tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post112868690186271061..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Monorail!Jonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1128980937655400782005-10-10T16:48:00.000-05:002005-10-10T16:48:00.000-05:00Traffic has gotten so much worse that it's usually...<I>Traffic has gotten so much worse that it's usually the first thing anyone mentions in casual conversation.</I><BR/><BR/>True...all too true.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, such genuine problems all too often give rise to boondoggles that help little or not at all.<BR/><BR/>The fallacy is common enough:<BR/><BR/>Something must be done!<BR/>This is something.<BR/>Therefore, it must be done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1128688419337020002005-10-07T07:33:00.000-05:002005-10-07T07:33:00.000-05:00Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?Donuts. Is there anything they <I>can't</I> do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1128688374135483582005-10-07T07:32:00.000-05:002005-10-07T07:32:00.000-05:00Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing ...Lyle Lanley: <BR/><BR/> Well, sir, there's nothing <BR/> on earth<BR/> Like a genuine,<BR/> Bona fide,<BR/> Electrified,<BR/> Six-car<BR/> Monorail! ...<BR/> What'd I say?<BR/><BR/>Ned Flanders: Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: What's it called?<BR/><BR/>Patty+Selma: Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: That's right! <BR/>Monorail!<BR/><BR/>[crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]<BR/><BR/>Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.<BR/><BR/>Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.<BR/><BR/>Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: You'll all be given cushy jobs.<BR/><BR/>Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.<BR/><BR/>Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.<BR/><BR/>I swear it's Springfield's only choice...<BR/><BR/>Throw up your hands and raise your voice!<BR/><BR/>All: [singing] Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: What's it called?<BR/><BR/>All: Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Lyle Lanley: Once again...<BR/><BR/>All: Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...<BR/><BR/>Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!<BR/><BR/>All: [singing] Monorail!<BR/> Monorail!<BR/> Monorail!<BR/> [big finish]<BR/> Monorail!<BR/><BR/>Homer: Mono... D'oh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com