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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mmwright@MIT.EDU)
Tue Feb 15 10:31:54 1994
From: mmwright@MIT.EDU
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 10:18:58 EST
Subject: I'm Tired
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From: Scott Streeter <ss@WPI.EDU>
Subject: I'm Tired
Yes, I'm tired. For several years I've been blaming it on middle-age,
iron poor blood, lack of vitamins, air pollution, water pollution,
saccharin, obseity, dieting, under-arm odor, yellow wax build-up, and
a dozen other maladies that make you wonder if life is really worth
living.
But now I find out, tain't that.
I'm tired becaues I'm overworked.
The population of this country is 200 million. Eighty-four million are
retired. That leaves 116 million to do the work. There are 75 million
in school, which leaves 41 million to do the work. Of this total,
there are 22 million employed by the government. That leaves 19
million to do the work.
Four million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 15 million to do
the work. Take from that total, the 14,800,00 people who work for
State and City Govenment and that leaves 200,000 to do the work. There
are 188,00 in hospitals, so that leaves 12,000 to do the work. Now
there are 11,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the work. You and me. And you're
sitting here reading this. No wonder I'm tired.
