Hello again Boys and Girls!
“Where have you been Uncle Bill??!!”, you ask.
Well, Boys and Girls, I have been on Strike.
“What is a Strike Uncle Bill??”
Well, a strike is where you don’t go to work. So, you play concerts for free, listen to people talk at you, try to figure out what the hel… heck is going on and lose a lot of money. All at the same time!!! Wow, Boys and Girls!! I think I would rather shop for some checkered shirts at Sears!
But, for the moment, I am here. So shut your little yaps and listen up.
Today’s word is “Deficit” Here’s how it works!
Let’s suppose that you had two dollars and 4 dimes in your pocket. Somehow though, you lost it. Gambling maybe. You owe your friend that money though, because he washed your dog, combed your cat, cleaned your room, took out the garbage and played you some Beethoven on his violin. You used to have a lot more money than that in your pocket, but you spent it on stupid stuff and decided to quit worrying about your job so you could watch more Oprah.
Let’s see then. You owe your fiddle playing friend two dollars and 4 dimes, so how much would that be? Two dollars and Forty cents, right Boys and Girls?
NO!! OMG!! Seriously?! Haven’t you been listening?!! It would be NINE OR MAYBE ELEVEN DOLLARS! Once again, you forgot one of our most early Word Fun lessons in Prevarication!
“But Uncle Bill” you ask, “Which is it then, Nine or Eleven?”
Well, that’s the really interesting part, because it really doesn’t matter! All that matters is that you go tell your parents and all of the friends you can that “I am currently running a nine to eleven dollar structural deficit”. Wow! You sure do sound smart when you say that! Hey, I know! Say it again, only faster!! And Again!! And Again!!
So a “deficit” then, is nothing more than a really a great way to sneak some ice cream out of the party when nobody is looking. Unless you see something called Tequila. Then go for that instead.
Okay Boys and Girls! This sure was fun wasn't it? I am going back on strike for a while. See you next time!!
