Re: Winner Take [All] Oscar... LeNOB!

["John Gelles" <johng@xxxxxxxxxx>]

    A good friend thought public disclosure of the vote
    would be better than awarding an oscar to every
    nominee. I said "Whoa. I'm home with my green
    enamel oscar over the fireplace. Green being last
    in the count--with a hint I'm still green and need
    time to ripen."

    My best friend calls to say, "I just saw the count,
    you got less than 1%. You may think you got an
    oscar--but I know you never deserved to be
    nominated."

    The truth is, we need oscars enough to go 'round,
    money enough to go 'round, and everyone chanting
    in unison President Bush's mantra: "LeNOB! LeNOB!
    leave no one behind!"

----- Related Message -----
From: John Gelles <johng@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Post Keynesian Thought <pkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 2:27 AM
Subject: Winner Take Oscar Others Take Not


    Would our culture be better to people
    in need if when they hand out Oscars
    there were enough to go 'round: Gold,
    silver, bronze, enamel blue, black, gray
    and green?

    Winner-take-all may be a bad habit.