If You’re Old Enough To Remember…..
….Abbot and Costello’s “Who’s on first?”, this is pretty funny.
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COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It’s 5.6%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.
COSTELLO: You just said 5.6%.
ABBOTT: 5.6% Unemployed.
COSTELLO: Right 5.6% out of work.
ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.
COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s 23% unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, that’s 5.6%.
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5.6% or 23%?
ABBOTT: 5.6% are unemployed. 23% are out of work.
COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, Obama said you can’t count the “Out of Work” as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!
ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.
COSTELLO: What point?
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn’t look for work can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.
COSTELLO: To whom?
ABBOTT: The unemployed.
COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.
COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That’s how it gets to 5.6%. Otherwise it would be 23%.
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct.
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?
ABBOTT: Bingo.
COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.
ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like a Democrat. 
COSTELLO: I don’t even know what the heck I just said!
ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like Hillary.
7 thoughts on “If You’re Old Enough To Remember…..”
Superb take off. Brilliant.
I pretty much stole this, but did give you credit and provided a link for sharing with a few friends that don’t really blog.
Rob – Take anything you want, that particular post came in an email, I don’t even know where it originated. Just thought it humorous.
OK you have corrupted a classic!! OK….
I still like the original about “Baseball!! Just listen to the original and wonder “Who is in ‘Left Field???” Guess Who??” Why is “Left Field” always the butt of Jokes??
Got Baseball??
III%,
skybill-out
Hil & Bill went up the to fetch a pale of water.
Bill came down with 150 Mil. What happened to the water?
Tried to figure out how to upload this to Facebook, and still give your site credit. Anyone out there to guide me? Thx
Rod – No need, just cut & paste content. I don’t care if it’s not linked, like I said I got it in an email. Thanks for stopping by.