord

:hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

2. For God's sake.

:eyes: People will believe anything, won't they?


P.S. Tell your co-worker I have oceanfront property in Idaho to sell if they're interested.

What? :shrug: They'll probably send me an offer! :bounce:

[Swamp Rat]

7. Hell, let's sell him a few bridges on the Gulf Coast too!

:D

[BIgJohn83]

4. Jeez...the truth has a long long way to go... n/t

[pretzel4gore]

5. he didn't stick fingers in his ears, and go lalalala!

maybe he can be saved.... ie born agin as a practical citizen
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spending the discretionary budget.

World's Largest
Military Budgets:
($U.S. Billions)

United States 416.0
Russia* 65.0
China* 47.0
Japan 42.6
U.K. 38.4
France 29.5
Germany 24.9
Saudi Arabia 21.3
Italy 19.4
India 15.6
South Korea 14.1
Brazil* 10.7
Taiwan* 10.7
Israel 10.6
Spain 8.4
Australia 7.6
Canada 7.6
Netherlands 6.6
Turkey 5.8
Mexico 5.9
Kuwait* 3.9
Ukraine 5.0
Iran 4.8
Singapore 4.8
Sweden 4.5
Egypt* 4.4
Norway 3.8
Greece 3.5
Poland 3.5
Argentina* 3.3
U.A.E.* 3.1
Colombia* 2.9
Belgium 2.7
Pakistan* 2.6
Denmark 2.4
Vietnam 2.4
North Korea 2.1
Czech Republic 1.6
Iraq 1.4
Philippines 1.4
Portugal 1.3
Libya 1.2
Hungary 1.1
Syria 1.0
Cuba 0.8
Sudan 0.6
Yugoslavia 0.7
Luxembourg 0.2
Source: www.cdi.org.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. "They could have it in 14 days"

Actually, I think the number was 16 days IF they had something like 50,000 centrifuges. They have about 3000. I'll be a millionaire if the tooth fairy visits me 10 million more times. I just need faith that if I keep pulling teeth, I'll grow new ones.

[RamboLiberal]

8. More like it will really be bad when Chucklenuts nukes Iran

I expect that will trigger an oil embargo against us and the US will find itself completely friendless. That would've been my response if a coworker said that - and I work with a lot of idiot Freepers.

[marmar]

9. Good grief....

Blissfully ignorant in America.