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Sunday, December 09, 2012

Sometimes the jokes write themselves...

"Indiana University Students Go On Strike; Bloomington Pizza Delivery And Retail Marijuana Industries Collapse"

You would think that someone smart enough to go to college would realize that when you stop purchasing a good or service, it is called a "boycott", rather than a "strike", but there you go.

14 comments:

Canthros said...: It's hard to declare solidarity with the oppressed proletariat if you start by acknowledging membership in the bourgeoisie. It completely deflates l'esprit de la révolution, and then the giant puppets and drum circles just don't have the necessary authenticity, you know?; 9:46 AM, December 09, 2012
Anonymous said...: In breaking news IU annouces that the new University President will be the late S. I. Hayakawa.

Gerry; 10:23 AM, December 09, 2012
George said...: So, it's a strike when students refuse to accept a service (walking out of class) that they have already paid for?

They aren't very good at this, are they?; 11:47 AM, December 09, 2012
Anonymous said...: Maybe it is a Union Class thing? ;)

~Glamdring; 12:20 PM, December 09, 2012
Cincinnatus said...: George, we don't have a word for refusing to use a service you paid for ... other than "moron".; 12:56 PM, December 09, 2012
The Jack said...: Indeed Robin.

Paying for a product and then not using it isn't a boycott.

Stop going to all the classes you want kids, if you already paid your tuition the University doesn't care.

That's like refusing to watch TV and continuing to write Comcast a monthly check.

That ain't gonna hurt 'em.; 1:08 PM, December 09, 2012
Old NFO said...: Sense not equal students. Failure to compute... :-); 1:59 PM, December 09, 2012
Joe in PNG said...: In the land of Leftwing fairy make-believe, results are less important than pure motives.; 4:54 PM, December 09, 2012
Once Free Man said...: As someone that grew up in Bloomington, I can say you gave the students' collective IQ too much padding. I was in high school during their "shanty town" days.; 6:33 PM, December 09, 2012
Steve Skubinna said...: So now I am reminded of Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy and the philosophers' strike...

Vroomfondel: We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!; 7:26 PM, December 09, 2012
JohnW said...: "WHOM would that inconvenience?"; 8:19 PM, December 09, 2012
Stuart the Viking said...: I think you are over-estimating the intelligence of the University administration. I suspect the University administration is just as dumb as the brain trusts that came up with the idea of a student strike. There will be much howling and fretting about the "graduation rate" and "something will have to be done".

s; 9:33 AM, December 10, 2012
global village idiot said...: Silly brats have overplayed their hand. Don't they know that France is the only place where the unemployed and unproductive can go on strike and get taken seriously?

gvi; 11:37 AM, December 10, 2012
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