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Friday, August 5, 2011 -- 8:37 AM EDT
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U.S. Economy Now to Be Spelled Ec_n_my.
Following on provisions made in the historic Debt Ceiling agreement, the U.S. economy will now be referred to as the U.S. ec_n_my.
The cuts have been made largely because they are possible. "While these cuts are painful," said a spokesperson, "the economy can actually function without the letter 'o', especially in speech."
Print publications and media have been granted a one-day moratorium on the cuts, which become mandatory at midnight August 5th.
The cuts are believed to be permanent though, in the introductory phase, spaces will be preserved as a bridge to facilitate the transition. By December 31, 2011, the economy will be the "ecnmy."
And in time, further cuts may be necessary, the spokesperson added,"though probably not the letter 'e.'"
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3 comments:
Before you know it the c will become silent and the economy will have become the enmy.
Before the change was approved there was a debate. The opposition wanted to eliminate everything except the Os resulting in the economy being called O O.
Very funny, and brilliant!
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