Free Corn

foreverfan · 07-23-2012, 01:47 PM

CATCHING PIGS

THIS IS THOUGHT PROVOKING.

There was a chemistry professor in a large university that had someexchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab,the professor noticed one young man, an exchange student, who keptrubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor askedthe young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bulletlodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in hisnative country who were trying to overthrow his country's government andinstall a new communist regime.

In the midst of his story, he looked at the professor and asked astrange question. He asked: "Do you know how to catch wild pigs?"
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line.
The young man said that it was no joke. "You catch wild pigs by findinga suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigsfind it and begin to come every day to eat the corn.

"When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one sideof the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to thefence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put upanother side of the fence.
"They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until youhave all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side.

"The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through thegate to eat that corn again. You then slam the gate on them andcatch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom.

They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soonthey go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that theyhave forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accepttheir captivity."

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he seeshappening in America. The government keeps pushing us towardCommunism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form ofprograms such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income,
tax exemptions, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not toplant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while we continuallylose our freedoms, just a little at a time.

One should always remember two truths: There is no such thing as a freelunch, and you can never hire someone to provide a service for youcheaper than you can do it yourself.

If you see that all of this wonderful government "help" is a problemconfronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to sendthis on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to yourway of life, then you will probably delete this email. But, God help us allwhen the gate slams shut!

Quote for today:
"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a livingare now outnumbered by those who vote for a living." --Anonymous

Wilde18 · 07-23-2012, 04:16 PM

This is so true. Same here in Germany!

Somewhere over the rainbow!

Danno · 07-24-2012, 06:55 PM

Right on the money.

I should add that the corn is also purchased with the pigs' own money.

ScottF · 07-25-2012, 04:27 PM

and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

Yes, it would be cheaper to give myself an appendectomy, and to fix my own transmission, and replace my AC unit, but I don't think the result would be the same.

saintfan · 07-25-2012, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

Yes, it would be cheaper to give myself an appendectomy, and to fix my own transmission, and replace my AC unit, but I don't think the result would be the same.

Oh c'mon man. I give myself an appendectomy all the time. Everybody's doing it! LOL

Just kidding of course.

ScottF · 07-25-2012, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Oh c'mon man. I give myself an appendectomy all the time. Everybody's doing it! LOL

Just kidding of course.

at least it wasn't a vasectomy...

Anyway, I am not sure how the quote I highlighted is an accepted 'truth', and to be honest, I don't really see how it fits in the article. Yes, we should not be too reliant on the government, but being to reliant on doctors and service providers doesn't seem like socialism to me

mutineer10 · 07-26-2012, 01:10 PM

Wait a minute, who's giving out the free corn again? I was busy removing my appendix ... or my gall bladder ... hard to tell.

SmashMouth · 08-01-2012, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by mutineer10

Wait a minute, who's giving out the free corn again? I was busy removing my appendix ... or my gall bladder ... hard to tell.

Why... The gubmint, of course! That means the looters who are elected by the moochers!

Halo · 08-01-2012, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Why... The gubmint, of course! That means the looters who are elected by the moochers!

YOU SAID "LOOTERS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-23-2012, 01:47 PM	#1
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Free Corn CATCHING PIGS THIS IS THOUGHT PROVOKING. There was a chemistry professor in a large university that had someexchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab,the professor noticed one young man, an exchange student, who keptrubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor askedthe young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bulletlodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in hisnative country who were trying to overthrow his country's government andinstall a new communist regime. In the midst of his story, he looked at the professor and asked astrange question. He asked: "Do you know how to catch wild pigs?" The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said that it was no joke. "You catch wild pigs by findinga suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigsfind it and begin to come every day to eat the corn. "When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one sideof the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to thefence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put upanother side of the fence. "They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until youhave all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. "The pigs, which are used to the free corn, start to come through thegate to eat that corn again. You then slam the gate on them andcatch the whole herd. Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soonthey go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that theyhave forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accepttheir captivity." The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he seeshappening in America. The government keeps pushing us towardCommunism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form ofprograms such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tax exemptions, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not toplant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while we continuallylose our freedoms, just a little at a time. One should always remember two truths: There is no such thing as a freelunch, and you can never hire someone to provide a service for youcheaper than you can do it yourself. If you see that all of this wonderful government "help" is a problemconfronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to sendthis on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to yourway of life, then you will probably delete this email. But, God help us allwhen the gate slams shut! Quote for today: "The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a livingare now outnumbered by those who vote for a living." --Anonymous
	2019 Death of a Parrot.

07-25-2012, 10:18 PM	#5
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by ScottF and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself. Yes, it would be cheaper to give myself an appendectomy, and to fix my own transmission, and replace my AC unit, but I don't think the result would be the same. Oh c'mon man. I give myself an appendectomy all the time. Everybody's doing it! LOL Just kidding of course.

07-25-2012, 11:21 PM	#6
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Originally Posted by saintfan Oh c'mon man. I give myself an appendectomy all the time. Everybody's doing it! LOL Just kidding of course. at least it wasn't a vasectomy... Anyway, I am not sure how the quote I highlighted is an accepted 'truth', and to be honest, I don't really see how it fits in the article. Yes, we should not be too reliant on the government, but being to reliant on doctors and service providers doesn't seem like socialism to me

07-26-2012, 01:10 PM	#7
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	Wait a minute, who's giving out the free corn again? I was busy removing my appendix ... or my gall bladder ... hard to tell. Halo and saintfan like this.

08-01-2012, 09:50 AM	#8
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	Originally Posted by mutineer10 Wait a minute, who's giving out the free corn again? I was busy removing my appendix ... or my gall bladder ... hard to tell. Why... The gubmint, of course! That means the looters who are elected by the moochers! Halo likes this.

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07-23-2012, 04:16 PM	#2
Wilde18 GERMAN WHO DAT! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 301	This is so true. Same here in Germany! Somewhere over the rainbow!

07-24-2012, 06:55 PM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Right on the money. I should add that the corn is also purchased with the pigs' own money.

07-25-2012, 04:27 PM	#4
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	and you can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself. Yes, it would be cheaper to give myself an appendectomy, and to fix my own transmission, and replace my AC unit, but I don't think the result would be the same.

08-01-2012, 09:57 AM	#9
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,605 Blog Entries: 45	Originally Posted by SmashMouth Why... The gubmint, of course! That means the looters who are elected by the moochers! YOU SAID "LOOTERS"!!!!!!!!!!!!! saintfan and QBREES9 like this.