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Economists Are Funny. Funny Ha-Ha and Funny Uh-Oh.
A joke, appropriate for many of the current debates about our economy:
Q: How do you know macroeconomists have a sense of humor?
A: They use decimal points.
I picked up this gem by hanging with a bunch of journalists and economists in Cape Cod this week at conference sponsored by the Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy of Washington University in St. Louis.
Sorry you can't be here with me, Hit&Runners. But to give you a feel of what the conference is like, try this:
Enjoy this nerdy comic:
Watch this video starring conference host, George Mason economics prof, and romantic novelist Russ Roberts:
And stay tuned for more.
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Naga Sadow|6.29.09 @ 6:06PM|#
That comic is pricless!
*swoons*
Paul|6.29.09 @ 6:09PM|#
Maybe we don't want to go to your little conference. Maybe we'll make our own!
Peter|6.29.09 @ 6:15PM|#
This one is still my favorite.
|6.29.09 @ 6:49PM|#
Complete with trolls, a blimp, and Ron Paul, this one is one of my favs.
|6.29.09 @ 7:05PM|#
This is probably my favourite, and is quite pertinent for this site:
http://xkcd.com/386/
|6.29.09 @ 8:28PM|#
Here's a couple of my favorites.
IN UR REALITY
Fermirotica
hmm|6.29.09 @ 9:23PM|#
XKCD reference
Win!
Fermirotica is one of my favorites. I love that site.
Raptor discussions take the cake though.
robc|6.29.09 @ 10:45PM|#
My favorite
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Don't forget about this one...
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Err, "Washington University in Saint Louis"? I thought IUP was weird.
How do things like this come to pass????
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