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LeftishBrit

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7. A current British version might be...

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 11:34 AM

Mar 2013

A wealthy media mogul, an economic migrant from a poor country, and a single mother on benefits are sitting at the table. The mogul takes 11 of the biscuits, and tells the economic migrant and the benefit claimant, out of both sides of his mouth, 'Watch out! That scrounger is demanding part of your biscuit!' While the two watch each other with suspicion, the media mogul takes the opportunity to grab the last biscuit for himself.

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A union member, a tea party activist, and a CEO... [View all] SHRED Mar 2013 OP

Heard it before, but it is a great one because it is based in fact. pampango Mar 2013 #1

I might make that bank/Wall Street CEO. You have all kinds of brewens Mar 2013 #2

Actually, CEO pay is so high, you'd need a dozen dozens of cookies Coyotl Mar 2013 #3

Yes - completely true csziggy Mar 2013 #11

Maybe the CEO takes all twelve cookies and tell the Teabagger that ... Walk away Mar 2013 #4

Or the CEO gets 100 michigandem58 Mar 2013 #5

That joke needs an update for today, wherein jtuck004 Mar 2013 #6

A current British version might be... LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #7

The union member brings the cookies he baked to the table. Kablooie Mar 2013 #8

Now THAT's more like it! RoccoR5955 Mar 2013 #9

+1 Zorra Mar 2013 #10

+10 SHRED Mar 2013 #12

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2013 #13

Now you made me want a cookie. Cleita Mar 2013 #14