Half-truths.

 

Today's Tids Issue 5,759 

Cheeto Economics:

 

If tomorrow is “Hump Day” and yesterday was “Mope Day”, what is Tuesday – “Calming breezes on an afternoon sail day”? Send me your ideas for naming Tuesday. So far it feels good to me. Maybe it’s “Feel Good” day? 

 

Of course, I haven’t looked at the Stock Market reports yet. But I know Europeans weren't happy with it early. You just got to hope the experts pause to wait for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday key reports so they can make decisions based on data. So far the street is breathing softly. 

 

One snowman asks another, “Do you smell carrots?” 

 

The Question: 

How far away from Ireland is Iceland. 

 

The Headlines: 

--Ukraine Sgrees With US on Cease Fire Plan. US Restores Intelligence and “Security Asssitance”; US and Ukraine Agree ball is in Russia's Court. 

--In Late Afternoon Dow Recovers to Large Loss After opening with Near Disaster Drop Following Turm p Canada Metal’s Tariff increase to 50%I; Dow Falls Off Cliff at Closing,. 

--Moscow Hit Last Night By Biggest Ukraine Drone Attack to Date.  

--Trump Says this Morn he will double Canada Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum to 50%; Says it is in Response to Canada Rising Price Increases of Canadian Delivered Electricity; Dow Dives Into Dumpster after Dire Decision. 

--North Sea Ship Collision: Massive Ship (Solong) That Collided into and Ruptured Tanker (Stene Immaculate) Transporting Jet Fuel for US Military Still Adrift; One sailor Missing; Solong Carrying load of Sodium Cyanide. 

--Missing Student in Dominican Republic May Have Drown in Swimming Accident.  

--Trump Says he is Thinking of Butying a Tesla; Tela Stock Rebounds.  

--Repub Threat of Lost Fed Dollars Has DC Mayor removing Black  Lives Matter Plaza Near White House.  

 

US Stock buyers are turning to Europe for “Exceptionalism”. Investore are liking the stability of European stocks. Germany, France and UK are responded to US isolationism, namely off iffyness with regard to NATO and Ukraine. Key Exchanges have surged after individual Country fiscal stimulus programs. But as always there is caution – like “Don't go crazy”.  US stocks for global investment dollar have dropped to third place after Euro Global Markets and Gold. 

 

Do I lose when the police officer says papers and I say scissors? 

 

The Ringo from Nashville show last night could have been good for an hour. Wow, there were certainly a lot of old people in the audience. For that matter there were a lot of old people singling and saluting.  

 

No socks season is here. Can shorts season be far behind.  

 

This tariff thing isn't about economics, just one man's ego.  

 

Hey, a couple of brighter than average contributors a had some other one name Singers to suggest (From yesterday’s question). How about “Ella”! Is there a grater one name singer than Ella Fitzgerald. And of course, there is Tony and Perry, two one of kind contributors. I mentioned Enrico (Caruso) yesterday and our resident Opera expert (I'm not kidding there) adds Callas, Pavarotti, Domingo, Bocelli, Corelli, Renee and many others. He l also asks, Whi is Divina and Stupenda? 

 

I could write a book about why the US manufacturing industry became a shell of what it was, and it wouldn't be about tariffs.  

 

I repeat jokes and puns occasionally because there is always somebody saying, I think I'll try Tids again. Maybe I had a bad issue. It's like eating poisonous fish. 

 

Karoline Leavitt s good at softening Trump’s hyperbole with her own professional hyperbole.  

 

You can never lose a homing pigeon – if your homing pigeon doesn’t come back what you’ve lost is a pigeon. 

 

The Answer: 

Iceland is only one sea away from Ireland? 

 

On that note, I'm going into hiding until the stock market comes back. How many bags of Cheetos will I need. You'll be able to determine the length of teh downturn by the thickness of Cheeto dust on my fingers.