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Question of the day
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - Posted by Rich Miller * The SJ-R posted a photo of a ticket for last night’s big Speaker Madigan fundraiser last night. As the ticket notes, this was the 32nd annual fundraiser on the lake…  * From last night’s SJ-R post…
* The Question: Caption?
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- Wumpus - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:45 am:
The anchor represents Illionois budget.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:46 am:
Luca Brasi Sleeps with Fishes…
Michael J. Madigan - Run Silent, Run Deep.
“Hail Mary, full of Grace …”
- Fair Share - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:47 am:
“right this way folks, pay your legal bribes here, checks only please, free transportation provided, step right up. Do not include bill numbers on checks. Thank you, have a nice session.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:49 am:
“It’s easy to grin when your Caucus comes in, and you’ve got the GOP beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when he defeats Tom Cross by 10 seats”.
- Nagidam - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:50 am:
“Hey you, your a nobody, pay up the $150 smackers and keep the line moving. You, your somebody I can use, gimme the full $3g’s and go talk to my guy Brownie.”
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:53 am:
It’s Mike Madigan’s Prom and he’s asked all of us to dance.
- Dan Shields, Springfield, IL - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:54 am:
I’ll be damned, they haven’t moved EVERYTHING to Chicago yet.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:57 am:
“Just so we are all clear, if you want the boat to dock, we need an additional 25 Grand … ”
“Hey Cross, Your dingy scratched my Anchor!”
- Fair Share - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 10:59 am:
“leave the money, take the canolli”
- justbabs - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:00 am:
glug, glug, glug
- Cheryl44 - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:02 am:
He lives in a pineapple under the sea/SpongeMike Madigan…
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:04 am:
- Cheryl44 -
Nicely Done!
- OneMan - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:05 am:
Hey let me borrow your neck chain Steve I need to make an invitation picture.
- AtALoss - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:05 am:
Who will Sink and who will Swim?
- Wensicia - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:06 am:
“Evening on the Lake” sounds better than “A Night on the Titanic”.
- Cheswick - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:08 am:
Come one, come all, you chain of fools.
- Bing Cosby - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:12 am:
Oswego Willy shot out of the gates and has a commanding lead already.
- Hopalong Cassadeech - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:13 am:
I guess I could make a lame “I’m the king of the wooooorld!!! joke before anyone else does, but nah.
- Boone Logan Square - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:14 am:
“Can’t win if you don’t play! Step right up and buy a ticket!”
- Jade_rabbit - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:15 am:
Every King needs a castle, and a castle needs a moat.
Beware the gators.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:16 am:
SIT DOWN YOU’RE ROCKIN’ THE BOAT …
I dreamed last night I got on the boat to Heaven
And by some chance I had brought some House Bills along,
And there I stood, and I hollered,
“Someone sponsor these,”
But the Mushrooms, they knew right from wrong
For the Mushrooms all said,
“Sit down, sit down you’re rockin’ the boat.”
Mushrooms said,
“Sit down, sit down you’re rockin’ the boat.”
“And the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat;
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down you’re rocking the boat.”
I sailed …OOH…
Away on that little boat to Heaven
And by some chance found a funder ticket in my fist,
And there I stood,
Nicely passin’ out the money,
But the Mushrooms were bound to resist
For the Mushrooms said, “Beware!”
Mushrooms said, “beware, beware!”
You’re on the Speaker’s trip.”
Mushrooms said, “beware!”
Mushrooms said, “beware!”
“Beware you’ll scuttle the ship;
And the devil will drag you under
By the fancy tie ’round your wicked throat;
Sit down,
Sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down you’re rockin’ the boat.”
And as … OOH…
I laughed at those Mushrooms in Caucus
Ah, ah, ah, ah!
A great big wave came and washed me to Pat Fitz,
And as I stood, and I hollered,
“Someone save me,”
That’s the moment I woke up, thank the Lord!
Thank the Lord, thank the Lord!
And I said to myself, “Sit down”
“Sit down you’re rocking the boat
And the devil will drag you under
And the devil will drag you under
With a soul so heavy you’d never float,
Sit down
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,
Sit down you’re rockin’ the boat-
Sit down you’re rockin’
Rockin’ the boat
Sit down you’re rockin’
Rockin’ the boat
Sit down you’re rockin’
Rockin’ the boat
Sit down you’re rockin’
Rockin’ the boat…
Sit down, you Sit down you’re the boat!”
