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Jan 01

Other Noteworthy Events 2000

The Americans cannot decide which presidential candidate is the loser.  Meanwhile, a little further north, Canadians have five losers to choose from.

 

I vote for the first time…ever.  Fact is, I only went to the voting station to get the brochures of the candidates running in my constituency to prove to colleagues at work that I had the most hurting bunch of reprobates in the city to choose from.  Any one of those guys could have run under the slogan, “Employ the Unemployable – Vote for Me!”  Of course, the vast majority of all candidates from sea to shining sea could probably qualify under that slogan.

Epiphany!!  Throughout the annals of history, Hollywood and literature, the “bad” guys have always aspired to rule the world.  I cannot remember one instance in movies, literature or the funny papers where a “good” guy ever aspired to rule a world, a kingdom or a country.

 

The Texas Rangers, a professional baseball team, agree to pay someone a quarter of a billion dollars to “play” baseball for four years.

 

The top-selling album of the year is by the Beatles.  Every old-time musical group or musician with a pulse launches a comeback/reunion tour.