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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3307108" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p><strong>The ANT AND THE </strong></p><p><strong>GRASSHOPPER</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>This one is a little different</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Two Different Versions ..</strong></p><p><strong>Two Different Morals</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>OLD VERSION</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>ant </strong>works </p><p></p><p></p><p>hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>thinks the <strong>ant </strong>is</p><p>a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Come winter, the <strong>ant </strong>is</p><p>warm </p><p></p><p></p><p>and well fed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>grasshopper </strong>has </p><p></p><p></p><p>no food or shelter, so he </p><p></p><p></p><p>dies out in the cold.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>MORAL OF THE OLD STORY:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Be responsible for yourself!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>MODERN </strong></p><p><strong>VERSION</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>ant </strong>works</p><p>hard </p><p></p><p></p><p>in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house</p><p></p><p></p><p>and laying up supplies for the winter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>grasshopper</strong> thinks</p><p>the <strong>ant </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Come winter, the shivering <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>calls a press conference and demands to know why the <strong>ant </strong>should</p><p>be </p><p></p><p></p><p>allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving..</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN,</strong> </p><p>and <strong>ABC </strong>show</p><p>up to </p><p></p><p></p><p>provide pictures of the shivering <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>next to a video of the <strong>ant </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. </p><p><strong>America is stunned by the sharp contrast.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor<strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>is allowed to suffer so?</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Kermit the Frog </strong>appears </p><p></p><p></p><p>on <strong>Oprah </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>with the <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green'</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Occupy the Anthill </strong>stages </p><p></p><p></p><p>a demonstration in front of the <strong>ant's </strong>house</p><p>where the news stations film the</p><p></p><p>Black Lives Matter group singing, <strong>We</strong></p><p><strong><strong>shall overcome.</strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then Reverend Al Sharpton </p><p></p><p></p><p>has the group kneel down to pray for the <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>while he damns the ants. He later appears on MSNBC to complain that rich people do not care.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Former President Obama </strong>condemns the <strong>ant </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>and blames </p><p><strong>Donald Trump, President Bush 43, President Bush 41, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the </strong></p><p><strong><strong>Pope </strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>for the <strong>grasshopper's </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>plight.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer </strong> </p><p>exclaim in an interview on The View </p><p></p><p></p><p>that the <strong>ant </strong>has </p><p></p><p></p><p>gotten rich off the back of the </p><p><strong>grasshopper</strong>, </p><p></p><p></p><p>and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Finally, the <strong>EEOC </strong>drafts </p><p>the <strong>Economic</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Equity & </strong></strong></p><p><strong>Anti-Grasshopper Act </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>retroactive to the beginning of </p><p></p><p></p><p>the summer.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>ant </strong>is</p><p>fined for failing to hire a proportionate number </p><p></p><p></p><p>of <strong>green</strong></p><p><strong><strong>bugs </strong></strong>and, </p><p></p><p></p><p>having; nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the</p><p></p><p><strong>Government Green Czar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez </strong>and given to the <strong>grasshopper.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The story ends as we see the <strong>grasshopper </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the <strong>ant's</strong>food</p><p>while the government house he is in,</p><p></p><p>which, as you recall, just happens to be the <strong>ant's </strong>old</p><p>house, </p><p></p><p></p><p>crumbles around them because the <strong>grasshopper</strong></p><p><strong><strong>doesn't </strong></strong>maintain it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>ant </strong>has</p><p>disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The <strong>grasshopper </strong>is</p><p>found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken </p><p></p><p></p><p>over by a gang of <strong>spiders </strong>who</p><p>terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and peaceful, neighborhood.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The entire <strong>Nation </strong>collapses </p><p></p><p></p><p>bringing the rest </p><p></p><p></p><p>of the free world with it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>MORAL OF THE STORY:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Be careful how you vote in 2020.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>I've sent this to you because I believe that you are an ant </strong></p><p><strong>not a grasshopper!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Make sure that you pass </strong></p><p><strong>this on to other ants.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Don't bother sending </strong></p><p><strong>it on to any grasshoppers </strong></p><p><strong><strong>because they wouldn't</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>understand it, anyway.</strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3307108, member: 5412"] [B]The ANT AND THE [/B] [B]GRASSHOPPER[/B] [B]This one is a little different[/B] [B]Two Different Versions ..[/B] [B]Two Different Morals[/B] [B]OLD VERSION[/B] The [B]ant [/B]works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The [B]grasshopper [/B] thinks the [B]ant [/B]is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the [B]ant [/B]is warm and well fed. The [B]grasshopper [/B]has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold. [B]MORAL OF THE OLD STORY:[/B] [B]Be responsible for yourself![/B] [B]MODERN [/B] [B]VERSION[/B] The [B]ant [/B]works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The [B]grasshopper[/B] thinks the [B]ant [/B] is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering [B]grasshopper [/B] calls a press conference and demands to know why the [B]ant [/B]should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.. [B]CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN,[/B] and [B]ABC [/B]show up to provide pictures of the shivering [B]grasshopper [/B] next to a video of the [B]ant [/B] in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. [B]America is stunned by the sharp contrast.[/B] How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor[B]grasshopper [/B] is allowed to suffer so? [B]Kermit the Frog [/B]appears on [B]Oprah [/B] with the [B]grasshopper [/B] and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green' [B]Occupy the Anthill [/B]stages a demonstration in front of the [B]ant's [/B]house where the news stations film the Black Lives Matter group singing, [B]We [B]shall overcome.[/B][/B] Then Reverend Al Sharpton has the group kneel down to pray for the [B]grasshopper [/B] while he damns the ants. He later appears on MSNBC to complain that rich people do not care. [B]Former President Obama [/B]condemns the [B]ant [/B] and blames [B]Donald Trump, President Bush 43, President Bush 41, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the [B]Pope [/B][/B] for the [B]grasshopper's [/B] plight. [B]Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer [/B] exclaim in an interview on The View that the [B]ant [/B]has gotten rich off the back of the [B]grasshopper[/B], and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share. Finally, the [B]EEOC [/B]drafts the [B]Economic [B]Equity & [/B][/B] [B]Anti-Grasshopper Act [/B] retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The [B]ant [/B]is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of [B]green [B]bugs [/B][/B]and, having; nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the [B]Government Green Czar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [/B]and given to the [B]grasshopper.[/B] The story ends as we see the [B]grasshopper [/B] and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the [B]ant's[/B]food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the [B]ant's [/B]old house, crumbles around them because the [B]grasshopper [B]doesn't [/B][/B]maintain it. The [B]ant [/B]has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again. The [B]grasshopper [/B]is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of [B]spiders [/B]who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and peaceful, neighborhood. The entire [B]Nation [/B]collapses bringing the rest of the free world with it. [B]MORAL OF THE STORY:[/B] [B]Be careful how you vote in 2020.[/B] [B]I've sent this to you because I believe that you are an ant [/B] [B]not a grasshopper![/B] [B]Make sure that you pass [/B] [B]this on to other ants.[/B] [B]Don't bother sending [/B] [B]it on to any grasshoppers [B]because they wouldn't[/B] [B]understand it, anyway.[/B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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