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In the classic action formula, the bad guy wins Round 2, before the good guy comes back to triumph. Can't wait for the next one.

I was impressed this time - as with the first - at how they stated economic theory in metered rhyme. With the first "Fear the Boom and Bust" the only subtitles or lyrics I found were in other languages.

"I see you took a detour down the road to serfdom."

(Edited by Michael E. Marotta on 4/28, 3:05pm)

Post 2

Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 5:07pm

Yes I like this very much :)

I recall a few curmudgeons on here criticized the first one. I guess you can't satisfy everyone.

Post 3

Friday, April 29, 2011 - 3:30am

curmudgeon

Literally: "Heart of a merchant." < cour marchant: "1. an avaricious grasping fellow 2. an ill-mannered, cantankerous man."

Smile when you say that, partner.

Post 4

Friday, April 29, 2011 - 7:57am

Hmmm, dictionary.com says it's of unknown origin. But it does say this:

curmudgeon
1577, of unknown origin; Johnson's suggestion that it is from Fr. coeur mechant "evil heart" is no longer taken seriously; the first syllable may be cur "dog."

Post 5

Friday, April 29, 2011 - 7:46pm

A bit of googling came up with this: "coeur mechant", "bad heart".

Also this: "Without having any real evidence, I think it's likely that curmudgeon has some connection with cur, which came into English early in the 12th century and is related to Germanic verbs meaning 'to growl'. As for the second part of the word, the Century Dictionary, published in 1889, suggests as a possible source either of two Scottish words, mudgeon, 'grimace', or murgeon 'mock or grumble'."

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20001129

Post 6

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 7:07am

I am on the ropes. My manager has thrown in the towel. Not exactly a family tradition.

birth date	1928-10-00
division	featherweight
country	United States
residence	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
won 30 (KO 2) + lost 7 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 39 rounds boxed 266 KO% 5.13

from the BoxRec Wiki.'

Post 7

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 11:22am

It is a brilliant video, one of the many lines that I like: "Jobs are a means not the ends to themselves. People work to live better to put food on their shelves. Real growth means production of what people demand. That's entrepreneurship, not your central plan."

Post 8

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 3:19pm

Michael:

I had been considering writing a glowing post on "The Transformation of Michael Marotta" which would have been a tribute to the dramatic change, in my opinion, in the quality of your posts on this forum. Your articles and arguments have been a pleasure to read. This was surprising to me and came after what seemed to be a certain hiatus. Prior to that I always had a hard time understanding exactly what you were trying to say, and that on top of what seemed to be a hidden agenda, especially with regard to your position on the role of precious metals in relationship to currency and so on.

So, along comes post #6 on this thread and I have no idea what prompted you to post it. You're on the ropes. In what respect? I don't see anything on the thread that suggests that you're in any trouble. Your manager has thrown in the towel. For what fight? You seem to disagree with him. Why? Is the guy in the photo a relative? He seemed to be too young to be your father.

.... after writing all the above I've come to the conclusion that your post is a response to losing the interpretation of "curmudgeon." OK, I should have deleted this post and I guess I'm guilty of being too literal. Nevertheless, I congratulate you on your new writing style, with the exception of post #6.

Sam

Post 9

Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 5:26am

You embarrass me, Paul. I only meant what you said at the close. I offered my etymology for "curmudgeon" and two people replied with different citations for different origins. As the topic was a play on boxing, I thought that was an appropriate reply. Nothing more.

As for the rest, we can take that up in "Banter" if you wish, but maybe private chat would be best.

Post 10

Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 9:04am