Trade Wars Can Be a Game of Chicken. Sometimes, Literally.

That was actually a very useful description. He's exactly right about the effect on other industries.

And I need one of those drain unclogging things.

Also.... practice babies?

 

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Concur.....but then I've always been a free trader.

@plumbing:
Items that require "cartridges" are best discussed in another part of the forum.

@ practice babies....
You weren't supposed to listen to the end....
Yeah......it's a "Home Ec" thing.
I'm afraid that it probably doesn't translate well into a socialist country.

 

Yes.

If only I lived somewhere where I had a Second Amendment Right to blow up my drains.

Just.... Where would you even find the practice babies? And what did you do with them afterwards? I liked the "It's just a rental" comment.

I do sometimes listen to Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me: it's on on a Sunday morning Sydney time (I think) on NPR stations that I can listen to through Simple Radio. So I'll sometimes listen while I'm cleaning the kitchen or something.

For news comedy, though, it's hard to beat BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News. You may, however, need subtitles. We sometimes listen to it in the car: my kids are practicing for their visit to Glasgow for my Aunt and Uncle's wedding anniversary next month.

BBC Radio Scotland - Breaking the News

 

president trump proposed 60b in tariffs on china.

is anyone else surprised we're still in pancakes?

 

Yes, it's a bit of a shock that we are.

I believe the Dear Leader proposed rather less (and implemented rather more), possibly as a result of not having a clue what he's on about.

Donald Trump's tough guy theatrics no match for China's economic weapons

Compared to the scale and the power of China's vast program of investment, Trump's tariffs are a mere trifle, and more likely to damage the US than China. Trump tweeted last week that his administration had asked China for a "One Billion Dollar reduction in their massive Trade Deficit with the US". Only one billion in a deficit of nearly $US400 billion?

"I was thinking, how could it be only $1 billion?" Li Yong, of the China Association of International Trade, told The Financial Times. "Then I heard he got the number wrong."

Indeed. The President meant to say $100 billion. Trump also got his deficits and surpluses backwards. The Chinese have said they'll have a look at it. It must be hard for them to keep a straight face.​

 

Here you go.

 

I said bigger, not better.

 

love brady. the guy is an amazing inspiration in so many ways. even outside american football.

 

They have big hats.

 

There was a long-running documentary series about Texas on TV in the 80s, called Dallas. Everyone wore big hats, so it must be true. Just because you're there doesn't mean you know more than these documentary makers. Unless it was all a dream.

 

Never been to the Texas State Fair?



Big Tex - Wikipedia

 

Now that's a hat.

He is a very peculiar shape.

 

I actually made it down one year. I was on training in Fort Worth and we drove the rental car to the state fair.

Yup had a corn dog too.