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Baba Ebola Referendum

This is not the name of a new saint nor a new pill for erectile dysfunction or to aid in digestion. Rather the three headline grabbing items in the past week.

Start with BABA.  A new stock symbol for the world.  A Chinese school teacher who through enterprise and some luck created the world's largest online marketplace called Alibaba.   So now a famous Arabian nights character that not many knew about is made into a household name by a Chinese man going public on the NY stock exchange.   At least popular among those household's that delve into somebody's stock.  A 'khul ja sim sim' moment as the world awaited with bated breath (or whatever version of breath they were breathing) for the equity to begin trading on the exchange.

Just like each decade has its blockbuster event - in the 70s it was ABBA for the 10s of this century it is BABA - the largest initial public offering by market capitalization.

Initial public included all the black sheep in all families making BABA that much more awesomer!

Then comes the epidemic of epidemic proportions called EBOLA.  Sounds like Hajmola or Ricola but has more similarity to E Coli.  In some ways at least - in that they can both cause serious damage to the human health.  While E Coli are bacterium Ebola is a virus.  It has been rampant in the western parts of Africa and could go airborne.  That is worse than the drones that go airborne.  Hence the headlines.  Kya Bola?

Next comes the end all be all of headlines - that of a refer'end'um.  Scotland wants to be independent.  Independent of what I say?  Apparently they are tired of being united with the kingdom but oh no - not so fast - they still want a monarchy.  So then I am confused.  They want to be a separate country that is part of the king's domain.  Just not united.  Mentally - since physically they are - to England.

I say its just plain dum(b)!

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  1. Referring to the ...dum, Who cares, as long as they make Scotch available to the rest of us? The bagpipers van go dum dum diga diga, if they like.

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