- Ace Laredo - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:18 am:
Some crazy/brave person snuck a camera into last year’s event and posted it to YouTube. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ-gfalEWI0&feature=related
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:20 am:
Thanks, Bing!
- Former Titan - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:36 am:
32nd anniversary of the same faded ticket design: The sinking anchor metaphor is timeless.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:38 am:
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
- Responsa - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:39 am:
Breaking–Cash For Gold sues Mike Madigan for copyright infringement.
- Responsa - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:45 am:
Finally back in his party’s good graces Scott Lee Cohen agrees to “convert” any contributions of hard gold made at the fundraiser into campaign cash.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:45 am:
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss…no, literally, it’s the SAME boss.
- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:50 am:
Come be in the dark with us and sink.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:52 am:
“Please remember, this is not MANDATORY. If you choose to come to the Speaker’s Event, that is up to you.”
- ZC - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:54 am:
“Special Evening’s Entertainment: Play ‘Pin the Anchor’ on the Illinois GOP.”
- Irish - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:57 am:
Given the condition of this Ship of State, the abilities of the leaders to fix it, their seemingly unending penchant for self foot shooting, and concern for their own survival, power and advancement, rather than fixing the ship a Gilligan theme would be much more apropo
- Judgment Day - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 11:58 am:
Rich needs to call Brownie and get his anchor back.
Also, this ticket certainly explains why everything was “Bleeping Golden” to Rod…
- Responsa - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:01 pm:
OCCUPY! Lake Springfield Yacht Club
- Skeeter - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:05 pm:
“Keeping Illinois Tethered to the Bottom for Thirty Two Years”
- Robert - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:10 pm:
Madigan to State of Illinois: “Hey! Your boat scratched my anchor.”
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:26 pm:
“Drop Anchor?!? This thing is f-ing Golden!!!”
- Irish - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:40 pm:
Boat out to the island and dinner - $150.00
Trip back to shore. - $2,500.00
Cost of being a mushroom - $3,000.00
Being the Speaker - priceless.
- Irish - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 12:43 pm:
Those that don’t comply get a permanent view of one of Rich’s former boats.
- Only in Illinois - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 1:03 pm:
32 years should be your first clue as who is the Captain of this ship if fools.
- Only in Illinois - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 1:04 pm:
Ship of fools.
- LIberty_first - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 1:33 pm:
Wouldn’t parking at Lincoln Land be a violation of state ethics laws?
- Anonymous - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 1:40 pm:
Captain Ahab: “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool! and since neither can be mine, let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned whale!”
– Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- railrat - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 2:16 pm:
how apropros with all the all the Titanic hoopla current !!! except NO LIFEBOATS !!
- anon - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 2:23 pm:
State retirees - out of the lifeboats now!
- anon sequitor - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 2:25 pm:
The clearest sign that you are on the outside looking in, is if you didn’t get an invite to this event.
And if you did get an invite and didn’t go, start packing for home.
- Obamas Puppy - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 3:12 pm:
Had a date with my laundromat that was far more stimulating then looking at the same faces in different places.
- bullet - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 3:18 pm:
damn the torpedoes full speed ahead,the voters will never blink, even if we cross their T
- shore - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 3:38 pm:
“Blago to host 1st annual Democrats evening at FCI Englewood 1 granola bar/person 2 granola bars/choice of rec room tv channel”*
*Pending warden approval.
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 4:54 pm:
Get off that Blog, Steve. You have work to do. Make the table tents, confirm the armored car; no time to be wasted!
- OBSERVER NO. 12 - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 7:48 pm:
Ace Lorado at 11:18 am, funniest item on the blog this week, except for the picture of the guy with the goofy hat in the Ice T photo.
- one day at a time - Tuesday, May 8, 12 @ 8:38 pm:
Titanic…….you all know the rest of the story
- Only in Illinois - Wednesday, May 9, 12 @ 12:41 am:
The Speaker of the House of Cards invites you to join the ship of fools. MJM the only common deminator of 32 years of failed budgets to get us where we are today. So give me your money so we can keep up the same ship wreck policy of the Speaker of the House of Cards.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, May 9, 12 @ 9:12 am:
===except for the picture of the guy with the goofy hat in the Ice T photo. ===
Umm. I resemble that remark!