Happy Holidays from SX

Economics

A Cow based Economics Lesson

SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbor.

COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.

FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.

NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.

BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.

SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you
want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.

A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.

AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.

A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive.

RIP Tony

We are deeply saddened to report the loss of one of SX's biggest supporters,
a serious member of the Gay community, a long time friend of the GLBT social world
and a personal friend to many of us.
Please join us all in celebrating the life of Tony Da Costa.

Thank you Tony for your patience, your donations to help others,
your time and energy when asked for a variety of events.
Thank you for employing many in the kink community, offering a place for the alternative community to meet, and always trying to do what's right, not just what was convenient.

TOPSPACE

The monthly meeting- open to the public- of all the Tops, Doms, Owners, Masters, and switches in the top mode, has moved to a new home at the BILLY DE FRANK community center on the Alameda in San Jose.
Room rentals are by the hour, and they pass the hat to cover the hourly cost. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Meetings are the FIRST Tuesday of each month, 7-9 pm, casual clothing (no fetish please).

SX Calendar

SX is proud and happy to have come up with a better mouse trap!
Enjoy!


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BLOGSPOT Navigation help

Welcome folks- for those seeking 'pages' on blogspot,
in the past that has been impossible.
There used to be just the ONE page with posts in order, older posts at the bottom.
NOW we have up to 10 pages we can link directly in- those links are right above the posts, directly below the title page- see HOME, then LOST? and others as we add them. HOPE this HELPS!

TOPSPACE!

We have a new discussion and support group getting started for the "top" side of the power exchange.

WHEN: First Tuesday of every month. 7-9 pm.

WHERE: EDGES in the South Bay. COST: $5 donation requested. No one turned away.

CONTACT: topspace@edges.biz for information.

Southern Cross invites all Dominants, Mistresses, Masters, Switches in Top mode, Sirs, and Tops (or the equivalent) to our new monthly discussion group at Edges. Whether you’re new to the scene, very experienced, or somewhere in between, please come and share a seat on the couch and discuss your current successes, challenges, and stories in a relaxed, non-judgmental, safe space. All genders and sexual orientations invited. Help create a supportive community for those of us who lead our relationships.

For all of us...

Gay Rights NOW

ee cummings

A friend posted this and it is *so* very good it bears repeating:


the boys i mean are not refined
by ee cummings

  the boys i mean are not refined
 they go with girls who buck and bite
 they do not give a fuck for luck
 they hump them thirteen times a night

 one hangs a hat upon her tit
 one carves a cross on her behind
 they do not give a shit for wit
 the boys i mean are not refined

 they come with girls who bite and buck
 who cannot read and cannot write
 who laugh like they would fall apart
 and masturbate with dynamite

 the boys i mean are not refined
  they cannot chat of that and this
 they do not give a fart for art
 they kill like you would take a piss

 they speak whatever's on their mind
 they do whatever's in their pants
 the boys i mean are not refined
 they shake the mountains when they dance

Nov 4, 2008