federal shutdown

Found this online somewhere while waiting for my car to fixed at the awesome Paarden Eiland Hyundai Service Centre (not that they have anything to do with the Federal Shutdown, but they do repair cars and offer awesome service):

Reminiscent of this image (which I thought was already on here somewhere, but I can’t find now) (and which I know is fake, thank you).

Kids left heartbroken and confused by silly adult rules and regulations. A picture is worth a thousand words, which saves me a lot of writing.

This may well be the saddest picture from the Government Shutdown, but it’s certainly not the most serious implication of the Government Shutdown, as we covered in the post Serious Implications.

Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich once said of France’s economic prowess: “When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold”. This was later adapted to reflect the USA’s global influence: “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold”. While that may no longer be as relevant as it once was (much like the USA, I suppose), the Federal Government shutdown over there may well have implications for the rest of the world.

I’m obviously not talking about the whole National Parks thing, or the fact that the zoos and museums aren’t open. I’m not even talking about the economic impact.

Oh no, I’m talking about a much bigger impact than that:

Wait the what now? While they might not have the funding to be scanning the skies for mankind’s impending doom, mankind’s impending doom has no such governmental squabbling to delay it. Mankind’s impending doom remains untroubled by the federal shutdown and it also remains (possibly, anyway) on a collision course with Earth.

We’re all going to die a horrible fiery death because of their silly playground politics.

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The Saddest Picture from the Government Shutdown

Serious implications