The Onion: "Essentially, if you die in the shutdown, you die for real..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

What A Government Shutdown Means For You
Infographic • Politics • politicians • ISSUE 49•40 • Sep 30, 2013



If Congress is unable to pass legislation that will fund the government by midnight tonight, the U.S. government will shut down. Here is what a government shutdown means for you:

Old man with giant beard who walks hundreds of steps to light the gas lamp in the Statue of Liberty every night will be unemployed

Any harm that may occur to you during the shutdown will still affect your body in real life. Essentially, if you die in the shutdown, you die for real.

Realistically, you won’t be affected by this very much in your day-to-day life, but you’ll feel the full effects during the 2014 midterm election when you lose your seat in Congress

http://www.theonion.com/articles/what-a-government-shutdown-means-for-you,34052/

[chill_wind]

1. :-) And there's also this....

Breaking: Congressmen Walking Somewhere
Groups Of 2, Sometimes 3 Seen Heading Down Hallways
News in Brief • Breaking • Politics • politicians • ISSUE 49•40 • Sep 30, 2013

WASHINGTON—Sources from inside the U.S. Capitol are reporting that random groups of congressmen are currently walking through hallways, corridors, and foyers toward some location, often in groups of two, three, or four. “Though their destination remains as yet unclear, the legislators have been seen walking up and down staircases, and have also been observed gesticulating with both their right and left arms,”

http://www.theonion.com/articles/breaking-congressmen-walking-somewhere,34054/

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