Mirages, Unicorns and Exit Doors...
Monday, November 14, 2005
Random COW Email Forward
Cow Definitions of Economic Systems
*SOCIALISM*:You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbor.
*COMMUNISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
*FASCISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
*NAZISM*:You have 2 cows. The Government takes both and shoots you.
*BUREAUCRATISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away...
*TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM*:You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
*AN AMERICAN CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow dropped dead.
*A FRENCH CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
*A JAPANESE CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then invent a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.
*A GERMAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
*AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
*A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:*You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
*A SWISS CORPORATION: *You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
*A CHINESE CORPORATION: *You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
*AN INDIAN CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION: *You have two cows. Both are mad.
*AN EGYPTIAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows. Both are voting for Mubarak. ¶ 5:40 PM 4 Comments
*SOCIALISM*:You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbor.
*COMMUNISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
*FASCISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
*NAZISM*:You have 2 cows. The Government takes both and shoots you.
*BUREAUCRATISM*:You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away...
*TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM*:You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
*AN AMERICAN CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow dropped dead.
*A FRENCH CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
*A JAPANESE CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then invent a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.
*A GERMAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
*AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
*A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:*You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
*A SWISS CORPORATION: *You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
*A CHINESE CORPORATION: *You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
*AN INDIAN CORPORATION*:You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION: *You have two cows. Both are mad.
*AN EGYPTIAN CORPORATION: *You have two cows. Both are voting for Mubarak. ¶ 5:40 PM 4 Comments
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Re-integration Story....
Got an email from Kaitlin about something that one of the returned trainees Fady shared in AIESEC Egypt's re-integration seminar...
What Fady said hit something in me since I used not to believe in Egypt's Arabness till I went to an IC in Germany and bonded with the Moroccans and then later with the Tunisians and the Emiratis...
One of the questions that Kaitlin threw at them was:
"What was one specific point or event in which you realized a change within yourself, what was it and how has it impacted you"
Fady Younan: Salaam trainee in DC said:
" it was really great being at the summer conference. for a lot of reason but the main one the stayed with me was actually seeing the other Arab students. For my whole life I have not believed in a "Pan Arab World" I did not see Egyptians as Arabs but as Egyptians, unique to their own culture and life. Did not see myself the same as Arabs from the Gulf or North Africa and I thought that a united Arab World would only hold Egypt Back. But then I met all the guys from Morocco and Tunisia and especially Aqueel. And I saw in them what I felt and saw in myself; pride for my country, pride for my culture and a new pride for the Arab World. I can honestly say that I see a New Arab Generation forming and I am proud to be apart of it." ¶ 12:59 PM 7 Comments
What Fady said hit something in me since I used not to believe in Egypt's Arabness till I went to an IC in Germany and bonded with the Moroccans and then later with the Tunisians and the Emiratis...
One of the questions that Kaitlin threw at them was:
"What was one specific point or event in which you realized a change within yourself, what was it and how has it impacted you"
Fady Younan: Salaam trainee in DC said:
" it was really great being at the summer conference. for a lot of reason but the main one the stayed with me was actually seeing the other Arab students. For my whole life I have not believed in a "Pan Arab World" I did not see Egyptians as Arabs but as Egyptians, unique to their own culture and life. Did not see myself the same as Arabs from the Gulf or North Africa and I thought that a united Arab World would only hold Egypt Back. But then I met all the guys from Morocco and Tunisia and especially Aqueel. And I saw in them what I felt and saw in myself; pride for my country, pride for my culture and a new pride for the Arab World. I can honestly say that I see a New Arab Generation forming and I am proud to be apart of it." ¶ 12:59 PM 7 Comments
